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The Business Traveller Asia-Pacific team suggests a five-stop itinerary of some of the best cultural spots in Morocco's largest city
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LA CORNICHE Start your tour with a stroll along the beach on the
Boulevard de la Corniche, a lovely promenade with great views over the Atlantic. If it’s a nice day, start at the Morocco Mall – the largest shopping centre in Africa, and give your legs a good stretch. Surrounded
by restaurants, upmarket beach clubs, hotels, cinema complexes and swimming pools by the sea, the area is sometimes referred to as the French Riviera of Africa and is always bustling with local families and tourists alike. At night the area really comes alive, with a buzzing party- like atmosphere.
HASSAN II MOSQUE Follow the coastline towards the Port of Casablanca and
you’ll pass the Hassan II Mosque on your left, the largest mosque in Africa, with the world’s tallest minaret. It will take a good hour if you’re walking from the Morocco Mall, otherwise hop in a taxi for a quick 10-minute trip costing around MAD30 (US$4) . This monumental building was commissioned by its namesake, King Hassan II, and was completed in 1993. It is perched on a rocky outcrop over the sea, due to a verse in the Koran that suggested Allah’s throne was built on water, and there is a section of glass-panelled flooring so worshipers can see Allah’s water below. Other
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