Larache

Larache is a city in northern Morocco.

Understand

While the city seems big at first, life clusters around the city center near the 🌍 Place de la Liberation. . Tourists are rarely seen here, creating a quite hassle-free and friendly atmosphere.

Get in
map of Larache

By bus
  • Gare Routière. Many buses on the Tanger-Rabat-Case route pass Larache. From the Gare Routière walk north to the city center. 

By taxi
  • 🌍 Grand Taxis. The grand taxi stand is just in front of the Gare Routière with connections to Asilah (20 dirham, 40 km, 45 min), Tangier, Ksar El-Kebir (15 dirham, 35 km, 40 min) and more. 

Get around

The city center is easily walkable by foot. For the outskirts, petite taxis are available.

See
  • The ruins of Lixus are about 8 km (5 miles) from Larache on non-motorway route to Asilah.
  • The Kasbah, a 16th-century Portuguese construction that's crumbling down but has good views of the ocean.
  • Fortress of the stork
  • The Medina
  • Nuestra Señora Del Pilar's church
  • Archaeological museum

Do
  • Stroll the waterfront or join the locals on a swim at the harbor's stone barriers.
  • Enjoy the filled streets after sunset to 10PM, grab a tea in one of the cafes around Place de la Liberation.

Buy

Eat

There are some restaurants also serving western-style food such as pizzerias or spaghetti. Furthermore, there are a couple of great sandwich places including one of the best shawarmas in Morocco (see OSM-map). Bakeries and juice stores are also available.

  • 🌍 Juice store. 
  • Bakery 🌍 Rabah. 

Drink

Sleep

Budget

There are many budget hotels and pensions that cluster south of the Place de la Liberation, rooms without bathroom start around 40 dirham.

  • 🌍 Hotel Malaga. Check-out: noon. Simple, but clean and large rooms. Some have balconies. single from 70 dirham. 
  • 🌍 Hotel Hay Essalam, 9 avenue Hassan II, ☎ +212 539916822. Check-out: noon. Spacious and clean rooms, also has wifi & air-conditioning. Cheaper to book directly than online. 90 dirham, with bathroom: 116 dirham. 
  • 🌍 Hotel Tanger. 
  • 🌍 Pension Amal. 

Mid-range
  • 🌍 Hotel Espana. Also has wifi. single from 240 dirham. 

Connect

Many cafes in the city center (notably 🌍 Cafe Valencia. , 🌍 Cafe Triana. ) have free wifi services. There are also a couple of cyber cafes.

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