Larache - town in Morocco

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

By bus

• Gare Routière, 35.163101°, -6.144192°. Many buses on the Tanger-Rabat route pass Larache.

By taxi

• Grand Taxi stand, 35.19244°, -6.15278°. Connections to Asilah (20 dirham, 40 km, 45 min), Tangier, Ksar El-Kebir (15 dirham, 35 km, 40 min).

Get around

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

See

• Kasbah, 35.1992325°, -6.1526157°. A 16th-century Portuguese construction that's crumbling down but has good views of the ocean. 2020-02-06,
• Medina, 35.19736°, -6.1537°. 2020-11-06
• Nuestra Señora Del Pilar's church, 35.1954°, -6.15148°. 2020-11-06
• Fortress of the stork. 2020-11-06

Nearby

• The ruins of Lixus, 35.2°, -6.1°. 2020-02-06

Do

• Stroll the waterfront or join the locals on a swim at the harbour'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 OpenStreetMap.

Bakeries and juice stores are also available.

• Juice store, 35.19599°, -6.15223°.
• Bakery Rabah, 35.19603°, -6.15244°.

Drink

• Cafe Valencia, 35.19613°, -6.15231°.
• Cafe Triana, 35.19620°, -6.15264°.

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, 35.19633°, -6.15189°. Simple, but clean and large rooms. Some have balconies. single from 70 dirham
• Hotel Hay Essalam, 9 avenue Hassan II, 35.19591°, -6.15208°, +212 539916822. Spacious and clean rooms, also has wifi & air-conditioning. Cheaper to book directly than online. 90 dirham, with bathroom: 116 dirham
• Hotel Tanger, 35.19392°, -6.15391°.
• Pension Amal, 35.19541°, -6.15361°.

Mid-range

• Hotel Espana, 35.19651°, -6.15239°. Also has Wi-Fi. single from 240 dirham

Connect

Many cafes in the city center (notably Cafe Valencia and Cafe Triana) have free Wi-Fi.

There are also a couple of cyber cafes.

Go next

• Asilah