Casablanca is full of sushi restaurants and dark kitchens, which actually have an Asian menu with a mix of Thai, Japanese and Chinese cuisine.
Casablanca, the "worst" of the Moroccan cities and a key economic centre
Casablanca is the economic capital of the country. With more than three million inhabitants it is the largest city in Morocco.
Much criticized, it is polluted, congested, stressed and stressful, expensive, at weekends Casablancans escape to Dar Bouazza, Bouskoura and Marrakesh. For some time now, Casablanca has been investing and making itself beautiful, catching up to become worthy of its inhabitants…
Casablanca, a “re-creation” of the protectorate
The history of Casablanca is much older than one might think. After a great prosperity in the Middle Ages, the city which was then called Anfa was destroyed by the Portuguese in 1468, rebuilt in 1760 by Sultan Mohamed III who gave it its modern name “Dar al Beida”. As a port to the outside world, it developed, welcoming many French people but also Germans, English…
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In July 1907, riots were put down in blood, and gave France the pretext for an intervention that would be concluded in 1912, by the establishment of the Protectorate.
Lyautey pushed for the development of Casablanca, he created the Habbous district, developed that of the port, had beautiful residences built, the Central Market, the Lincoln Hotel. When he left Morocco, Casablanca had definitely become the economic lung of the country. The expansion continued after the Second World War.
The ambitions of a metropolis that wants to be modern and international
Then Casablanca seems to fall asleep in the 1980s. An ambitious development programme, around Casablanca Finance City, renovations, the development of an infrastructure with the tram, the road system
Life is expensive in Casablanca
… especially for expats. It is one of the most expensive cities in Africa, prices per square metre have exploded. If you want a western lifestyle, you need money to live well in Casablanca. It is difficult to find cheap accommodation in the beautiful districts of Anfa or Palmiers, more in the centre, towards Gauthier, Racine or in the Mâarif.
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Allotted and urbanised before the protectorate, the pre-independence map of Casablanca is full of names that sound French. But what do they refer to? The example of rue de Briey, which became Al Habacha
Casablanca's Arabic name is Dar Al Baida, which refers to the royal palace and not to the whiteness of its walls in general.
Casablanca is a modern city, but its "traditional" architecture was built by the architects of the Protectorate, and its layout was designed by Prost and Lyautey. Their organisation is still that of the modern city.
The CFC Tower is one of the most remarkable buildings in Casablanca, which has become Africa's leading financial centre in less than ten years. What is the impact of the Finance Act?
Casablanca used to be Anfa (now just a district). Its European name is a translation of its Arabic name.
It was on the stage of the Théâtre des Arts Vivants in Casablanca that the first gala of the Moroccan opera company took place, with a packed house.
After New York and Carnegie Hall, Paris, Argentina, etc., David Serero has settled in Casablanca to produce 100% Moroccan opera.
The start of the 2022 school year will focus on pre-school education, and this is an opportunity for us to talk to the director of Touchatou, a nursery school in Casablanca.
For three days, Casablanca hosts the pre-sale exhibition of the works that Artcurial is offering in its end-of-year sale. Majorelle, Hassan El Glaoui and many Moroccan and African artists to discover
With more and more people becoming infected, Casablanca is missing the start of the new school year, which has been postponed by 15 days, and is back in a state of "pre-confinement" that is worrying for the resumption of activity.
Taking a taxi in Casablanca means catching a taxi at rush hour, keeping an eye on the meter and the journey... but also meeting friendly drivers who know their city inside out and have been in the business for over twenty years!
From the outset, Uber used aggressive marketing and public relations, claiming – contrary to the…
The Moroccan authorities have said it: Uber is not legal. Here's an analysis of Uber's very strange response...
As a local, modern company, ITaxi took Moroccan specificities into account before the arrival of Uber. The key to success!
Uber cannot be legal in Morocco, and its business model is not adapted to the country. A future failure?
