Kasbah des Oudaias

#1 most popular of 6 things to do in Rabat

"This is the old, vehicle-less part of town where the stone steps in the alleys are curved in the centre…" »

"I know it may sound rather cheesy, but this Kasbah really rocks! This place is as Mediterranean as any of…" »

Rabat (General)

#2 most popular of 6 things to do in Rabat

"Yesterday I visited the pottery shop, Terres des femmes (Women of the Earth) at Sale, just across the river from Rabat.This pottery shop sells traditional pottery, hand-made by village women in northern…" »

Tour Hassan

#3 most popular of 6 things to do in Rabat

"Tour Hassan, or Tower of Hassan, is the 44-metre high uncompleted mosque minaret which begun in the late 1100s. Even though it is nearly 20 metres short of the desired height, the details of its intricate carving…" »

Chellah

#4 most popular of 6 things to do in Rabat

"In the madhouse that is sometimes Rabat, the Chellah provides a peaceful oasis, a quiet escape. Once an ancient Roman city, today it is a series of crumbling ruins, although the surrounding earthen walls are…" »

Mausoleum of Mohammed V

#5 most popular of 6 things to do in Rabat

"While the ruins of the Hassan Mosque are "old school", the appropriately gaudy Mausoleum of Mohammed V is "new school". The construction of the mausoleum was started after the death of King Mohammed V in 1961. He…" »

Hassan Tower and Mosque

#6 most popular of 6 things to do in Rabat

"About a kilometer east of the central Rabat Ville train station, the grandiose ruins of the Hassan Mosque…" »

"This incomplete tower was built in the 12th century as part of the mosque of Yakub al-Mansur, now mostly…" »