Larache

Larache is a city in northern Morocco.

Understand

Larache and the Atlantic Ocean

While the city seems big at first, life clusters around the city center near the 1 Place de la Liberation.

Tourists are rarely seen here, creating a quite hassle-free and friendly atmosphere.

Get in

By bus

• 1 Gare Routière (4 km south of the city center). Many buses on the Tanger-Rabat route pass Larache. 

By taxi

• 2 Grand Taxi stand (in front of the Gare Routière). 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

Larache Fortress

• 1 Kasbah. A 16th-century Portuguese construction that's crumbling down but has good views of the ocean. (updated Feb 2020),
• 2 Medina. (updated Nov 2020)
• 3 Nuestra Señora Del Pilar's church. (updated Nov 2020)
• Fortress of the stork. (updated Nov 2020)

Nearby

Lixus

• 4 The ruins of Lixus (8 km following the road to Asilah). (updated Feb 2020)

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.

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.

• 1 Juice store. 
• 2 Bakery Rabah. 

Drink

• 1 Cafe Valencia. 
• 2 Cafe Triana. 

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.

• 1 Hotel Malaga. Check-out: noon. Simple, but clean and large rooms. Some have balconies. single from 70 dirham. 
• 2 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. 
• 3 Hotel Tanger. 
• 4 Pension Amal. 

Mid-range

• 5 Hotel Espana. 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