Larache

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.

By bus

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

By taxi

• Grand TaxisThe 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.

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

• 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

• 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.

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

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 MalagaSimple, but clean and large rooms. Some have balconies.

• Hotel Hay Essalam

  phone: +212 539916822
  address: 9 avenue Hassan II
  Spacious and clean rooms, also has wifi & air-conditioning. Cheaper to book directly than online.

• Hotel Tanger

• Pension Amal

Mid-range

• Hotel EspanaAlso has wifi.

Many cafes in the city center (notably

Cafe Valencia

,

Cafe Triana

) have free wifi services.
There are also a couple of cyber cafes.

• Asilah