Larache Voyage Tips and guide

Larache is a city in northern Morocco.

While the city seems big at first, life clusters around the city center near the 35.19712-6.152291 Place de la Liberation.

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

• 35.163101-6.1441921 Gare Routière (4 km south of the city center). Many buses on the Tanger-Rabat route pass Larache.  

• 35.19244-6.152782 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).  

35°11′47″N 6°9′9″W

Map of Larache

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

• 35.199233-6.1526161 Kasbah. A 16th-century Portuguese construction that's crumbling down but has good views of the ocean. (updated Feb 2020),
• 35.19736-6.15372 Medina. (updated Nov 2020)
• 35.1954-6.151483 Nuestra Señora Del Pilar's church. (updated Nov 2020)
• Fortress of the stork. (updated Nov 2020)

• 35.2-6.14 The ruins of Lixus (8 km following the road to Asilah). (updated Feb 2020)

• 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.

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.

• 35.19599-6.152231 Juice store.  
• 35.19603-6.152442 Bakery Rabah.  

• 35.19613-6.152311 Cafe Valencia.  
• 35.1962-6.152642 Cafe Triana.  

There are many budget hotels and pensions that cluster south of the Place de la Liberation, rooms without bathroom start around 40 dirham.

• 35.19633-6.151891 Hotel Malaga. Check-out: noon. Simple, but clean and large rooms. Some have balconies. single from 70 dirham.  
• 35.19591-6.152082 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.  
• 35.19392-6.153913 Hotel Tanger.  
• 35.19541-6.153614 Pension Amal.  

• 35.19651-6.152395 Hotel Espana. Also has Wi-Fi. single from 240 dirham.  

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

There are also a couple of cyber cafes.

• Asilah