Nabil Ayouch filmed “Casablanca Beats” (2021) at Les Etoiles de Sidi Moumen, the cultural centre he founded in that working-class district.
The Hassan II Mosque is built partly over the ocean: from its 210m minaret a laser shines toward Mecca at night, visible up to 30km away.
In the morning, the Central Market on rue Mohammed V brims with fish, olives and spices, catching the city's soul away from the main avenues.