Medina

Location - Main entry from Place des Nations Unies Until the French took over Casablanca in the year 1907, the whole city was contained inside this little zone, encompassed by defense walls and dominated by the Portuguese Borj Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah fort. Although Casablanca's old city area may not have as much a colorful environment as the medinas of Fes and Marrakesh, the maze-like tumble of back roads still hides much to discover. Authentic merchants sell their products to customers, with the butcher, the pastry specialist, the candlestick maker all accounted. Walking around the Old Medina resembles returning in time, where customers are rummaging through piles of goods in the stalls haggling for bargains or tasting mint tea before the shop and viewing the world pass by.