Larache Travel Guide

 keeweechic Says:  The Balcony of the Atlantic is a popular spot for the locals for either enjoying the café’s and restaurants along the foreshore or for gathering in the evenings to enjoy the sun setting over the Atlantic. There are also some lovely Spanish styled homes along here. In part of... 

 keeweechic Says:  There are a lot of cafes and restaurants around the Place de la Liberation and along the foreshore. Small snacks like Spanish churros which are donuts traditionally eaten for breakfast but available all day. The specialty of course are fish dishes as in fried or even... 

 earthflyer Says:  CTM has 1 bus departing for Agadir.Journey time is 12 hours.Ticket are around 200 dirhams plus 5 dirhams for luggage.Please use prices as a rough guide only.The bus station is on Rue du Caire. 

 keeweechic Says:  La Plaza is the central market of Larache. The building was built in 1924 by the Spanish Administration. It sells fish, meat, fruits and vegetables as well as some tourist souvenirs. There are two markets in Larache – the other being in the Medina which is open all day. 

 matcrazy1 Says:  Walking around Larache, I saw many various local transportation means. Cars, mainly old French Peugeot and Renault, are too wide (and maybe too expensive to maintain) to be used in narrow streets of the medina. Thus there are many carts in use for transportation of goods... 

 matcrazy1 Says:  There were no discos in town at the end of October 1998. Dificult to believe, the city was going to sleep immediately after darkness. So, the only place for nightlife for you is your hotel room there, at least in October :-). I met a group of young Brits who had been in... 

 matcrazy1 Says:  I saw a traditional "just married" drive around Larache. It's a very noicy tradition. I watched a few slowly driving cars with real orchestra going on foot behind the cars. People were singing and dancing. For me it was OK, very interesting to see but I heard that they do it... 

 matcrazy1 Says:   Sun glasses, a hat or something to protect your head against the sun. Sun protection cosmetics of well known companies are available but more expensive than in Europe (Spain), local ones are of lower quality. Films for cameras (Kodak and Fuji) and for movie cameras... 

 keeweechic Says:  Just north of Larache is Lixus, and ancient site bearing some of the most important Carthaginian and Roman ruins in the country. They are slowly being excavated and less than half have been uncovered so far which include the ramparts, baths and sanctuaries. The site is... 

 keeweechic Says:  Larache is an important fishing town where the industry plays an important role in the Province’s economy. There are some 82 fishing boats in the town and sardine fishing is very popular. There are also tourism boats which conduct fishing tours. A lot of the medina... 

 keeweechic Says:  Ours was a lunch stop but instead of heading for the restaurant for an hour as the others did, I took to the pavement – or rather the rubble of a pavement at that time – and decided to see what Larache was all about. Again being female, blonde and alone, I did attract the...