Rabat
Capital of the nation since independence, it is elegant in its spacious European grid, slightly self-conscious in its civilized modern ways. There are considerable historic and architectural interests in the ci ty – and across the estuary in Salé– which includes some of the finest and oldest Arab monuments in the country, dating from the Almohad and Merenid dynasties. You can spend an enjoyable few days looking round these, and out on the local beaches, and there is a major plus in that you can get round the place quite happily without a guide.
