Discover Rabat 2026

Perched on a cliff above the mouth of the Bou Regreg river, the fortress town captivates with blue-and-white washed lanes in the style of Chefchaouen, an Andalusian garden and a spectacular view of the Atlantic and the old town of Salé.

The minaret begun in the 12th century was meant to become the largest in the Islamic world, but remained unfinished after the sultan's death, and today stands alongside hundreds of column stumps next to the magnificent Mausoleum of Mohammed V, the resting place of the Moroccan royal family.

The ruined city outside Rabat's gates combines Roman remains of the ancient city of Sala Colonia with an abandoned medieval necropolis of the Marinid dynasty, now overgrown with fig trees and inhabited by storks nesting on the old minarets.

Opened in 2014, the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art presents works by Moroccan artists of the 20th and 21st centuries in a striking new building and is considered an important milestone for the country's contemporary art scene.

Rabat-Salé Airport is about 10 kilometers northeast of the city and served by several European cities. From Casablanca, the capital is also conveniently reachable by train in just one hour.

Perched on a cliff above the mouth of the Bou Regreg river, the fortress town captivates with blue-and-white washed lanes in the style of Chefchaouen, an Andalusian garden and a spectacular view of the Atlantic and the old town of Salé.

The minaret begun in the 12th century was meant to become the largest in the Islamic world, but remained unfinished after the sultan's death, and today stands alongside hundreds of column stumps next to the magnificent Mausoleum of Mohammed V, the resting place of the Moroccan royal family.

The ruined city outside Rabat's gates combines Roman remains of the ancient city of Sala Colonia with an abandoned medieval necropolis of the Marinid dynasty, now overgrown with fig trees and inhabited by storks nesting on the old minarets.