Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Rabat, Morocco

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 3.2 km
Ascend 28 m
Descend 45 m

Explore Rabat in Morocco with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in RabatIndividual Sights in Rabat

Sight 1: Mausoleum of Mohammed V

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The Mausoleum of Mohammed V is a mausoleum located across from the Hassan Tower in Rabat, Morocco. It contains the tombs of the Moroccan king Mohammed V and his two sons, late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah.

Wikipedia: Mausoleum of Mohammed V (EN)

1193 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 2: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre

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St. Peter's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located at Golan Square in downtown Rabat, Morocco. It was erected in the early 20th century in the Art Deco style. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Peter, and is the ecclesiastical seat of the Archdiocese of Rabat.

Wikipedia: St. Peter's Cathedral, Rabat (EN)

386 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

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The Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, abbreviated MMVI, is a contemporary and modern art museum in Rabat, Morocco which opened in 2014. It is one of fourteen museums of the National Foundation of Museums of Morocco. The museum curates modern and contemporary Moroccan and international art. The MMVI is the first large scale museum built in Morocco since independence from France in 1956. It was the first Moroccan public museum to meet International Museography Standards. The museum houses the works of 200 Moroccan artists, including Hassan Hajjaj and Ahmed Yacoubi.

Wikipedia: Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (EN), Website

933 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: Mohammed V Theatre

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The Mohammed V National Theatre or Mohammed V Theatre is the largest theatre in Morocco and the first theatre building established since its independence. Founded in 1962, it is located in the center of Rabat, the capital of Morocco, near the old medina and Avenue Mohammed V.

Wikipedia: المسرح الوطني محمد الخامس (الرباط) (AR), Website

687 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: Mosquée Moulay Slimane

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The Moulay Slimane Mosque is a mosque in the medina of Rabat, Morocco. It was built in 1812 by the 'Alawi sultan Moulay Slimane, after whom it is named. It is the second-largest mosque of the medina north of the Andalusian wall, located at the intersection of Souika Street and Sidi Fateh Street, close to the Bab Bouiba gate. The mosque occupies a surface area of 1000 square metres and its minaret is 32 meters high. It has a traditional layout for a Moroccan mosque, with a courtyard (sahn) and an interior hypostyle prayer hall.

Wikipedia: Moulay Slimane Mosque (EN)

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