What would a Moroccan city be without its Medina? The Old Medina in Casablanca is a teeming market with carpet sellers, dyers, green grocers, potters and artisans. Things are frantic in here at all times of the day. Kids squabble, housewives go about their chores, teenagers hang around with their friends and vendors try to outsmart each other into selling their wares to tourists. The colourful cacophony of Casablanca’s Medina is truly special.

Beware of pickpockets if you decide to travel around Medina. Make sure you have plenty of time to explore the market, examine the products and bargain. Bargaining is a way of life in Morocco and it’s the only way to get a product at the best price. However, do make sure you bargain for a product only if you’re really interested in buying it. Shopkeepers do not take kindly to rejecting the product after haggling for it.

Despite all its colours, Casablanca’s Medina pales in comparison with the Medinas of Marrakech and Fes. If you’re headed to either of those cities after Casablanca, you might want to hang on to your money and hunt for bargains in another city.