Which one to choose in Casablanca
Two churches in Casablanca. Casablanca Cathedral has no online ticket listed; Notre-Dame de Lourdes Church has no online ticket listed. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Casablanca, Morocco
This is a former church rather than a working one, and visits are correspondingly informal. The building was deconsecrated after Moroccan independence in 1956 and has since served as a school, a cultural venue and an exhibition hall, with long periods of neglect between. Entry is generally free when the doors are open, a caretaker will often show you up the tower for a tip, and there is no ticket office or timetable to rely on.
Casablanca, Morocco
This is a working parish church rather than a monument, standing in a residential quarter of Casablanca away from the colonial centre, and it is free to enter. Opening hours are tied to the parish and are most reliable in the morning and around evening mass; a caretaker is usually present. Architecture tours of the city that go beyond the 1920s boulevards include it as the major example of Moroccan modernism from the 1950s, and that is the right context in which to see it.
| Casablanca Cathedral | Notre-Dame de Lourdes Church | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cathedral | Church |
| Opened | 1930 | — |
| Tickets and tours on GetYourGuide | none listed | none listed |