Cité Portugaise - VISIT CASABLANCA

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The Portuguese City is a Portuguese colony on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, today part of the port city of El Jadida and is an excellent combination of the past and the modern.

The Portuguese City is a combination of components, technology, urban planning and the blend of European and Moroccan cultural influences.

It is located in a historic Portuguese village, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004 for its Renaissance ideals combined with Portuguese building know-how.

Morocco has nine World Heritage sites, making it one of the countries with the most.

The preserved marine ruins have a very "un-Moorish" appearance; they feature massive Portuguese cut-stone walls that reflect the architectural style of the Portuguese in North Africa in the 16th century and are an important window into understanding the Portuguese at the dawn of their Age of Discovery. With their bastions and ramparts, the fortifications represent an early example of Portuguese Renaissance military architecture. The Portuguese Cistern, the Portuguese Castle of El Jadida, and the Church of the Assumption, built in the Manueline style and now deconsecrated to become a charming hotel, are the only Portuguese structures still visible.

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