Kasbah des Oudayas

12th-century fortress turned residential area with blue-and-white streets and river views. Café Maure has the terrace everyone sits at. Andalusian gardens and small museum inside. Free entry, busy during the day, safe to walk around. People actually live here so it's active into the evening.

The Kasbah sits on a cliff where the Bou Regreg River meets the Atlantic. Built as a 12th-century fortress, it's now a residential area with blue-and-white painted alleyways. People live here - you'll see kids playing, neighbors talking on doorsteps, laundry hanging from windows. Café Maure has a terrace with river views where you can sit with mint tea. The vendors around here are used to tourists and don't push much. Inside there's an Andalusian garden (well-maintained, quiet) and a small museum that charges a few dirhams. The platform at the top gives you views of the ocean and Salé across the river. Entry to the Kasbah itself is free. It's busy with tourists during the day but police presence is constant since it's a major attraction. Gets quieter in the evening but stays reasonably safe since people live here.