Enjoy the benefits of the hammam in Casablanca

The modern hammam is generally built in marble or stone and has two main areas: the hammam and the pool. This combination of hot and cold improves circulation, boosts immunity and provides great physical relaxation.

Hammams are also a complete beauty treatment for the skin, detoxifying it. The heat of the hammam allows sweat to open the pores, freeing dirt from the skin (blackheads, etc.). This is followed by a cold shower to close the pores and preserve the body's natural oils. Whether used in its traditional form or incorporated into spa treatments, the hammam is always beneficial to health.

If you're looking for a hammam, we recommend you opt for the most traditional of them all: the Hassan II mosque's very modern hammam, which opened its doors in 2019. Considered to be the largest in the world, the mosque's hammam invites visitors to enjoy its communal baths in two separate rooms. One for women and the other for men.

Here, you will experience all the stages of a traditional hammam, with one exception: a superb bathing area, consisting of a large 300 m3 immersion basin, is supplied with heated seawater. In this way, the tradition of Moorish baths (relaxation area, layout) is combined with a balneotherapy service (seawater, health bath, etc.).

After paying the modest sum of 4 euros (50 dirhams) for admission, you must undress (keeping your pants or shorts on) and wrap yourself in a towel. You will be given a pitcher to pour the water into and a piece of oilcloth to sit on in the hammam.

As in most hammams in Morocco, you can choose between three rooms heated to different temperatures. If you like heat and humidity, opt for the back room. For 30 minutes (or even longer: there's no time limit), you can relax on your piece of canvas, smearing yourself with black soap (scented with olive oil, eucalyptus or rose), before rinsing off with buckets of water.

You can stop there, but we advise you to take options for three very relaxing services: the scrub, the massage, and the immersion in the health bath. The scrub/massage is often quite invigorating, depending on the strength of the professional wielding the Kessa glove. All your dead skin will be removed, and your skin will regain its radiance.