In addition to listings below, you may want to consult Telecontact , an annual directory with Yellow Pages-style listings for businesses and services in the Rabat/Casablanca/Kenitra region. It's available from newsstands.

Airlines Air France, 15 Av. des F.A.R. (tel 02/229 3030); British Airways/GB Airways, c/o Menara Tours, Tour Atlas (6th floor), 57 Place Zellaqa (tel 02/230 7629); Iberia, 17 Av. des F.A.R. (tel 02/229 4003); Regional Air Lines, 41 Av. des F.A.R. (tel 02/253 8080); Royal Air Maroc, 44 Av. des F.A.R. (tel 02/231 1122).

Banks SGMB, 84 Bd. Mohammed V; Crédit du Maroc, 48-58 Bd. Mohammed V; BMCE, 140 Av. Hassan II, has ATM. Most of the larger hotels will change money outside banking hours. Central ones include the Royal El Mansour at 27 Av. des F.A.R., Hôtel Safir at 160 Av. des F.A.R. and the Hyatt Regency on Place des Nations Unies.

Books/Newspapers For English-language books try English Forum, 27 Rue Mouftaker Abdelkader, or the American Language Centre Bookstore, 1 Place de la Fraternité (just off Bd. Moulay Youssef), both of which have a good range of paperbacks and fair sections on Morocco. Librairie Farairie, 43 Rue Araibi Jilali, and Librairie Nationale, 2 Av. de Mers Sultan, are also good for a browse. British newspapers and the International Herald Tribune are available from stands around Place des Nations Unies (and in the Hyatt Regency on the square) and at the Gare du Port.

Car rental   Telecontact lists 65 car rental firms in Casa. Competition is stiff and deals are generally the best in the country, if you spend a while phoning around, or call in at the offices grouped along the Av. des F.A.R. Afric Cars, 33 Rue Mohammed Radi Slaoui (tel 02/224 2187); Avis, 19 Av. des F.A.R. (tel 02/231 2424); Budget, Tour des Habous, Av. des F.A.R. (tel 02/231 2424); Ennass Car, 18 Bd. Anfa (tel 02/222 0813); Europ-Car/InterRent, Tour des Habous, Av. des F.A.R. (tel 02/231 3737); First Car, 157 Bd. Hassan Seghir (tel 02/231 8788); Goldcar, 5 Av. des F.A.R. (tel 02/220 2509); Hertz, 30 Av. des F.A.R. (tel 02/248 4710); National Car Rental, 5 Av. des F.A.R.(tel 02/247 2540); VISA Car, 17 Av. des F.A.R. (tel 02/222 3075); and Weekend Cars, 39 Rue Omar Slaoui (tel 02/247 2558).

Car repairs Garages include Renault: Place de Bandoeng (tel 02/230 0591); Leyland and Fiat: Afric Auto, 147 Rue Mustapha El Maoui (tel 02/227 9285); Ford: AutoHall, 44 Av. Lalla Yacout (tel 02/231 9056); Peugeot: Siara, 193 Av. des F.A.R. (tel 02/230 1762); and Volvo: Saidia StarAuto, 88 Av. Lalla Yacout (tel 02/231 9003).

Consulates USA, 8 Bd. Moulay Youssef (tel 02/226 4550); Denmark, 30 Rue Sidi Belyout (tel 02/222 0752). France, 1 Rue Prince Moulay Abdallah (tel 02/226 5355). Norwegians are represented by the Norwegian Consul in Casablanca (10am-noon; tel 02/230 5961). There is no longer a British Consulate.

Cultural events The Complex Cultural Sidi Belyout, 28 Rue Léon l'Africain (tel 02/230 3760), behind the CTM bus station, has a programme of music, drama and dance. The older communal theatre is nearby on Av. des F.A.R. and hosts visiting groups. The Centre Culturel Français, 121/3 Bd. Mohammed Zerktouni (tel 02/225 9077) has an extensive programme, particularly in winter: films, concerts, recitals, exhibitions, and library. Details of these, and other events are to be found in the local press, occasionally in the fortnightly La Quinzaine du Maroc , from the venues, from the tourist offices and in the major hotels.

Ferry agent Comanav Voyages, 30 Av. des F.A.R. (tel 02/248 4841, fax 248 4843), will give details and sell tickets for most ferry departures from Morocco.

Cinemas Casa is well served by cinemas. The Dawliz chain has two cinemas: Dawliz Habous (two screens) in the city near the Restaurant des Fleurs (and the Cinema Rif) and Dawliz Corniche (three screens) near McDonald's on the Corniche. Besides the Cinema Rif on Av. des F.A.R., there are the Empire on Av. Mohammed V, the Lusitania opposite the Hôtel Lausanne on Rue Tata and, said to be the best, the Lynx on Av Mers Sultan.

Hammams Every neighbourhood has several; one of the best is said to be the new 'Turkish' hammam, Rue Gerra in the Maarif area - ask a petit taxi to take you there.

Laundry La Vomatic International, 34 Rue Salah Ben Bouchaib.

Medical aid Dial 15 for emergency services or call SOS Médecins (tel 02/220 2020). Addresses of doctors can be got from the larger hotels. Details of pharmacies open out of hours are to be found in the local press, or on lists displayed by all pharmacies.

Police Phone 19. Main station is on Bd. Brahim Roudani.

Post office The main PTT (for phones/ poste restant e) is on Place Mohammed V (Mon-Fri 8.00am-6.30pm & Sat 8am-noon). Use separate entrance (open 24hr a day) for international calls and poste restante .

Shopping Alpha 55, Av. de Mers Sultan, is a useful department store, with a good, 7th-floor restaurant. For Moroccan crafts, there are many shops on both sides of Bd. Felix Houphouet Boigny; here you might gain extra by bargaining but, at the upmarket boutiques at the Centre 2000, you can expect to pay more. Supermarkets are mainly out of the town centre; there are two on Route Bouskara, in L'Oasis district: Macro and, with a Pizza Hut as an added attraction, Marjane. There is another Macro in Aïn Sebaa.

Sports Casa is the best place in Morocco to see football; the city's rivals, RAJA and WYDAD both have grounds in the Beausejour district; check the local press for fixtures. The city also boasts a racecourse, the Hippodrome, at Anfa (active some Sundays) and, beside it, a 9-hole golf course (tel 02/236 5355, fax 239 3374); there is another golf course with 18 holes at Mohammedia to the northeast (tel 02/332 4656, fax 232 1102). As well as the beach clubs on the Corniche, you can swim in the open-air Piscine Oceanic in Aïn Sebaa. In the Maarif district, there is the Stade d'Honneur, a sports complex (tel 02/236 2372) with a lot to offer. Finally, and not strictly sport, if you have children to entertain, there is the Sindibad amusement park beyond the hotels on the Corniche, with a huge cut-out of Sinbad, plus pedalos, dodgems, roundabouts and slides.

Tours If you want to book onto a tour of Morocco, KTI Voyages, based in Casa, are a very reliable operator, used by British companies like Hayes & Jarvis and Kuoni; their head office is at 161 Av. Hassan II (tel 02/227 6244). If you want to see a lot in a short time, and are rich, you could fly from Casa Anfa with Privair (tel 02/213 8639) to the destination of your choice.