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Djamaa El Fna - Square Marrakesh
34 Reviews There are many public toilets in Morocco. They can usually be found near mosques. Most are the squat design but in service stations they have sit down toilets. It is courteous to tip the attendant who...
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Hassan II Mosque Casablanca
28 Reviews King Hassan II wanted that his kingdom's main city had a monument important enough. Many resources has been used to build this enormous buildings and many many money spent, so money that some common...
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Places Around Marrakesh Marrakesh
7 Reviews The city of Marrakech has many sights and sounds and flavours to it. However the best places to escape all the noise is to head out of the centre about 20 mins outside into the palmaraie or the palm...
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Old Medina Casablanca
6 Reviews The old medina of Casablanca is not quite like the old medina in other Moroccan cities - it's much smaller, less stunning but - maybe - more authentic. You won't see many "tourist-oriented" shops, but...
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Local Traditions Marrakesh
17 Reviews To experience local, ethnic living, you MUST stay at a RIAD in the medina. They come in a range of comfort standards.. Check these sites: http://www.hipmarrakech.com/ (sorted in price categories on...
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Modern City Life Casablanca
4 Reviews Casablanca is a large and modern city, where, once, someone made a film that, for reasons that I couldn't understand in the 97 times I saw it, became very famous. If you are thinking in the film...
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Street Scenes Marrakesh
14 Reviews One thing we never tired of in Marrakesh was watching, and trying to photograph, daily life on the streets, and fortunately that is an activity very compatible with a broken foot bone! Just find a...
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Quartiers des Habous Casablanca
3 Reviews I bought those blue glasses at the rear and the first tea-pot and paid - after baigaining :-) -190DHS. Not to be missed, even if only to get an idea of prices - a wise precaution before launching...
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Suuq of Marrakesh Marrakesh
13 Reviews There is a market near the town square. In spite of shopping, it is worth sight seeing too. The market mainly sell the carpets, slippers, lamps, T-shirsts, decorations, etc. Pls remember you can ask...
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La Corniche Casablanca
1 Review Unlike other Cities better known in Morocco as *Imperial cities*, CASA is a well appreciated resort in summertime (No swimming this time of the year!) and an excellent spot for nightlife! The coast...
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Majorelle Gardens Marrakesh
7 Reviews These gardens were laid out in the period when colonialism was still a good word in Europe. In the 1920s the French artist Jacques Majorelle had it made, complete with pools, banana trees, coconut...
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French Colonial Centre Casablanca
1 Review The centre is the hub of a series of spacious avenues spreading out in star formation, each lined with elegant buildings that are an admirable blend of art deco and neo-Moorish styles, featuring...
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Koutoubia Minaret & Koutoubia Gardens Marrakesh
5 Reviews This place over look Djemaa el-Fna & medina. I was told not to take photos of the minaret by our taxi driver as it was forbidden ? can some tell me if this is true as you see i did, sorry if i offend...
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El Bahia Palace Marrakesh
3 Reviews explore the magnificent Bahia Palace. The Bahia Palace is undoubtedly one of the loveliest landmarks here in Marrakech.... and is also popularly known as 'The Resplendent'. Constructed towards the...
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medina Marrakesh
4 Reviews http://www.lostinmarrakech.jimdo.com A new place in Medina (Marrakech) where they have a Laundromat service. Washing clothes by washing machine and dried by natural sun shine. It is charged by kg and...
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Saadian Tombs Marrakesh
1 Review First discovered by a Frenchman during the 1920's this burial ground for Saadian Sultans had been hidden from foreigners. The Hall Of 12 Columns is a most beautiful building, having 3 central tombs...
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Generally bottled mineral water is the best bet for travellers and they are quite cheap (about 3.50 MAD for a bottle).Common dominant brands include Sidi Ali and Sidi Harazem for still waters and Oulmes for sparkling.
The Moroccan flag is one of the few red Arabic flags and has a Solomon’s seal (green outlined fivepointed star or a pentagram) in the middle. The seal's origin might date back to the Babylonian Empire, c. 2000 BC. and it might have represented goddess Ishtar, assimilated by the Muslims to Fatima, the Prophet’s daughter. On the Moroccan flags, this pentagram represents the link between God and the nation. Islam is the official religion in Morocco and that the King, descendant of the Prophet, bears the title of Commander of the Believers. Extracted: Flags Of The World
With all the writings everywhere about Morocco as a place not to be traveled by yourself or at a minimum with a tour group only, I want to report a very different travel story.As a middle-aged couple we came to Morroco the very first time this october. We learned so much by travelling the country from one corner to the other.We where able to observe the beauty and the sade sides of life in the cities and out in the countryside.So we do not speak the language we always felt understood and welcome.Many sites we visited have not been v frequented by large tourgroups. We travelled for12 days und had always a nice,clean and comfortable hotel or lodge waiting for us,dinner and breakfast included. We travelled by air-con. car by ourself together with our personal guide and driver.We never tought it possible to afford this kind of travel, but it actualy is.Just by chance did we find on the net...
One of my favourite parts of Morocco is the Dades Valley and our best memory from this area is hiking amongst the strange shaped rocks in Tamnalt. We stayed in a hotel opposite the rocks and the friendly hotel owner described the rocks as "Monkey-Fingers". Rough Guide describes it as the “Hills of Human Bodies“, while perhaps the most accurate description is “Mushroom Rocks“, which VT member Angiebabe uses. We went on a six hour hike from our hotel right up into the rocks. This was a very quiet trail and we met no one other than a few shepherds. The landscape here is spectacular and I can't believe it's not mentioned more in the Morocco guide books. We only scratched the surface here and I'm sure there are many more hikes. We hiked alone but it's possible to hire guides from the
We had spent a long time before our trip planning our climb of Jebel Toubkal, Morocco's highest mountain, so to make it to the summit was a real highlight. Getting to the summit was more painful though, as we decided to carry all our own gear and neither of us had climbed at that altitude before. The one we didn't plan sufficiently well was acclimatisation. The effects of altitude can kick in after about 300 metres and we should have taken an extra day at that level to properly acclimatise. On more than a couple of occasions we almost stopped the climb but looking back on it now, I'm glad we persevered. I've written a fuller account of our climb on my Atlas page.
If you are making a quick trip into Tangier or even staying for several days, you should seriously consider hiring your own private guide. One of the most irritating things about spending time in Morocco if you don't fit in is the constant attention of men and children offering to be your guide. These people will stalk you and will even "cry blood for you" or declare that you are their best friend and would share their deepest family secrets with you. If you have a guide, then you will be left alone and more importantly, if you have a good guide you can see some really interesting things that normal tourists would never get to see. We used Abde Rahmane Alami Taidi (just call him Sharif) as he was recommended by our Riad. He was an excellent guide and charged a very reasonable fee of 75 Euros per day including the use of a private air conditioned van with driver. Sharif worked with us to...
I'd like to add this Travel Agency. The main office is in Casablanca, but I want to inform you about the branch in Chefchaouen whose director, Salid Anass, helped us to have this great trip across Morocco.Preference Voyages Agency39, Bouleverd Hassan II; Hay Souika- Tel.: (+212) 39 98 79 13- Fax: (+212) 39 98 79 12- Internet: membres.lycos.fr/preferencevoyages- E mail: pvachaouen@yahoo.fr
On our train journey from Tangier to Fes there was a guy in our compartment from Western Sahara, the disputed area to the south of the country. Unlike most people we had met in Morocco up to that point, he didn't try to get us to stay in his hotel or to take a tour in Fes with his cousin. He was fairly quiet and had an academic look. In fact I don't think he spoke to us until we offered him some biscuits. After that he introduced himself and we spoke about Morocco and Ireland. When we found out he was from Western Sahara I asked him lots of questions about it as all I knew about it was what had been written in Lonely Planet. He told us about its history and how Morocco had taken it over in the 70s and 80s. He also mentioned how few visitors made it down there. We didn't have time to go all the way south to Western Sahara on our trip but I would like to visit it soon as it sounds like a...
One of the nicest memories I have from our Morocco trip was the journey by train from Rabat to Marrakech. We shared a carriage with some interesting people along the way including a couple from Sweden and Dubai who knew the area very well and whom we spent a long time talking to about travel and things in general. The scenery on this trip is memorable. As you meander south from Casablanca towards Marrakech the colour of the landscape changes and you can almost tell you are getting closer to the desert. The green of the north is replaced by red and orange scorched land of the south and the effect in the late afternoon sunshine was beautiful.
It strikes you more as a siren than a reminder of love and remembrance. At first. And maybe for your first trip. But let me help you. It is 4 in the morning and you hear only the insects and whatever sounds the wind can carry across the city and down from Zalagh. And then the calls start. Feel with your whole heart what that man is doing - he is right there with you, feeling the dawn coming on, right there with the birds. The world is waking up and the muhadheen bursts like a pod with seeds impregnating the sound space around him with a loving yell. It is not artful. You should be able to approximate the sound of it when you get home and sometimes you will mistake it for other sounds like motorcycles and heavy appliances getting started. But it's that feature which let's you come back to Fes effortlessly...
Riad Kniza Marrakesh
2 Reviews and 563 Opinions Beautifully decorated room, cozy aura, clean bathroom, delicious food and warmhearted staff. I got...
Hyatt Regency Casablanca
5 Reviews and 137 Opinions I worked very hard during the day in a office witout air conditioned. You can understand how I was...
Villa Maroc Essaouira
4 Reviews and 152 Opinions Suites #27, #29,#30 are built around an open central light well. There is no way to insulate any of...
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Q: I am thinking travelling to Morocco with my nearly 6 yrs old Girl. We are landing in Marakesh and Plan to Array for 3 days After...
A: As you have 3 weeks the desert area is a must. A 'grand circuit' down to the desert via Ouarzazate, east to Erfoud, then north to Fez is easily done in two weeks. I'd...
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