Morocco with its great extension and rich millenary culture offers travelers the opportunity to immerse themselves in Arab life and culture, which in some places in Morocco seems unchanged.
Morocco with its great extension and rich millenary culture offers travelers the opportunity to immerse themselves in Arab life and culture, which in some places in Morocco seems unchanged.
Labyrinthine, medieval, mysterious, ancient and surprising is the religious, cultural, intellectual capital and the largest craft center of Morocco. It is of great tourist interest for its medina, of medieval origin, the best and largest in Morocco. It also has the honorable title of hosting the oldest university in the world, founded by Fatima AlFihri in the year 859.
Main and largest city of Morocco, with more than three million inhabitants. It is the cosmopolitan, industrial and economic heart of the country. The visit of the Hassan II Mosque is essential. A pharaonic work funded by all Moroccans in popular subscription completed in 1993. It is located on the beach near the port to the beach and the medina, and stands majestically topped by its minaret over 200 meters high, the highest in the world. It is also the only mosque that can be visited by non-Muslims. Strolling along the promenade to the Hank Lighthouse or shopping in the souk are another must-see in Casablanca.
Capital of southern Morocco. Oasis that formerly attracted the caravans of the south is today the most visited Moroccan city and one of the most important cultural centers of the country. The heat, dust and adobe walls make it a uniquely African and Moroccan city, with a very different attitude to the cultured Fez and cosmopolitan Casablanca. The origins of this city are not clear, but it is accepted that it began as a military camp established by Abú Bekr, chief Almoravid in 1070. His successor, Yousef Ben Tachfin, is the one who began the task of converting the primitive oasis into a capital worthy of its empire, which extended from the Atlantic to Algeria and from the Sahara to the Ebro. The Almohad conquest almost disappeared the first constructions that were replaced by others, many of which we can admire today, the majestic Koutoubia, twin tower of the Giralda de Sevilla, not forgetting its fabulous Jemaa El-Fna Square, declared a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. If you are in Marrakech you can not miss the Plaza de Yamaa el Fna, Perhaps the most famous enclave in all of Morocco, and without a doubt, the nerve center of the city. The square will surprise you in addition to its enormous dimensions for being a show in itself. But this city has many other places of interest such as El Badi Palace, Menara Gardens, Saadian Tombs, Agdal Gardens and the Madrasa of Ben Youssef and several museums in which the Marrakech Museum with ceramic collections can be highlighted, weapons and other traditional objects and the Bert Flint Museum of Moroccan rural art.
It is the most modest of the four imperial cities, but not for that reason devoid of charm. Since 1996, Unesco has designated Meknes as part of the World Heritage Site, for its representative nature of an urban and architectural complex of a capital of the Maghreb of the seventeenth century, which harmoniously combines Islamic and European design and planning elements. After touring the walls, getting lost in the medina and haggling in the souks, the traveler must direct their steps to the Mulay Ismail Mausoleum, the gates of Bab El Mansur, Bab Berdain and Bab El-Jemis, the Pond of Adgal, the Medersa Bou Inania, the fabulous Gardens of the Sultans, the granaries (Heri es-Suani), the gigantic stables and the Museum of Moroccan Art in Dar Jamai.
Capital of the kingdom, administrative center of Morocco and fourth imperial city. This city is a curious mixture of the historical tradition of the past and the modernity established in the present. It was founded by Abd al-Mumin in the 12th century, and used the kasbah ("Fortress") as a base to fight the Spaniards. It was during this period that their most emblematic buildings were built, such as the Hassan tower and the Kasbah des Oudaias. Right next to the De Hassan tower stands the Mausoleum of Mohamed V, in a traditional Moroccan style. We also find the Royal Palace that includes a mosque, a school, several administrative buildings and a residential area. The medina is located by the sea and is quiet and pleasant for the tourist. You can easily walk without feeling the burden of the merchants. The necropolis of Chellah, is an ancient Roman, medieval and necropolis complex, located on the site of the ancient city of Salé, 2 km from the city center.
Essaouira is not only a beautiful walled historic city and beaches, it is much more.- Its unmistakable scent sailor, constantly remembered for the incessant shriek of seagulls and the continuous trajinar of fishermen; its breath of artisan and cultural focus, endorsed by the multiple presence of joinery workshops, painting studios, exhibitions, art galleries, musicians and much more; and the provincial character of a small city that, in spite of everything, does not cease to remain so, they give it a special attraction. It is worth staying a few days to also know its surroundings of high naturalistic value.
To reach the town of Chefchaouen is to know another of the essential places that the traveler must know and visit if he is in Morocco. Its whitewashed streets of blue and white irregular layout invite you to discover each of its corners.
Asilah is a small town located on the Atlantic coast, about 45 minutes from Tangier. Dedicated to tourism, handicrafts, agriculture and fishing, Asilah is a clean place, easy to travel, and shining by the white of its whitewashed walls. It also has the added bonus that practically all its inhabitants speak Spanish.
For more than 2,500 years this city has seen Phoenicians, Romans, Visigoths, Arabs, Portuguese, British and Spanish pass by and all have left their mark on it. Its enormous attraction is not being able to classify it as either African or European, and in spite of everything Moroccan. The Medina of Tanger has not lost the original charm despite having been modified by the great European influence during the last 140 years, in particular by the construction of numerous homes for European diplomats and personnel. It has the charm of the Arab medinas and some areas of walls with circular towers of Portuguese origin. One of the most popular tourist attractions around this city is the Hercules Caves. The cave has two openings, one towards the earth and another towards the sea, known as "The Map of Africa". It is believed that the Phoenicians created this opening that seen, from the sea, has the shape of the African continent. The cave is a product of the erosion of the wind and the sea, although it has also been used for the extraction of stones from the walls, for mills, expanding the cave considerably.
Ifrane, located in the Atlas Mountains, is a surprising city in Morocco, much like a Swiss mountain town due in large part to the French colonization, who built the city as a place to escape during the hot summer months.