The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Ben Haddou in the High Atlas foothills of southern Morocco is the best preserved ksar in the region and still home to a small population. The existing structures of this fortified village date from the 17th century but there was likely a village on the site as ... Read More »
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Morocco Sights: Gates of Fez
There's just something about a walled city. Walls around a city suggest treasures within and a fascinating history and complex culture. The walls around Fez (Fes) have been evolving for more than 1,000 years, as have the many babs (gates), through successive ruling dynasties and changing needs and ... Read More »
WHY MOROCCO?
Morocco is a majestic realm with vistas fit for a king – a one-of-a-kind getaway as vibrant and romantic as the rose, the national flower that abounds in spring. Here are some reasons why a trip to Moroccan paradise should be on your holiday wish list! THE FREEDOM TO SAFELY EXPLORE Morocco is ... Read More »
Morocco Tours: Name That Site!
Washed in shades of blue, this Moroccan mountain village is a meditation on the divine. In Jewish tradition, blue is the color of the divine. The village was founded in 1471 by Jews and Muslims fleeing the Spanish Reconquest. Jews also fled here prior to World War II but most left upon the ... Read More »
Modern Morocco: Independence Manifesto Day in the Medina
This article is dedicated to the thousands of victims of the earthquake in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco on September 8, 2023. On the south side of the Strait of Gibraltar, bordering both the bustling Mediterranean Sea and the vast Atlantic Ocean, is the westernmost region of the Islamic ... Read More »
NEW MOROCCO TOURS – CHEFCHAOUEN, ESSAOUIRA & AGAFAY!
We have added two new tours (Splendors of Morocco & Marrakech, Desert & Ocean to our published itineraries and revamped our Ultimate Morocco tour! Three exciting new sites are now available in our published tours: CHEFCHAOUEN This blue-tinted town in the Rif Mountains of ... Read More »
