MORE PLACES IN MOROCCO
Travelers to Casablanca (a.k.a. Casa) expecting romance might be a bit disappointed. Contrary to the movie, the sprawling city is less appealing than other Moroccan destinations. A small town at the...
The siren song of Essaouira is inescapable. A dye-producing colony in Phoenician times, the town has remained an important port throughout the ages, valued first for its secure ramparts, a later for...
Fès’s medina is sensory overload at its finest. Enter through the cobalt blue gates of the Bab Boujeloud and marhaba, and submerge yourself in an eighth-century medieval maze that is as complex as it...
Marrakesh has been a thriving city for almost a thousand years. The Red City was founded in 1062 by the Almoravid dynasty, and its mosques and medersas quickly became a cultural and intellectual...
Maybe it’s the Meknesi friendliness. Maybe it’s just the air. But despite a population approaching one million, Meknes welcomes its visitors like a small town. When compared to its bigger and better-...
For the traveler who wants to see Morocco, Rabat is seriously worthwhile, especially for the grub. The orderly medina has some of the tastiest street food in the Maghreb. The blue-and-white Kasbah of...
Like a coy mistress, the port city of Tangier (Tanger in French and
Spanish) is at once irritating and alluring. If you’re going to visit, be prepared to
tolerate her whims. Only 14km by ferry from...