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Bustling, locally loved street food stalls set up from morning until late night prove there’s more to Morocco’s food scene than bubbling meaty tajines and mountainous platters of couscous, the dishes with which the kingdom is most famously associated. But like the diverse cultures and changing landscapes across this stretch of North Africa, so too does the street food vary from region to region and city to city. Here’s where to...Read More

Moroccan crafts The first known inhabitants of Morocco, the Berbers were the forerunners in the field of crafts especially in the work of wool (carpet), iron and silver (jewelry), various utensils and clay (pottery) . After the Islamization and the arrival of the Arabs, other forms of crafts developed: copper work (various utensils, tables), wood, sorrel, alfa and clay (pottery ). This craft covers practically all Morocco and each region...Read More

The dunes of Merzouga reach a height of up to 150 meters in places and altogether it spans an area of 50 kilometers from north to south and up to 5–10 kilometers from east to west lining the Algerian border. The nearest sizable town is Erfoud, about 60 kilometers further north. One other city is Rissani, around 40 kilometers from Merzouga, and from the 8th to the 14th century there...Read More

People Of Morocco Morocco’s location at the north west of Africa, a short sea journey from Europe, means it’s a kingdom that has been visited by many major powers throughout the centuries. Phoenicians, Romans, Carthaginians, Amazigh, Portuguese, Turks, Moors, Arabs, Spanish and French have all had a presence here over the years, and a host of other races have followed the trade routes through Morocco from one continent to the...Read More

Are you a Slow Traveller? Curious about the concept? Never heard about it before? Well this style of travelling is swiftly growing in popularity and Morocco is the ideal destination to practise it. Linking to the concepts of mindfulness and sustainable travel, Slow Travel is the polar opposite of the ‘cram-it-all-in four-cities-in five-days’ style of holidaymaking. Instead, it’s about connecting with where you are – the people, the customs, the...Read More