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Gorge de Miguirne
Cresting over a small pass, 14km from Boumalne, is the hidden Gorge de Miguirne (Sidi Boubar Gorge), which joins the Dadès Gorge from the south. It offers a pleasant half-day hike amid its springs and rock pools. The owner of Restaurant Meguirne, 14km from Boumalne, can provide gui
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Archaeological Site
Excavations about 200m to the left off the main road began in 2010, co-financed by the state, revealing ancient urban foundations, including a hammam, mosque, marketplace and irrigation. Work at the site has so far unearthed over 7000 artefacts and there are hopes for a future muse
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Marina
The city’s newest attraction is a billion-dirham pleasure port between the beach and commercial port. As well as mooring for your floating palace, the complex of faux white kasbahs has holiday apartments, shops (mostly international brands), cafes, restaurants and boat trips for gr
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Musée des Oudaias
The Kasbah des Oudaias, itself is a grand 17th-century affair built by Moulay Ismail, now houses the Musée des Oudaia - the national jewellery museum with a beautifully displayed and fascinating collection of prehistoric, Roman and Islamic jewellery found in the different regions o
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Church of San Bartolome
Northwest of Pl Mohammed V (the centre of Assilahs small new town) is the Church of San Bartolome. Built by Spanish Franciscans in a typical colonial Moorish style, it is one of the few churches in Morocco allowed to ring the bells for Sunday Mass. Nearby is the marché central (ce
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Nejjarine Square
This interesting square is dominated by the beautifully restored Nejjarine Wood Museum housed in an 18th-century funduq . Theres also a superbly decorated wall fountain. Pause awhile in a café or browse the shops before venturing into the carpenters souk with its amazing array of g
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Bab Bou Jeloud
Everyone comes through this main gate at some point during their stay as it leads to a clutch of restaurants and the main shopping streets. Decorated with blue zellij on the outside and green on the inside, its relatively young - only 200 years old. The Tourist Police Brigade has i
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Centre de Hassan II Rencontres Internationales
The main exhibition space in town is just inside the medina walls. It’s in a beautiful medina house and displays a revolving exhibition of international painting and sculpture in its gallery, and at times, in the nearby El-Khamra Tower, a renovated Portuguese fortification on Pl Ab
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Aït Benhaddou
Aït Benhaddou is one of the most exotic and best-preserved kasbahs in the entire Atlas region. This is hardly surprising, since it has had money poured into it as a result of being used for scenes in as many as 20 films. In recent years its population has dwindled, but it is under
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New Town
The centre of the small new town is Pl Mohammed V. Northwest of the square is the Church of San Bartolome , built by Spanish Franciscans in a typical colonial Moorish style. It is one of the few churches in Morocco allowed to ring the bells for Sunday Mass. Nearby is the marché cen
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Water Clock
Opposite the Bou Inania Medersa entrance, there are 12 windows above 13 carved beams sticking out of the wall. Its said brass bowls were set on the beams and that water flowed into them, making them chime out the hours of prayer. No-one knows how it worked; its secret lies buried w
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Port
The commercial port is a good place to escape Agadir’s tourist haunts and glimpse everyday Moroccan life, with boats being built and fish traded. Rather than walking around, drive or ask your taxi to detour en route from the kasbah to the centre. The police may want to see your pas
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Funduq Kaat Smen
Shops here are devoted to the sale of smen (rancid butter), olive oil, khlia (preserved meat) and honey. Chez Nafis Chergui has wild rosemary, orange flower or eucalyptus honey, argan oil (produced from the fruit of the argan tree) and olive oil. There are a couple of carpet shops
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Mouassine Fountain
The medina had 80 fountains at the start of the 20th century, and each neighbourhood had its own for water for cooking, public baths, orchards and gardens. The Mouassine Fountain, near Rue el-Mouassine, is a prime example, with carved wood details and continued use as a neighbourho
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Petroglyphs
Exiting the northern end of the valley 5km northeast of Ifrane towards Azilal youll crest the dramatic Tizi nTirghist pass (2626m). Around this area are petroglyphs some geologists estimate are 4000 years old; ask a local guide to point out the enigmatic symbols, which local lore l
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Beach
The beach is big and rarely busy, though not always clean. At the south end is the port: Ifni’s economy is based on small-scale fishing, with most of the catch sold in Agadir. The odd construction just offshore is the remains of an old land-sea conveyor, which was used to take carg
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Erg Lehoudi
The most easily accessible dunes to MHamid are the 100m-high Erg Lihoudi (Dunes of the Jews), located 8km northeast of MHamid. Characterised by their white river sand due to their proximity to the Drâa, they are frequented by a higher number of daytrippers and some of the semiperma
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Seffarine Square
Heres a delightful square to rest awhile under the plane tree and soak up the atmosphere of the medina. On one side lies the Kairaouine Library; on the other, the Seffarine Medersa, and all around are coppersmiths hammering their wares into shape: huge cauldrons, stills for making
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Ramparts
The 7.5km of ramparts surrounding Taroudannt are among the best-preserved pisé walls in Morocco. Their colour changes from golden brown to deepest red depending on the time of day. They can easily be explored on foot (two hours), preferably in the late afternoon; or take a bike or
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Matisse Art Gallery
On the right along the Passage Ghandouri pedestrian corridor you’ll spot the polished black-marble front of Matisse Art Gallery , where you’ll be greeted by ethereal figures in beeswax and natural pigments by Marrakesh’s most famous artist, Mahi Binebine, and henna paintings evokin
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