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Douiria Derb el Hammam
House hunting in the medina Patrick Menach stumbled across a historic treasure of great cultural significance beside the 16th-century Mouassine mosque. Beneath the layers of white plaster of a modest 1st-floor douiria (guest apartment) emerged a jewel of domestic Saadian architectu
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Chellah
Abandoned, crumbling and overgrown, the old Roman city of Sala Colonia and the Merenid necropolis of Chellah is one of Rabat’s most evocative sights. The Phoenicians were the first to settle on the grassy slopes above the river, but the town grew when the Romans took control in abo
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Merja Zerga National Park
One of the great pleasures of Moroccos Atlantic coast is to take a boat out on Merja Zerga (the Blue Lagoon), preferably with a bird guide who can bring the place to life. The 73-sq-km Merja Zerga National Park (4 sq km of water and the rest marshland) is protected by the Ramsar Co
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Roman Ruins
Only about half of the 40-hectare site has been excavated. A major on-site museum displaying Volubilis’ most celebrated finds was about to open when we visited, and will eventually house the prized discoveries (including some fine bronzes) currently in Rabats archaeology museum.Alt
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Museum of Photography & Visual Arts
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Archaeology Museum
A few blocks from the Pl al-Jala there is an extensive museum with an excellent collection of artefacts from the Roman ruins at Lixus, displayed both inside and in the gardens. Labelling is in French, Spanish and Arabic.
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Gouffre du Friouato
25km from Taza, the Gouffre du Friouato is well signposted, up a very steep road. This deep cavern is the main attraction of the Jebel Tazzeka circuit and it’s well worth coming up here to look into its gaping mouth.
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Ibn Danan Synagogue
Near the cemetery, this synagogue was restored with the aid of Unesco in 1999. There are no set opening times as such, but the guardian will usually let you in and point out the main features, including a mikva (ritual bath) in the basement.
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Petit Socco
Officially named Pl Souq ad-Dakhil, this was once the most notorious crossroads of Tangier, the site of drug deals and all forms of prostitution. Today the facades are freshly painted, tourists abound and it’s a wonderful square for people-watching over a mint tea.
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Hassan II Mosque
The Hassan II Mosque is the worlds third-largest mosque, built to commemorate the former kings 60th birthday. The mosque (and its 210m minaret) rises above the ocean on an outcrop northwest of the medina, a vast building that holds 25,000 worshippers and a further 80,000 in the squ
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Erg Chebbi
Shape-shifting over 28km from north to south and reaching heights of 160m, Erg Chebbi may be modest compared with the great sand seas of Algeria, Libya and Namibia, but it is extraordinarily scenic. The rose gold dunes rise dramatically above a pancake-flat, black hammada and glow
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Cooperative des Potiers
Oxidised copper yields the distinctive ‘Tamegroute green’ glaze used on the local pottery, which originated when the Nassiri brotherhood invited craftsmen from Fez to settle in the village. Two families remain, turning out irridescent rustic bowls, stamped tiles and elegant platter
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Coopérative Souktana du Safran
Founded in 1979, the largest and oldest of Taliouine’s saffron cooperatives has 160 members (four are women). The centre is well worth visiting for the museum, calligrapher and informative employees. They can explain saffron production, give you a tasting and sell you the spice, pl
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Medersa el
Founded by Abu Said in 1325 in the heart of the medina, the Attarine was designed as an annexe to the nearby Kairaouine. The central courtyard displays the traditional patterns of Merenid artisanship, with magnificent zellij (tilework), carved plaster and cedar wood. Onyx columns f
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Palacio de Asamblea
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Maison Traditionnelle
At Oumesnate, 6km from Tafraoute, follow the signs through the village and then the footpath to this mountainside museum house. The three-storey granite, palm and argan house, some 400 years old, was inhabited by 20 family members – three generations – until 1982. The blind owner,
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Zawiya Nassiriyya
While non-Muslims can’t visit Sidi ben Nassir’s green-roofed mausoleum, anyone can visit the library inside the adjacent medersa for Quranic scholars. Among the 4000 books on these glassed-in shelves are ancient medical, mathematics, algebra and law texts, in addition to splendid 1
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Bab el
The focus of Pl el-Hedim is the huge gate of Bab el-Mansour, the grandest of all imperial Moroccan gateways. The gate is well preserved with lavish (if faded) zellij and inscriptions across the top. It was completed by Moulay Ismail’s son, Moulay Abdallah, in 1732. You can’t walk t
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Dar el
The entrance to Dar el-Makhzen is a stunning example of modern restoration, but the 80 hectares of palace grounds are not open to the public. Visitors must suffice with viewing its imposing brass doors, surrounded by fine zellij and carved cedar wood. Note the lemon trees to one si
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Palmeraie
Skoura’s defining features remain its mudbrick kasbahs and vast Unesco-protected palm groves, earning the moniker ‘Oasis of 1000 Palms’. Under this green canopy, a 15-mile patchwork of carefully tended garden plots are watered by an ingenious, centuries-old khettara system of locks
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