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Imperial cities and the Sahara

A journey through Morocco past and present
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Classic Morocco

Imperial cities, nature and Berber culture
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  • Marrakesh

    Marrakesh

    Morocco's cultural capital
    Marrakesh can be bewitching...
  • Rabat

    Rabat

    Morocco's unexplored capital
    Although it’s the capital city of Morocco, Rabat is often just a half-day stopover on most itineraries...
  • Moulay Idriss

  • Toubkal National Park

    Toubkal National Park

    Morocco’s most popular hiking destination is Toubkal National Park, in the High Atlas Mountains roughly an hour’s drive from Marrakech...
  • Casablanca

    Casablanca

    A city full of surprises
    Morocco’s largest city and the country’s economic hub sits beside the Atlantic Ocean and has a distinctively different vibe from other cities across the Kingdom...
  • Essaouira

    Essaouira

    Morocco's windy city
    Laid-back with a dash of charm, this seaside town on the Atlantic Coast never fails to impress visitors...
  • Merzouga

    Merzouga

    Sahara nights under the stars
    Once you’ve arrived at Merzouga — the gateway to the Sahara — you will find yourself surrounded by dry heat and vast golden sand dunes...
  • Ait Bougmez Valley

  • Chefchaouen

    Chefchaouen

    In this city in the Rif Mountains everything is a shade of blue, from the front doors of local homes to the staircases winding through the village...
  • Meknes

    Meknes

    An imperial city off the beaten path
    Once the country’s capital, Meknes is one of four imperial cities in Morocco (the others being Fes, Marrakech and Rabat)...
  • Fes

    Fes

    Morocco's medieval city
    Founded in the 9th century, the history of Fes is storied, with various dynasties passing through and making this their capital...
  • Midelt

    Midelt

    A mountain village
    This small town lies in the high plains between the Middle Atlas and High Atlas mountain ranges and is often just a stopover to break up the long journey between Fes and the Sahara Desert...
  • Todra Gorge

    Todra Gorge

    A walk in the wadis
    No trip to Morocco is complete without a walk in the wadis...
  • Volubilis

    Volubilis

    An archaeologist's dream
    Once one of the most remote outposts of the Roman Empire, partially-excavated Volubilis is an archaeologist’s dream...
  • El Jadida

  • Sahara Desert

    Sahara Desert

    Rocky desert stretches down through long-dry river valleys scattered with crumbling earthen kasbahs, through ancient oasis towns and lush palm groves, to the wind-sculpted sands of the Sahara, one of the most beguiling places I’ve ever visited and one of the few places you can truly disconnect...
  • Atlas Mountains

  • Rif Mountains

  • Chefchaouen

  • Ifrane

  • Dadès Valley

    Dadès Valley

  • Tafraoute

    Tafraoute

  • Tanaghmeilt

    Tanaghmeilt

  • Talassemtane National Park

    Talassemtane National Park

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