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Bahia Palace
A late-nineteenth-century palace built for a grand vizier, its 160 rooms and eight acres of gardens revealing how power and beauty were once the same…
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MonumentMarrakech
Madrasa Ben Youssef
A sixteenth-century Quranic college whose courtyard remains one of the finest examples of Moroccan decorative craft anywhere in the country. Geometric…
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MonumentFes · Fes & Meknes
Al Attarine Madrasa
Beside the spice-and-perfume souk that gives it its name, the fourteenth-century Al-Attarine Madrasa is a masterpiece of Marinid craft in miniature.…
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ExperienceMarrakech
Jardin Majorelle
The most famous garden in Morocco, the Jardin Majorelle is a jewel-box of cobalt-blue buildings, cactus, bamboo and lily ponds created by the painter…
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MuseumVolubilis · Fes & Meknes
Site Archéologique de Volubilis
Morocco's grandest Roman city, where mosaics and marble columns lie open to the wind and the olive hills. Historical background: Volubilis was a major…
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MonumentRabat · Casablanca & Rabat
Hassan Tower
The unfinished minaret of a twelfth-century mosque meant to be the world's largest, the Hassan Tower rises above a field of broken columns on a bluff…
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SightFes · Fes & Meknes
Tanneries de Fes
The tanneries have coloured Fes's medina for centuries, their honeycomb vats shifting through saffron, poppy and indigo with the seasons. From the…
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MonumentCasablanca · Casablanca & Rabat
Hassan II Mosque
Rising on a platform over the Atlantic, the Hassan II Mosque is one of the largest in the world, its 210-metre minaret the tallest, its hall holding…
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MonumentRabat · Casablanca & Rabat
Chellah Castle
On the edge of Rabat, the Chellah is a walled necropolis where a medieval Muslim burial ground rises above the ruins of a Roman town. You'll wander…
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Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou
Morocco's most famous ksar, Aït Ben Haddou is a UNESCO-listed cluster of earthen kasbahs rising above a river on the old caravan route to the Sahara.…
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SightTinghir · Kasbahs & gorges
Todgha Gorge
Todgha Gorge is a dramatic canyon in the High Atlas near Tinghir, where sheer limestone walls close to a few metres apart above a cool, palm-lined…
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MonumentFes · Fes & Meknes
Aben Danan Synagogue
A seventeenth-century Orthodox synagogue in the heart of Fes's mellah, built by Mimoun Ben Sidan and quietly restored to its original character. Step…
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MonumentRabat · Casablanca & Rabat
Mausoleum of Mohammed V
One of Morocco's most revered royal monuments, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V stands opposite the Hassan Tower on the Rabat plateau. Inside, the tomb of…
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MonumentFes · Fes & Meknes
Al Quaraouiyine University
Al-Quaraouiyine University is in Fez, Morocco, and it is widely recognized as the world’s oldest continually operating university or higher-learning…
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MonumentMeknes · Fes & Meknes
Al-Hadeem Square
Meknes's great public square, Place el-Hedim faces the monumental Bab Mansour gate at the edge of the imperial city. You'll watch the everyday theatre…
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ExperienceChefchaouen · Chefchaouen & the north
Ras El Ma
A cool mountain spring at the medina's edge, where water tumbles past and the town comes to wash and rest. Historical background: Ras el-Ma — 'head of…
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MonumentMarrakech
Saadian Tombs
A royal mausoleum sealed for centuries, the Saadian Tombs emerge from the Kasbah quarter as one of Marrakech's most quietly affecting places.…
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MonumentMeknes · Fes & Meknes
Hri Souani
Built to supply Moulay Ismail's vast imperial city, the Heri es-Souani are the sultan's colossal granaries and stables — a cathedral-like sweep of…
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ExperienceMarrakech
Marrakech Hot Air Balloon
Marrakech Hot Air Balloon is a serene sunrise experience that offers sweeping views of the Atlas Mountains, desert landscapes, and Berber villages…
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WellbeingMarrakech
Hammam Ritual at La Maison Arabe
A hammam is how Marrakech ends a long day: warm stone, steam, and a scrub so thorough you walk out feeling new. The one we book most often is at La…
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MuseumMarrakech
Slat Al Azama Synagogue
The Slat al-Azama Synagogue is a historic place of worship in the Mellah of Marrakesh, founded by Sephardic Jews fleeing Spain. Built around a…
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WellbeingMarrakech
Spa Half-Day and Poolside Lunch at La Maison Arabe
Every good journey needs one slow day. After the long drive back from the Sahara, or on your last day before flying home, this is the one we plan in…
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ExperienceErfoud · The Sahara
Ziz Valley
Ziz Valley is a beautiful oasis in southeastern Morocco, known for its long line of palm groves, dramatic gorges, and the Ziz River cutting through…
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AdventureDades Gorge · Kasbahs & gorges
Dades Gorge Lite Hike
Begin your journey with a delightful breakfast in the serene Dades Gorge, followed by leisure time to soak in the stunning scenery. A local guide will…
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WellbeingMarrakech
Three-Day Wellness Programme at La Maison Arabe
Staying three nights or more in Marrakech? La Maison Arabe’s three-day programmes spread the spa across your stay — one unhurried session each…
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MonumentRabat · Casablanca & Rabat
Kasbah Oudaya
Overlooking the mouth of the Bouregreg, the Kasbah of the Udayas is Rabat's oldest quarter, a walled hilltop of blue-and-white lanes, a grand Almohad…
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SightMerzouga · The Sahara
Merzouga Dunes
The dunes of Erg Chebbi near Merzouga are Morocco's most spectacular sand sea, great wind-sculpted ridges that rise up to 150 metres and blaze orange…
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SightChefchaouen · Chefchaouen & the north
Plaza Uta el Hamman
Chefchaouen's main square, Plaza Uta el Hammam is the lively heart of the blue medina, framed by the red-walled Kasbah and the octagonal mosque tower.…
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MonumentTangier · Chefchaouen & the north
Bab Kasbah
A monumental gate into Tangier's hilltop Kasbah, Bab Kasbah leads from the medina up to the old sultan's quarter and its museum-palace. You'll climb…
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MuseumMarrakech
El Badi Palace
Once among the most dazzling palaces in the Islamic world, El Badi is now a majestic ruin — vast sunken gardens, towering pisé walls and the nests of…
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MuseumFes · Fes & Meknes
Nejjarine Museum
In a magnificently restored caravanserai on the carpenters' square, the Nejjarine Museum of Wood Arts celebrates the craft that shaped old Fès —…
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ExperienceCasablanca · Casablanca & Rabat
La Corniche Ain Diab
Casablanca's beachfront promenade, the Corniche d'Aïn Diab curves along the Atlantic past pools, cafés and seafood terraces. You'll stroll the ocean's…
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MuseumMarrakech
Yves Saint Laurent Museum
A considered piece of architecture in its own right, the museum holds rotating exhibitions of Saint Laurent's sketches, garments and creative archive.…
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MonumentChefchaouen · Chefchaouen & the north
Bouzafer Mosque
A quietly commanding presence in Chefchaouen's medina, the Bouzafer Mosque anchors the blue city's spiritual and architectural character. Set among…
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SightFes · Fes & Meknes
Nejjarine Fountain
A centuries-old mosaic fountain anchoring one of Fes el-Bali's most storied squares, where the scent of cedar drifts down from the surrounding…
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MonumentOuarzazate · Kasbahs & gorges
Taourirt Kasbah
One of the best-preserved kasbahs in southern Morocco, Taourirt rises in sun-baked pisé above the main avenue of Ouarzazate. Built and expanded by the…
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MonumentTangier · Chefchaouen & the north
Grand Socco
The Grand Socco is Tanger's great outdoor crossroads, where the medina meets the modern city on a broad, sloping square. Fruit sellers, spice vendors…
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MonumentTangier · Chefchaouen & the north
Hercules Caves
West of Tangier where the Atlantic meets the land, the Caves of Hercules open to the sea through a mouth shaped, it's said, like the map of Africa.…
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ExperienceOuzoud · The High Atlas
Ouzoud Waterfalls
The Ouzoud Waterfalls draw you into a landscape where the sound of rushing water replaces everything else. Ouzoud is one of those places that earns…
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SightOuarzazate · Kasbahs & gorges
Atlas Studios
On the edge of Ouarzazate, the Atlas Studios rank among the largest film sets in the world — a sprawling backlot where Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven…
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MuseumFes · Fes & Meknes
Borj Nord Museum
A Portuguese-era fortress turned arms museum, perched on the hill above the medina with a panorama that quietly reframes the city below. The…
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MonumentMeknes · Fes & Meknes
Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail
One of the few royal shrines in Morocco where non-Muslim visitors are permitted to enter and stand in the presence of a sultan's tomb. The mausoleum…
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SightEssaouira · Essaouira & the coast
Skala de la Ville
A long sea bastion built by the Portuguese and later reinforced under Moroccan sultans, its cannons still aimed at the Atlantic. Walking the rampart…
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AdventureImlil · The High Atlas
Marrakech – Atlas Mountains, Imlil & Asni Day Trip
The easiest way to taste the High Atlas from Marrakech is a day in the Imlil valley, the trailhead for Toubkal, North Africa’s highest peak at 4,167…
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MonumentEssaouira · Essaouira & the coast
Horloge d'Essaouira
The clock tower on Avenue Oqba Ibn Nafiaa marks the unhurried rhythm of a port city that has always kept its own time. Standing at one of Essaouira's…
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MuseumTangier · Chefchaouen & the north
Kasbah Museum
A former sultan's palace turned museum, its rooms arranged around a central courtyard shaded by citrus trees. The collection moves through centuries…
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MonumentFes · Fes & Meknes
Marinid Tombs
Ruined mausoleums from the fourteenth century stand on a ridge above Fes, their horseshoe arches still tracing the sky with quiet authority. The climb…
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MuseumCasablanca · Casablanca & Rabat
Museum of Moroccan Judaism
The only museum of its kind on the African continent, dedicated to the long, layered presence of Jewish life in Morocco. Housed in a quiet Casablanca…
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MonumentFes · Fes & Meknes
Royal Palace of Fes
The palace's monumental brass doors — burnished to a warm gold — face a broad esplanade that invites quiet contemplation before the scale of it…
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MuseumEssaouira · Essaouira & the coast
Bayt Dakira
A restored townhouse in Essaouira dedicated to the city's Jewish heritage and the long, intertwined history of its Muslim and Jewish communities.…
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SightFes · Fes & Meknes
Cementerio Judío de Fez
One of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Morocco, its whitewashed tombs spread quietly across a hillside at the edge of the old city. The cemetery has…
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MonumentEssaouira · Essaouira & the coast
City Walls
Essaouira's ramparts rise straight from the Atlantic, their pale stone worn smooth by centuries of salt wind and sea spray. The fortified walls that…
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ExperienceDades Gorge · Kasbahs & gorges
Dadès Gorges
The Dadès Gorges cut through the earth in steep, layered walls of color that shift with every bend in the road. A narrow road traces the gorge's edge,…
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MuseumMeknes · Fes & Meknes
Dar Jamai Museum
An ornate 1882 palace on Place el-Hedime, now home to a quietly absorbing collection of traditional Moroccan crafts and textiles. The building itself…
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ExperienceAgdz · Kasbahs & gorges
Draa Valley
The Draa Valley is Morocco’s long oasis corridor along the Draa River, known for palm groves, kasbahs, and desert scenery between Agdz, Zagora, and…
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SightMarrakech
Golf Marrakech Amelkis
Amelkis stretches across the Marrakech plain with the Atlas Mountains as a constant backdrop, making the landscape itself part of the experience.…
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ExperienceCasablanca · Casablanca & Rabat
Habous Quarter
A graceful 'new medina' where French planning meets Moroccan craft, scented with cedar, olives, and fresh pastry. Historical background: The Habous…
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GardenMarrakech
Menara Gardens
West of Marrakech, the Menara is a vast olive grove built around a still reflecting basin, with a small pavilion whose image against the snow-capped…
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MuseumRabat · Casablanca & Rabat
Mohammed VI Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art
Morocco's flagship modern-art museum, the MMVI in central Rabat shows the country's leading twentieth-century painters alongside major international…
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ExperienceCasablanca · Casablanca & Rabat
Muhammad V Square
Muhammad V Square sits at the civic heart of Casablanca, where the city's French colonial and Moroccan architectural traditions meet in open,…
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SightOuarzazate · Kasbahs & gorges
Oasis de Fint
A ribbon of palms and water cutting through the hammada, the Fint Oasis offers one of the most quietly dramatic contrasts the southern Moroccan…
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MuseumEssaouira · Essaouira & the coast
Gallery Kasbah
A quietly compelling gallery tucked into the old medina, where Essaouira's long tradition of visual art finds one of its most considered homes. The…
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GardenFes · Fes & Meknes
Jnan Sbil
A nineteenth-century royal garden on the edge of the old medina, where the air carries the scent of eucalyptus and the sound of water. Few places in…
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ExperienceMarrakech
Marrakech by Vintage Sidecar
Most visitors see Marrakech on foot, inside the medina walls. This half-day goes further — in the sidecar of a vintage motorbike, with a local rider…
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SightTetouan · Chefchaouen & the north
Place Moulay El Mehdi
The calm, colonnaded heart of modern Tetouan, where the Spanish colonial grid meets the edge of the medina world. Broad café terraces face a central…
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ExperienceMarrakech
Quad Biking in the Agafay Desert
Forty-five minutes south-west of Marrakech, the palm groves give way to Agafay: a bare, rolling plateau of stone and clay the colour of toasted bread,…
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MonumentOuarzazate · Kasbahs & gorges
Tifoultoute Kasbah
A short drive from Ouarzazate, the Tifoultoute Kasbah is a photogenic earthen fortress that once belonged to the Glaoui and later hosted the cast of…
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