Morocco
Let this Morocco travel guide take you to a country that has enticed visitors for centuries, with its souks, spice odours and the glow of carpets in a cavernous emporium. This is the land where Delacroix and Matisse discovered colour. Morocco is both remote and familiar. Its arid wastes and kasbahs star in films, while its cities can be secretive, seething, contrasted: austere Fès and Rick’s Casablanca, maverick Tangier and Goytisolo’s Marrakech. But it's probably in the fierceness of the landscapes that Morocco is at its most spectacular. A couple of hours’ flight from Europe are dune deserts and oasis gorges, arid mountains and cedar forests, cliffs falling sheer to the surf and ocean citadels.
| Morocco Travel Guide Highlights | |
 Asilah, Larache and Roman Lixus Seaside towns and Roman remains with a view. |
 Tafraoute Laid-back base for walking and climbing among the red rocks, goats and Argan trees of the Anti-Atlas. |
 Imperial Meknès Kilometres of crumbling pisé ramparts, and a manageable médina. |
 Sidi Ifni and Mirleft An obscure, crumbling Spanish colony and its hip upstart neighbour. Rock arches and big beaches. |
 Casablanca The capital of a one-time "French California", with Art Deco buildings and the world's second largest mosque. |
 Tangier City of the straits. Shades of Burrough's Interzone in the Kasbah, decaying charms of the Boulevard, and beaches. |
 Marrakech The Red City, pleasure capital, with jewel-box guesthouses, souks teeming with must-buy crafts and mountain excursions. |
 Chefchaouen Bright white Andalucian walls and the remote Rif Mountains. |
 Essaouira Crashing Atlantic waves behind thick fortified walls. Surf, fish, and film sets. |
 Fès Morocco's holy core featuring centuries of spirituality alongside the donkeys and camel heads within the walls. |
 Tizi-n-Tichka route Switchback turns over the Atlas, gentle Ouirgane, and the remote austerity of Tin Mal mosque. |
 Erg Chebbi Camels and sand at these popular but cinematic dunes near Merzouga. |
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