Essaouira The town’s name means ‘well designed’, and it still suits the whitewashed medina
behind seafront ramparts (Click here )
Rissani On a 21km loop, you can see a zawiya (shrine), a ruined Saharan trading post,
multiple ksour and a museum about life in the fortified strongholds (Click here )
Berber Culture
Morocco’s proud indigenous people are a memorable part of many travellers’ journeys here.
Their Amazigh colour and character are a big part of special spots such as Marrakesh and the
Atlas.
Regional costumes Women display their local allegiances; from black shawls and colourful
dresses around Tata to Riffian hats and candy-striped skirts (Click here )
Demnate Just 1½ hours from Marrakesh, immersion in indigenous culture and cuisine awaits,
with Morocco’s best olive oil and a Berber Romeo and Juliet (Click here )
Imilchil marriage moussem Berbers look for marriage mat-erial in the Middle Atlas village
(Click here )
Ameln Valley The Berbers have always been excellent hosts: in the traditional houses-turned-
museums around Tafraoute, the best room was reserved for guests (Click here )
Maison Tiskiwin Understand how the Berbers tie into the rest of North Africa in Marrakesh’s
museum of trans-Saharan culture (Click here )
Al-Hoceima The seaside town is an unofficial capital for Morocco’s northern Berbers (Click
here )
History
At the meeting of Europe, Africa and the Muslim world, Morocco’s historical tapestry weaves in
Arabs and Berbers, traders and invaders, and others who crossed the Med and the Sahara.
Volubilis One of the Roman Empire’s most remote outposts is now Morocco’s best preserved
archaeological site, with many beautiful mosaics (Click here )
Medinas In ancient medinas such as Fez, Meknès and Marrakesh, life continues as it has for
centuries with donkeys winding down narrow lanes (Click here )
Aït Benhaddou Hollywood does history at this 11th-century Almoravid caravanserai, which has
been touched up for films such as Gladiator (Click here )
Colonial echoes European visitors left their mark on Morocco, from the fine patisseries to
Hispano-Moorish spots like Tetouan and Larache (Click here )
Jewish Jews have been in Morocco for over two millennia, with historic mellahs (Jewish
quarters) in the imperial cities and a dedicated museum in Casablanca (Click here )