4/19/2013

Rabat Capital Of Morocco

It's the capital of a Kingdom and is home to 1.8 million people, still Morocco's third largest city, Rabat, leads a relatively anonymous existence on the country's Atlantic coast. A short 45-minute train ride from Casablanca, Rabat is a place where Moroccan history spectacularly collides with modern life; and where the country's European roots wonderfully weave themselves through its African heritage. Just taking a stroll through the...

4/16/2013

Beautiful city of Essaouira by Atlantic Ocean

History Essaouira - “the jewel of the Atlantic” - is a small fortified port on the same latitude as Marrakech, between Safi and Agadir. see Morocco map Since the first century B.C., there has been a small settlement on the Purple Islands, so-called because the murex, a mollusc from which the colour purple was extracted, was found in its waters. In the 15th century, the Portuguese then came and built the first fortifications. The Scala...

Chefchaouen The Blue City

Chefchaouen or Chaouen, as it is often called by Moroccans, is a popular tourist destination because of its proximity to Tangier and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. The name refers to the shape of the mountain tops above the town, that look like the two horns (chaoua) of a goat. "Chef Chaouen" derives from the Berber word for horns, Ichawen. There are approximately two hundred hotels catering to the summer influx of European tourists. One distinction...

Marrakech is great and beautiful city

Marrakech is great and beautiful city to visit also as it is great gateway to the desert tours but also to the surrounding areas. A lot to do. Great food. Friendly people. You can easily book excursion from Marrakech to the Atlas Mountains in 1 hour change of scenery to tall mountains and Berber villages. Or you can travel to the coastal town of Essaouria or the Ouzoud Waterfalls. Or if you don't mind bit of travel you can even travel...