Travel Reference
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Taroudannt
Pick up Chleuh silver jewellery, influenced by Saharan tribes and Jewish silversmiths, in the
souqs. (
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Fès Festival of World Sacred Music
In June, Morocco's premier music festival features international
names and intimate concerts by
tariqas
(Sufi orders). (
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Marrakesh
Shop beyond the souqs, alongside design fanatics in Quartier Industriel Sidi Ghanem, and col-
lectors in the hip art galleries of Guèliz. (
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Carpets
Compared with the cities, towns like Ouarzazate and Tafraoute have cooperatives, ensembles and
shops that are low-pressure spots to bag a tasselled souvenir. (
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Tangier
The American Legation Museum contains the 'Moroccan Mona Lisa' and a wing devoted to Paul
Bowles, William Burroughs and the Beat writers' associates in Tangier. (
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Off the Beaten Track
Morocco's small towns and picturesque villages are ideal for unwinding and meeting the locals over mint
tea.
Afella-Ighir
The road to these oasis villages is little visited; in Tiwadou, stay in an
auberge
with a local mu-
seum. (
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Agdz
Watch other travellers hurry along the Drâa Valley from your relaxing vantage point amid the
palmeraie
(palm grove) and mudbrick kasbahs of Agdz. (
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Imilchil
The Middle Atlas village is famous for its marriage
moussem
(festival), but the journey there is
stunning year-round. (
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Midelt
Between the Middle and High Atlas, visit the surrounding villages and kasbahs, enjoy the mountain
views and leave with a carpet. (
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Tarfaya
Clean up in a tented pool hall near a shipwrecked ferry, and watch the Saharawi world go by.
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Around Essaouira
Leave the crowds in the medina and follow the surf trail south to Sidi Kaouki and
Taghazout. (
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Food Adventures
Morocco offers culinary adventures from couscous rolling to eating camel tajine.
Fez
On a culinary course or walking tour, pack your
tanjia
(slow-cooked stew) at the butcher's, then leave it
to cook in the hammam's woodfired oven. (
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Desert food
Learn Saharawi recipes or the secrets of elaborate traditional couscous at M'Hamid's Saharan
retreats. (
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