Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Marrakesh
Buy ingredients at the souq, learn to cook like a
dadas
(chef) and feast on the results in the
comfort of a riad. (
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Seafood
Buy your dinner fresh off the boat in Al-Hoceima port, or try Atlantic catches at Essaouira's fish
souq and outdoor fish grills. (
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Taliouine
Tour saffron and argan producers and learn how to make a saffron-tinted tajine. (
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Demnate
Try local almonds, olive oil and wildflower honey, and choose between 40 restaurants in this Ber-
ber foodie hub near Marrakesh. (
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Architecture
Morocco's buildings, whether reinvented as a boutique medina retreat or crumbling into a hillside, reflect
the country's long history as a cultural melting pot.
Ali ben Youssef Medersa
Inside this splendid 14th-century theological seminary in Marrakesh are five-col-
our
zellij
(tilework) walls and stucco archways. (
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Art deco
The Atlantic Coast has some wonderful art-deco architecture, mostly in Casablanca, where it in-
fluenced the local Mauresque style, and in white-and-blue Sidi Ifni. (
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Kairaouine Mosque and University
One of Africa's largest mosques and the world's oldest universities,
this 1150-year-old complex in Fez has a green pyramidal roof. (
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Essaouira
The town's name means 'well designed', and it still suits the whitewashed medina behind 18th-
century seafront ramparts. (
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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. (
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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 in Tangier. (
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Demnate
Just 1½ hours from Marrakesh, immersion in indigenous culture and cuisine awaits, with Mo-
rocco's best olive oil and a Berber Romeo and Juliet. (
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Imilchil marriage moussem
Berbers look for marriage material in the Middle Atlas village. (
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Maison Tiskiwin
Understand how the Berbers tie into the rest of North Africa in Marrakesh's museum of
trans-Saharan culture. (
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Al-Hoceima
The seaside town is the unofficial capital of Morocco's northern Berbers. (
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