All About Moroccan Handwoven Carpets, Kelims and Textiles, Your Morocco Tour Guide
If you are interested in learning all about Moroccan Handwoven Carpets, Kelims and Textiles then a trip to Morocco’s Berber Villages and its historic souks should be on your bucket list. A trip of a lifetime to Morocco can assist in you starting a Moroccan rug collection of your own. For an introduction to […]
The Medina Gardens of Fes, Your Morocco Tour Guide
The Medina Gardens of Fes make for the perfect Fes Tour to compliment this UNESCO World Heritage Site’s ancient Mosques, Monuments and Zaouias. The Bab Bou Jeloud is the main entry point to Fes el Bali. This area divided the cities of Fes Jedid and Fes el Bali and was developed into three palace gardens […]
Abderrahman Slaoui’s Casablanca Museum,Your Morocco Tour Guide
Abderrahman Slaoui was a businessman who loved the arts. Newly opened this past May 2012 is Abderrahman Slaoui’s Foundation Museum located in Casablanca. The Musee De La Fondation Abderrahman Sloaoui is set up in the home of a charming art deco building dating from the 1940’s. Casablanca’s Musee De La Fondation Abderrahman Sloaoui is dedicated to Moroccan jewelry and decor.
Morocco’s Tin Mal Mosque and the Gandoufa Valley, Your Morocco Tour Guide
Tin Mal is 100 kms from Marrakech just past the village of Ijoukak on the road to Taroudant in the High Atlas Mountains. It was the spiritual home of the Almohads, who went on to conquer Marrakech defeating the ruling Almoravids and then creating an empire that stretched from all of what we know as the Maghreb, southern Portugal and Spain and part of Africa.
Excursions from Marrakech: Amizmiz, Ourika and Ouirgane
Many visitors to Marrakech also enjoy excursions into the nearby countryside to experience the life of the surrounding Berber villages and towns and the communities in the Atlas Mountains. After the excitement of the souks in Marrakech and the hub bub of the city the silence and the beauty of the countryside is a pleasant contrast. One popular destination is Amizmiz where the local souk takes place every Tuesday. A Visit to Amizmiz is an opportunity to browse a real Berber market which is usually cheaper than Marrakech. Many artifacts and carpets and kelims are available and if younegotiate well you may geta better price than in Marrakech. It’s a good idea to check out prices in the souk in Marrakech first. Amizmiz is 55 kilometers south of Marrakech at the foot of the High Atlas mountain range. It is a small town of some 11,000 population and the local souk plays an important role in the economic life of the surrounding villages. Berber farmers bring their local produce and animals and buy goods from Marrakech, so its good to see how the countryside interacts with the city. Marrakech still has its vegetable and fruit markets and farmers come from the surrounding area.
Ouarzazate The Gateway to the Sahara Desert and Draa Valley
Ouarzazate has always been a cultural meeting place and melting pot for the various peoples of the North and South for trade and cultural exchanges. Merchants settled in the city of Ouarzazate and excavations have found gold and precious metals. The town thrived on the Saharan camel trade routes coming up form Africa via Timbuktu […]
New Years Desert Trips in Morocco
Celebrate New Years in Morocco’s Sahara Desert with the trip of a lifetime. Sahara Desert New Years Tours in Morocco are the perfect way to discover the Deep South’s Berber Villages, the Skoura palmeraie and its Valley of one-thousand kasbahs, UNESCO World Heritage Site Ait Benhaddou, the Dades Valley and Morocco’s Erg Chebbi Dunes. New […]
The Berber Ecomuseum in the Ourika Valley, Your Morocco Tour Guide
A treasure house of Berber culture created by Patrick Man’ach and Hamid Megrani is the Berber Ecomuseum also referred to as Le Musée Berbère. The Berber Ecomuseum, Douar Tafza is located 37 km. from Marrakech just before the Ourika valley. The Berber Ecomuseum is in an old village casbah. The house was restored by traditional […]
The Maison de la Photographie Marrakech, Your Morocco Tour Guide
No visit to Marrakech is complete without a visit to La Maison de la Photographie which is close to the Medersa Ben Youssef. Just pass by the door of the Medersa and through the arch across the street and follow the road round passing on your way restaurant Foundak (an excellent place for lunch or […]
