FESTIVALS, HOLIDAYS & EVENTS
Where to Eat in Asiliah
Morocco Traveler’s Recommendations of the Best Places to Dine in Asiliah. CASA GARCIA With a Spanish vibe, typical of the north, Casa Garcia has sweeping sea views as patrons relax and enjoy the sea breeze alongside a delectable meal. With…
Where to Eat in Chefchaouen
Morocco Traveler’s Recommendations of the Best Places to Dine in Chefchaouen. CAFE CLOCK Cafe Clock is the perfect lunch spot in Chefchaouen. The Chefchaouen location is four stories and offers breathtaking, uninterrupted 360-degree views. Try their famous camel burger or…
Where to Eat in Rabat
Morocco Traveler’s Recommendations of the Best Places to Dine in Rabat. DINARJAT 6 Set in a refurbished riad in the old medina, the entrance to the restaurant is like a fairy tale – a man with a lamp guides…
Where to Eat in Casablanca
Morocco Traveler’s Recommendations of the Best Places to Dine in Casablanca. RICK’S CAFE Rick’s Cafe, the mythical saloon from the 1942 film “Casablanca” has been transformed from celluloid to wood, glass and plaster thanks to the imagination and determination of…
Where to Eat in Ouarzazate
Morocco Traveler’s Recommendations of the Best Places to Dine in Ouarzazate. LE KASBAH DES SABLE Le Kasbah Des Sables is a gastronomic experience with a menu that combines the cuisine of Fes, Meknes, Tangier, Arab and Berber with 5 class…
Where to Eat in Essaouira
Morocco Traveler’s Recommendations of the Best Places to Dine in Meknes. DAR BABA Dar Baba is one of Essaouira’s chic addresses in the heart of the historic medina. Open daily for for evening exotic cocktails, delicious tapas and Mediterranean cuisine make sure…
Where to Eat in Meknes
Morocco Traveler’s Recommendations of the Best Places to Dine in Meknes. BISTROT ART & LE WINE BAR Located in the Hotel Transatlantique, Bistrot Art & Le Wine Bar is an elegant, and reasonably-priced French restaurant in Meknes. Try this one!…
Where to Eat in Fes
Morocco Traveler’s Recommendations of the Best Places to Dine in Fes. LA MAISON BLEUE La Maison Bleue is one of Fes’ oldest and most stylish traditional Moroccan Fasis restaurants. Couscous, Sheep Brains, Fasis Salads and Pastilla with Powered Sugar…
Where to Eat in Marrakech, Gueliz
Morocco Traveler’s Recommendations of the Best Places to Dine in Marrakech, Gueliz. AL FASSIA Once you pass the traditionally dressed doormen, this place is all-female and is run like a family kitchen. Set up by the well-known Chab family…
Morocco’s Great Spice Trade, Your Morocco Tour Guide
The great sea voyages of the Portuguese explorers Ferdinand Magellan, who served for a while in Morocco, Vasco de Gama and the Spanish captain Christopher Columbus expanded trade routes around the world and especially the spice trade and the security…
Where to Shop in Casablanca
Casablanca or more affectionately known as Casa has a population of three and a half million and is the largest city and port in Morocco. Originally modeled after Marseilles when the French landed Casa in 1907, Casa is the most European of Morocco’s cities and is…
Where to Shop in Tanger
Taniger the capital of the Tétouan Region has a rich history and sits at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. Only 35 minutes from Spain by modern hydrofoil…
Where to Shop in Chefchaouen
Chefchaouenon is known as the “Blue” City in northwest Morocco situated in the Rif Mountains, located inland from Tangier and Tetouan. Its blue-glazed houses serve as a magnificent backdrop for shopping in its old medina filled with local artisans that…
Where to Shop in Essaouira
Essaouira is a sea-side medieval town. This charming artist colony boasts lovely white-washed and blue-shuttered houses, colonnades, and traditional thuya wood workshops along with art galleries. Essaouira is one of the best shopping destinations in Morocco for those looking to…
Where to Shop in Fes
Fes is a UNESCO World Heritage site and the oldest working medina in the world. Shopping in Fes is a unique experience where the old meets new. Fes serves up a unique array of traditional Moroccan hand made goods ranging…
Where to Shop in Sidi Ghanem, Marrakech
Shop in Sidi Ghanem, the Marrakech Industrial Zone and Urban, Artist Enclave. Located 5 kilometers from the Marrakech medina, Sidi Ghanem is the industrial zone where artists and designers have their workshops and showrooms. This urban enclave is a reminder…
Where to Shop in Gueliz, Marrakech
Marrakech’s new city of Gueliz is often referred to as “Little Paris.” Guliz was once the former town of the French protectorate and boasts historic Art Deco architecture. Gueliz has blossomed into an art mecca housing some of the most sought…
Mohammed VI Museum of Contemporary Art in Rabat, Morocco
King Mohammed VI of Morocco inaugurated the first Moroccan National Museum of art on October 14th, 2014 in Rabat. Mohammed VI Musée National d’Art Moderne et Contemporaine is the first major museum to be built in Morocco since it gained…
Morocco’s Erfoud Date Festival, Your Morocco Tour Guide
The Erfoud Date Festival takes place in early October for 3 days (dependant on the harvest) and makes for the perfect pitstop on a Morocco Private Tour. Erfoud is a small oasis town in the Moroccan Sahara desert, about 6…
Where to Eat in Marrakech, Medina
Travel Exploration’s Recommendations & Reviews of the Best Places to Dine in Marrakech. Moroccan cuisine is the culinary star of North Africa. Imperial and trade influence has been filtered and blended into Morocco’s culture. Being at the crossroads of…