16 Exciting Morocco Adventure Tours & Activities
16 Exciting Morocco Adventure Tours & Activities Morocco is a fascinating culture-rich country with a unique history that has continued to attract artists, explorers and adventure travelers during the past several decades. Dignitaries like Winston Churchill visited Morocco and fell in love claiming that “Marrakesh is simply the nicest place on Earth to spend […]
Buying Moroccan Handicrafts, Artisan Weavers and Embroiderers in Tameslouht
Buying Moroccan Handicrafts, Artisan Weavers and Embroiderers in Tameslouht Morocco is famous for its artisan handicrafts and as you wander the streets of any Moroccan medina (old city), you will see stunning examples of local leatherwork, carpets, tasseled baskets, and blankets, soft furnishings, babouche slippers, carved wood and much, much more. Moroccan style, textiles, […]
Virtual Tour of Top 8 Secret Places In Fes
Virtual Tour of Top 8 Secret Places In Fes While travel to Morocco has come to a near standstill during the coronavirus pandemic, it is possible to visit Fes, one of the country’s most spiritual and historical cities, within mere seconds. Our Fes Virtual Tour enables you to become an armchair traveler with the blink of […]
How to Choose a Tajine to Take Home from Morocco
A souvenir at the top of your list when visiting Morocco is most likely an is an authentic Moroccan tajine. That is until you discover how many different options exist for purchase. It can quickly become overwhelming and frustrating. We recommend that you do a little bit of research ahead of time so the experience […]
The Popular Moroccan Art Scene, Post Independence
The Moroccan Contemporary Art Scene, post-independence, is much sought after and has gained popularity over the recent years given its varied mix of forward thinking and experimental painters, sculptors,
The Pottery and Ceramics of Morocco
Morocco’s pottery and ceramics are one of the real treasures of the souks with diverse traditional and modern colors and designs influenced by Berber and Islamic art and before them, absorbing Phoenician, Roman and Byzantine designs. Ceramics and pottery pieces include vases, plates, pots, dishes, bowls, and the funnel shaped tangines used for slow cooking stews. Be sure to distinguish pottery used for cooking from ceramics used for decoration, because the glazes used to fix colors include lead and cadmium. It is not unusual for there to be several glazing and several firings on a particular Moroccan piece. The final product is vividly decorated and water-resistant due to the glaze.
Safi Pottery – Travel to the Moroccan town of Safi
Walking through the chaotic souks of Marrakesh you will find stall upon stall of beautiful Moroccan ceramics of all shapes and sizes. From large round plates with bright orange flowers to traditional tagines of cobalt blue, the intricate designs and astonishing colors make it hard to believe that most of the pieces were made by […]
Majorelle Blue – Tour Yves Saint Laurent’s Moroccan Gardens
Amidst the fresh greens of thorny cacti, towering bamboo, flowering lilies and ancient palms shines a dominant cobalt blue with flashes of sunny yellow, at the Majorelle Gardens in Marrakech. Marrakech’s botanical garden designed by French artist Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962) revolutionizes the way we think of color. Bright potted plants of yellows, blues and greens are […]
