Today we visit the stunning Todra Gorge, and an abandoned mosque in Tingher.
Category: Travels in Morocco
Morocco 2017: Skoura and the Kasbah Amridil – The Director’s Cut
We head to Skoura, where we would visit a 17th century citadel, and I would fall in love ... with a loom!
Morocco 2017: Tinghir and Tomboctou – The Director’s Cut
One last short camel ride in the Red Dunes, before continuing on to Tingher and Tomboctu.
Morocco 2017: Into the Red Dunes – The Director’s Cut
Today's the day! My camel trek into the Red Dunes of Erg Chebbi - part of the Western Sahara and the tallest sand dunes in Morocco.
Morocco 2017: Monkeys, a White Horse and a Kasbah – The Director’s Cut
Today we will climb into the Middle Atlas Mountains to see wild monkeys, and to a kasbah in Merzouga, at the edge of the Western Sahara.
Morocco 2017: A Tile Factory, a Library and a Souk in Fez – The Director’s Cut
Fez is the second oldest city in the world after Jerusalem. It lays claim to the first psychiatric and surgical hospitals, the oldest university and library (coincidentally, founded by a woman) and the world's 3rd largest mosque.
Morocco 2017: Volubilis – The Director’s Cut
Volubilis was a caravansary for the Berbers and the capital of Mauritania, before becoming an important Roman outpost in the 2nd century BCE. It marked the furthest reach of the Roman Empire into Africa.
Morocco 2017: Fez and Many Broken Things – The Director’s Cut
We arrive in Fez. And then, a series of small unfortunate events starts to occur... Shoe photo courtesy of Brenda Dougal Merriman.
Morocco 2017: The Ethnographic Museum in Chefchaouen – The Director’s Cut
The manorhouse inside the Qasaba is the home of an Ethnographic Museum, displaying traditional Moroccan craft.
Morocco 2017: Chefchaouen – The Director’s Cut
Nearing sunset, a pale blue and white landscape comes into view. It's Chefchaouen, a mountain community built in 1471. Photo credit: Mark Charteris.