Month: October 2019

Ksar Ait Ben Haddou

Anyone who has strolled through the alleys of this remarkably well-preserved Kasbah will understand why movies are so popular here. One immediately feels transported back to a medieval environment, as if by time machine. In the late 1970s, this ancient Kasbah was largely restored for the film Jesus of Nazareth. From 2000 to 2015, further …

Merzouga

This small desert village with about 500 inhabitants is located directly in front of the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi, one of the two large sand dune landscapes in Morocco. From here, you can ride a camel to a tent city in the desert, giving you a little sense of what nomadic life in the …

Madkhal Meski

Source bleue de Meski When you drive into Madkhal Meski you don’t expect to find an oasis behind all the mud houses and dusty streets. At first you see only a narrow asphalt road and many dirt side roads. All houses are of similar construction and a drab shade of brown. But if you follow …

Essaouira

The city of Essaouira with its 88,000 inhabitants is located on the Moroccan Atlantic coast. Especially the 18th century old town and the Portuguese Fortress, which runs around the whole medina, are a big attraction for visitors. Through one of the 3 city gates, Bab Sbâa, Bab Marrakech and Bab Doukkaladie, you enter directly into …