toscanafoto

I want to share with the community the photos of my trip to Morocco

I visited: Fes - Marrakesh - Zagora - Meknes - Ouarzazate - Casablanca - Salé - Rabat - El Jadida - Tinghir - Oualidia - Essaouira - Volubilis - Arfoud - Moulay Idriss Zerhoun - Safi

To see my photo gallery click on the link below

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcodi...7635172870538/

A very beautiful trip: amazing the medina of Fez with its labyrinthine alleys where getting lost is simple, tanneries and its picturesque Suq; the Jemaa el Fna square in Marrakesh at night is a unique show that if you do not live in person is difficult to imagine, probably at night is the most chaotic place I visited, sounds, lights, colors, smells and nauseating odors that are mixed into a Dantesque hell chaos; the desert is very nice and landscapes that are constantly changing. Very interesting Kasbahs in the south and the architecture of the houses.

I want to point out the major tourist attractions

> Marrakech what to visit :
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- Medina and Souq el Khemis
- Jamaa el Fna or Djema el-Fna ( is the main square )
- Koutoubia Mosque - Ben Youssef Mosque - Sidi Bel Abbes Mosque
- Ben Youssef Madrasa
- Palace Bahia - Palace El Badi
- Mellah ( Jewish Quarter )
- Saadian Tombs
- Gate Bab Taghzout
- Dar el Makhzen ( Royal Palace )
- Jewish Cemetery Miaara
- Almoravid Koubba ( is a building )
- Quarter Gueliz
- Square Rahba Kedima - Street Mouassine
- Maison Tiskiwin Museum - Dar Si Said Museum of Moroccan Arts - Berber Museum - Museum of Photography - Museum of Moroccan Art of Living
- Train station
- Congress Palace
- Majorelle garden - Arsat Moulay Abdessalam garden - El Harti garden - Agdal garden
- Excursion Atlas Mountains ( beautiful views )
- Excursion Ourika Valley

> Fes what to visit :
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- Medina el-Bali ( is the oldest part of the walled of Fes ) and Souq
- Tanneries of quarter Moulay Abdellah
- Bou Inania or Anania Madrasa - Al-Attarine Madrasa - Cherratin Madrasa - Sahrij Madrasa
- Bab Bou Jeloud ( Blu Gate )
- Mosque and University of al-Karaouine or al-Qarawiyyin - Andalusian Mosque
- Dar el Makhzen ( Royal Palace )
- Ibn Danan o Aben Danan Synagogue
- Quarter el-Jdid where there is Mellah ( Jewish Quarter )
- Zaouia Moulay Idriss II ( is a sanctuary )
- Palace Glaoui
- Fondouk Tsetouanien ( place bargaining )
- Tombs of Merenidi
- Museum of wood and craft of Nejjarine and the fountain - Dar Batha Museum - Museum of Arms
- Jnan Sbil gardens

> Arfoud what to visit :
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- Excursion dunes of Merzouga

> Ouarzazate what to visit :
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- Kasbah Amridil - Kasbah Taourirt - Kasbah Ait-Ben-Haddou
- Jebel Sahro ( nice mountainous area )
- Museum of Memory
- Atlas Film Studio

> Essaouira what to visit :
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- Medina
- Fortress on the sea
- Central market ( fish fruit vegetables and everything else )
- Ramparts of the city
- Port
- Dar Souiri ( is a building )
- Jewish Cemetery - Christian Cemetery Mogador

> Zagora what to visit :
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- Excursion desert and Village Hassi Labiad and dunes Tinfou
- Draa river and valley ( beautiful area with palm trees and breathtaking views )

> Meknes what to visit :
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- Medina
- Bou Inania Madrasa
- Gate Bab Mansour and Bab el-Khemis
- Moulay Ismail Mosque and Mausoleum
- Square El Hedim
- Old stables
- Dar Jamai Museum
- Moulay Ismail University
- Excursion Archaeological Site of Volubilis
- Excursion reservoir Agdal
- Excursion Moulay Idriss Zerhoun ( Medina - Mosque and Sanctuary Moulay Idriss )

> Rabat and Salé what to visit :
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- Medina
- Kasbah of the Udayas
- Mausoleum Mohamed V and Hassan Tower
- Dar el Makhzen ( Royal Palace )
- Archaeological Site of Chella
- Andalusian gardens - Exotic gardens of Bouknadel
- Oudaia Museum - Currency Museum of the Bank Al-Maghrib - National Archaeological Museum
- Downtown

> Casablanca what to visit :
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- Hassan II Mosque
- Dar el Makhzen ( Royal Palace )
- Old and new Medina
- Quarter Habous
- Square Mohammed V
- Seafront and beaches Ain Diab
- Notre Dame de Lourdes Church - Church of the Sacred Heart
- Lighthouse el-Hank
- Town Hall
- Park of the Arab League
- Museum of Moroccan Judaism - Abderrahman Slaoui Museum

> El Jadida what to visit :
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- Portuguese Historical Center
- Underground cistern
- Sidi Bouzid beach - Haouzia beach
- Mohammed V gardens

> Safi what to visit :
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- Medina and Souq
- Dar el Bahar or Qasr al-Bahr ( is a fortress )

> Tinghir what to visit :
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- Todra Gorge

> Oualidia is a seaside resort

thursdaysd

Have you ever posted anything on Fodors other than links to your photos and very long lists that could be obtained from any competent guidebook? Talk about self-promotion.

Sag_journey

Really enjoyed your photographs. You certainly have a good idea for the details. Many times I wanted to ask you "where was this one taken?"

I'm going to copy your lists. Sometimes it is easier to travel with a list than a guide book, if I have done my homework earlier. Thanks for your effort and for sharing your photographs.

Ngong

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.

michaelmorrison

Very nice photos! Keep up the good work, I'm enjoying all the pics posted by you.