British Maghreb Directory

Top four Morocco holiday destinations

Experience Chefchaouen

Useful Links:

Moroccan Ministry of Communication official site: http://www.mincom.gov.ma/

Traveller's information about Morocco: http://www.wtg-online.com/data/mar/mar.asp

Lonely Planet guide about Morocco: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/africa/morocco/

Royal Air Maroc airline website: http://www.royalairmaroc.com/ver_en/index.htm

Railways website: http://www.oncf.org.ma

Au Maroc, Chaouen (ou Chefchaouen) signifie les "deux cornes". L'origine du nom de Chefchaouen tient tout simplement au magnifique site de la localité. Chefchaouen est nichée à 600 mètres d'altitude au pied de 2 montagnes dont les sommets forment des cornes. ce sont le Djebel Kela ou Tissouka qui s'élève à plus de 2000 mètres.Ici en pleine montagne dans une zone ou l'élevage constitue l'une des principale richesses, ce nom, selon les habitants locaux, représente une sorte de remerciement à dieu. La ville est bénie. La nature gâté Chefchaouen.

Discover the south of Morocco

Snake charmers, magic potions, hidden palaces: Marrakech brings the most outlandish travellers' tales to life. The pink city has waylaid desert caravans since the 11th century, as visitors succumb to the charms of its bluesy Gnaoua trance music, steamy hammams (traditional Moroccan spas), and multi-course feasts.
Visitors today often disappear down a maze of winding derbs (alleys) and emerge days later, relaxed and refreshed from their stays in spectacular riads (courtyard guesthouses) where their every need is anticipated by butlers, in-house chefs, and massage therapists.

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Explore the atlantic coast line

Known for its fine beaches and busy tourist industry, it is also a major gateway to the inland attractions of the Sahara desert, and presents an interesting combination of old and new - longstanding Moroccan tradition and culture combining with modern facilities to offer a lively mix for the cruise passenger.

Sightseeing Superb beaches, wide palm-fringed boulevards, excellent resort hotels and self-catering accommodation, and all types of sports activities are the main features of Agadir. It has an excellent covered souk, which sells local specialities.

The fish market is also worth visiting to see the locals at work. Day trips into the desert, and to the former earthquake refugee centre, now a town in its own right, are a popular option for cruises stopping here.

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A country steeped in history

Fès (also spelled Fez and in Arabic, Fas) is the third largest city in Morocco, after Casablanca and Rabat. It lies in a valley bordered by the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, and on the old crossroads of caravan routes connecting the Saharan empires like Timbuktu with the Atlantic and the Mediterranean shipping lanes.
The most ancient and impressive of the imperial cities (Fès, Marrakech, Meknes and Rabat are known as the Imperial Cities, each having been the country's capital at some time during its history), it is still considered the cultural and spiritual centre of Morocco, the holiest city in the Islamic world after Mecca and Medina .

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