Fes is the oldest of Morocco’s imperial cities and, for many people, its real heart. It’s the spiritual and cultural capital, founded over 1,200 years ago, and its old town is the largest car-free urban area on the planet. If Chefchaouen is small and easy, Fes is the opposite: big, dense, and medieval, a working city where donkeys… Read More »
Chefchaouen is the blue town tucked high in the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco — every wall, door, and staircase washed in a hundred shades of blue. It’s one of the most photographed places in the country, and after the chaos of Marrakech or Fes, it feels like exhaling. Here’s the one thing to get right, and most… Read More »
Picking a month for the desert is not the same as picking a month for Morocco. The coast can be lovely in July while the Sahara is cooking at 46°C. So even if you’ve already read up on Morocco’s seasons in general, the dunes play by their own rules. This page is just about the desert — Erg… Read More »