Morocco, a small tour
An invitation to travel in this beautiful country, so close and so different
Tanger
Our imaginary journey goes from Tangier to Fez, starting with the lighthouse of Cape Spartel
Chefchaouen 1
Here we are already in the mountain, not very far
Chefchaouen 2
In this symphony in blue, a few notes of red
Moulay Idriss 1
Other Legendary Village
Moulay Idriss 2
Because of a great saint whose memorial is here
Volubilis 1
Even the Romans loved Morocco
Volubilis 2
They left some beautiful vestiges there!
Meknès 1
And here is Meknes, an imperial city!
Meknès 2
The sultan Moulay Ismaïl, friend of Louis XIV, made there this basin of Aguedal
Meknès 3
And this stable of 12,000 horses! The power of kings was measured by the number of horses ...
Maeknès 4
His tomb is a sanctuary that can be visited
Meknès 5
It's a marvel to contemplate
Meknès 6
We are slow to leave it!
Rabat 1
Back to the seaside in Rabat, the former capital
Rabat 2
The Bou Regreg separates it from Salé, the city of the pirates
Rabat 3
Who scoured the entire Atlantic coast
Salé
Where we see this mosque, a composition in abyme
Rabat 4
In contrast, the Chellah and its minaret, kingdom of storks
Rabat 5
Where Roman ruins neighbor the tombs of Sultan Abu el Hassan and his wife Shems ed Douha: ‟Sun of the Morning‟.
Rabat 6
In town, the Oulayas Riad, next to the Kasbah,
Rabat 7
Invite us to the freshness of Nouzhat Hassan Park, behind the Medina
Rabat 8
While the Mausoleum of Mohammed V shows us, to the envy,
Rabat 9
That the art of the builders is perpetuated, in Morocco
Rabat 10
Next to it, the minaret of the old Hassan mosque, and its ruins
Rabat 11
Make us meditate on the death of empires
Casablanca 1
Here, the city of business we reserve nice surprises, like Scala, ancient fort become restaurant
Casablanca 2
Or the village-marabout of Sidi Abd er-Rahman, rock of holiness lost in the sea
Casablanca 3
In town, in the Habbous, the Pacha's palace became Prefecture
Casablanca 4
And the recent Hassan II mosque stands as a lighthouse
Casablanca 5
Green is the color of Islam, the white of prayer
Casablanca 6
Beside, in the museum, this bronze door plunges us into the interlacing of its arabesques.
El Jadida
Let us admire this cistern and its magic pillars .
Oualidia
Do not tell me that you would not want to be there!
Marrakech 1
Or here in Marrakech ‟the French‟
Marrakech 2
In the Bahia's palace
Marrakech 3
Or the Majorelle garden, a French painter
Atlas 1
But we are still better in the majestic Atlas, far from the cities
Aït Benhaddou
Or in this village, a real movie set
Ouarzazate
Before arriving at Ouarzazate, another village of Bedouins,
Atlas 2
To return to the Atlas, the giant that supports the world
Merzouga 1
And get lost in the desert
Merzouga 2
Where the Bedouins tents resemble the dunes
Erfoud
Where the wells are craters,
Jorf 1
The oasis are mirages
Jorf 2
And the villages, ghosts!
Midelt
In the middle of nowhere, a shepherd is gazing at the Atlas.
Fez 1
And here we are in Fez, the mysterious
Fez 2
Where the king hides in his palace
Fez 3
And the dinandiers in the medina.
Fez 4
The Fondouk Neijarine opens its doors
Fez 5
Before those of the medersa Sahrij: we contemplate their mysteries
Fez 6
Which are hiding here?
Fez 7
Like the minaret of the Royal Palace
Fez 8
And what is this approaching shadow?