Morocco Travel Guide: Destinations

Every region, city and landmark covered in this guide, in one index.

Marrakech-Safi

4.9Jemaa el-Fnaa · The great square: storytellers, drummers and food stalls from dusk.

4.7Koutoubia Mosque · The 77-metre minaret (completed 1199) that defines the skyline.

4.6Ben Youssef Madrasa · The 16th-century Quranic school, a masterpiece of zellige and cedar.

4.6Bahia Palace · The 19th-century grand vizier's palace with 150 rooms.

4.7Majorelle Garden · Jacques Majorelle's blue villa and garden, restored by Yves Saint Laurent.

4.5Saadian Tombs · The 16th-century royal necropolis, rediscovered in 1917.

4.5The souks · Covered markets of metalwork, carpets, leather and spices.

4.3El Badi Palace · The ruined Saadian palace, once inlaid with Italian marble and Sudanese gold.

4.7Essaouira medina · The 18th-century walled port town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001.

4.7Jebel Toubkal · North Africa's highest peak at 4,167 m, a two-day trek from Imlil.

4.3Ourika Valley · The Atlas valley of Berber villages and waterfalls, an easy day trip.

4.1Safi · The pottery capital on the Atlantic, and its 16th-century sea castle.

Marrakech · Marrakech City Guide

Essaouira · Essaouira City Guide

Imlil ›Amizmiz ›Asni ›Oukaimeden ›Setti Fatma ›Tahanaout ›

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Fès-Meknès

4.9Fès el-Bali · The 9th-century medina: 9,000 alleyways, a UNESCO site since 1981.

4.7Chouara Tannery · The great leather tannery, unchanged for centuries; view it from the balconies.

4.6University of al-Qarawiyyin · Founded in 859 by Fatima al-Fihri; the mosque and library at Islam's scholarly heart.

4.6Bou Inania Madrasa · The 14th-century Marinid school, open to non-Muslim visitors.

4.3Bab Bou Jeloud · The blue gate into the medina, built in 1913.

4.3Dar Batha Museum · Fès crafts in a 19th-century Hispano-Moorish palace.

4.7Bab Mansour · The monumental 1732 gate, the grandest of Moulay Ismail's imperial city.

4.8Volubilis · The best-preserved Roman ruins in Morocco, UNESCO 1997, near Meknès.

4.3Heri es-Souani · Moulay Ismail's vast granaries and stables in Meknès.

4.4Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail · The tomb of the sultan who made Meknès an imperial capital.

4.2Moulay Idriss Zerhoun · The holy hill town above Volubilis, closed to non-Muslims until 2005.

4.4Azrou cedar forest · Cedar Gouraud's ancient cedars and wild Barbary macaques.

4.1Ifrane · The 'Little Switzerland' of the Middle Atlas, a ski town in winter.

Fès · Fès City Guide

Meknès · Meknès City Guide

Ifrane ›Azrou ›Sefrou ›Moulay Idriss Zerhoun ›Bhalil ›

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Casablanca-Settat

4.9Hassan II Mosque · The 1993 oceanfront mosque with its 210-metre minaret, open to guided tours.

4.4Habous Quarter · The 1920s 'New Medina': arcades of crafts, patisseries and the Royal Palace square.

4.3Ain Diab corniche · The seafront promenade: beach clubs, restaurants and sunset walks.

4.1Art Deco downtown · Maârif and the Boulevard Mohammed V: 1930s facades and the old cinema Rialto.

4.0Rick's Café · The 2004 recreation of the film's bar, in a restored medina mansion.

4.6Portuguese Cistern, El Jadida · The 1514 vaulted cistern of Mazagan, a UNESCO site since 2004.

4.4El Jadida (Mazagan) · The walled Portuguese city on the Atlantic.

4.4Oualidia lagoon · Oyster farms and calm water in a sheltered lagoon.

Casablanca · Casablanca City Guide

El Jadida ›Azemmour ›Mohammedia ›Settat ›Bouznika ›

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Rabat-Salé-Kénitra

4.7Hassan Tower · The unfinished 1195 minaret and its field of columns.

4.7Mausoleum of Mohammed V · The marble tomb of the independence king, guarded by the Royal Guard.

4.7Kasbah of the Udayas · The blue-and-white citadel above the river, with the Andalusian Gardens.

4.5Chellah · The ruined Merinid necropolis among Roman columns and storks.

4.4Rabat medina · The old town's souks and the Rue des Consuls.

4.3Mohammed VI Museum · Morocco's museum of modern and contemporary art.

4.3Salé medina · The corsair city's Great Mosque (1196) and working souks.

4.1Mehdia beach · The surf beach at the Sebou river mouth, near Kénitra.

3.9Maâmora forest · One of the world's great cork-oak forests, on the road to Kénitra.

Rabat · Rabat City Guide

Salé ›Kénitra ›Mehdia ›Moulay Bousselham ›

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Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma

4.5Tangier Kasbah · The citadel above the strait: the Kasbah Museum in Dar el Makhzen.

4.3Petit Socco · The little square of the old International Zone's writers and spies.

4.4Cap Spartel · The lighthouse point where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean.

4.1Caves of Hercules · The sea cave with its Africa-shaped opening.

4.4Café Hafa · The cliffside café (1921) with mint tea over the Strait.

4.8Chefchaouen medina · The blue-washed medina in the Rif foothills.

4.7Plaza Uta el-Hammam · Chefchaouen's main square under the kasbah walls.

4.6Tétouan medina · The Andalusian medina, UNESCO-listed since 1997.

4.6Asilah · The mural-painted medina and its summer arts festival.

4.5Akchour waterfalls · The Rif canyon pools and God's Bridge, from Chefchaouen.

4.2Al Hoceima coast · Mediterranean coves by the national park.

Tangier · Tangier City Guide

Chefchaouen · Chefchaouen City Guide

Asilah ›Tétouan ›Al Hoceima ›Larache ›Martil ›Oued Laou ›

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Souss-Massa

4.4Agadir beach · The 9-km bay: calm water, promenade and winter sun.

4.6Taghazout surf · The surf village: Anchor Point and the winter swell.

4.5Paradise Valley · The Atlas foothill pools and palm groves, a day trip from Agadir.

4.2Agadir Oufella · The hilltop kasbah ruins above the bay, rebuilt after 1960.

4.5Taroudant ramparts · The 16th-century walled 'Little Marrakech' of the Souss valley.

4.4Souss-Massa National Park · The Massa estuary: bald ibis, flamingos and dunes.

4.3Tiznit · The silver town: Berber jewelry in the old medina.

4.2Tafraout · The Anti-Atlas town of pink granite and painted rocks.

Agadir · Agadir City Guide

Taghazout ›Taroudant ›Tiznit ›Mirleft ›Sidi Ifni ›Tamraght ›

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Drâa-Tafilalet

4.9Erg Chebbi, Merzouga · The great dune sea: camel treks and nights in desert camps.

4.8Aït Benhaddou · The earthen ksar on the caravan route, UNESCO 1987.

4.7Todra Gorges · The 300-metre limestone canyon, Morocco's climbing capital.

4.6Dades Gorges · The winding 'valley of a thousand kasbahs'.

4.6Erg Chigaga · The wilder, harder-to-reach dunes near M'Hamid.

4.5Draa Valley · Palm groves and kasbahs along Morocco's longest river.

4.4Taourirt Kasbah · Ouarzazate's great Glaoui kasbah.

4.2Atlas Studios · The film studios: sets from Gladiator to Game of Thrones.

4.3Valley of Roses · Kelaât M'Gouna: the rose harvest each May.

4.3Rissani souk · The Tafilalet market town and its donkey parking lot.

4.0Sijilmassa ruins · The medieval gold-trade city near Rissani.

Ouarzazate · Ouarzazate City Guide

Merzouga ›Tinghir ›Zagora ›Rissani ›Erfoud ›M'Hamid ›

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Oriental

4.3Saïdia beach · 14 km of Mediterranean sand, Morocco's 'Blue Pearl'.

4.1Oujda medina · The eastern capital's old town and its gharnati music scene.

4.4Figuig oasis · The seven-ksar oasis near the Algerian border.

4.0Beni Snassen · The mountain range behind Berkane, good for spring hiking.

3.9Berkane · The clementine capital of the east.

Oujda ›Saïdia ›Nador ›Berkane ›Ras El Ma ›

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Béni Mellal-Khénifra

4.8Ouzoud Falls · The 110-metre falls through olive groves, with macaques above.

4.5Aït Bouguemez · The 'Happy Valley': Berber villages under the Atlas wall.

4.4Bin el Ouidane · The turquoise reservoir in the Atlas foothills.

4.2Imilchil · The high lakes and the September Marriage Festival.

3.8Khénifra · The Middle Atlas town on the Oum Er-Rbia river.

Béni Mellal ›Azilal ›Khénifra ›Bin el Ouidane ›Ouzoud ›Demnate ›

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Guelmim-Oued Noun

4.6Legzira beach · The red sandstone arches at low tide.

4.4Sidi Ifni · The Spanish Art Deco seafront town.

4.2Guelmim camel market · The Saturday souk: camels, goats and desert trade.

4.1Tighmert oasis · The palm oasis outside Guelmim.

4.2Plage Blanche · The long empty 'White Beach' south of the region.

Guelmim ›Tan-Tan ›Assa ›Bouizakarne ›

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Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra

4.3Khnifiss lagoon · The national park lagoon: flamingos, dunes and migratory birds.

4.1Foum El Oued · Laâyoune's beach on the Atlantic.

3.9Laâyoune · The largest city of the southern provinces.

3.8Boujdour · The fishing port on Cap Bojador.

Laayoune ›Smara ›Boujdour ›Tarfaya ›

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Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab

4.7Dakhla lagoon kitesurf · Flat-water lagoon, constant wind: world-class kitesurfing.

4.3Dragon Island · The sandbar island in the lagoon, reached by boat.

4.2Oyster farms · Lagoon oysters, eaten at the source.

4.1Imlili sebkhas · Desert salt flats with endemic pupfish.

4.0Dakhla · The peninsula town between lagoon and ocean.

Dakhla ›Awsard ›

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