by Amanda Ponzio-Mouttaki | Feb 27, 2014 | Morocco Articles
Once the cool breezes of winter turn warm, and the almond trees begins, spring is on its way and so to does the festival season. Some festivals, such as the Fez Sacred Music Festival and Gnawa Music Festival are known worldwide, however some smaller, more regional...
by Kolin Goncalves | Feb 4, 2014 | Morocco Articles
There’s a green heart to Morocco coursing with cedar and oak and fresh air. A heart brightened by brash paint strokes of flowers in spring and livened with birdsong in summer. A heart beating to the rhythms of Nature; a heart that is waiting to put a spring in your...
by Amanda Ponzio-Mouttaki | Jan 22, 2014 | Morocco Articles
From wind-swept desert expanses and rocky peaks ripping through the horizon to serene sea coasts and the sparkling Mediterranean Sea, some would argue that there is no better place in the world to witness the contrasts of natural beauty than Morocco. Many tourists...
by Derek Workman | Jan 9, 2014 | Morocco Articles
Above Bab Mansour, the imposing entrance of zelig mosaics and marble columns to Moulay Ismail’s Imperial City, an ornamental inscription boasts of the triumph of the sultan in completing this self-aggrandising homage to his vision of creating a city worthy of his...
by Chris Griffiths | Dec 29, 2013 | Morocco Articles
In this video, we take you inside the Glaoui Kasbah in Telouet, Morocco (just past Ait Ben Haddou) to witness a rare scene of a once-famed Berber (Amazigh) singer named Sofia performing among the beautiful mosaics within the kasbah’s ancient walls. Our team at...
by Derek Workman | Dec 5, 2013 | Marrakesh, Morocco Articles
There are places in the world where simply mentioning their name conjures up an image of romanticism, the exotic, a step into the magic of the imagination. The Taj Mahal, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in loving memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal; Rome’s...