The photos in the Morocco Gallery were taken during a six-week road trip through Morocco, in the fall of 2015 (October – November).
Here, you will find photos from Fes, Sefrou, Bhalil, Ifrane, Azrou, the Middle Attlas Mountains, Midelt, Ziz Valley & Gorges, Tafilalt Oases, ksars, Todra Gorges, the Dades Valley, kasbah, Ksar el-Khorbat, Skoura, Ouarzazate, Agdz, Tamnougalt, N’Kob, the Draa Valley, Zagora, the Jbel Bani Mountains, Sahara Desert – Erg Chigaga, M’Hammid, Ksar Ait Benhaddou, Marrakesh, the Souss Valley, Essaouira, Safi, Oualidia, El Jadida, Azemmour, Casablanca, Rabat, Sale, Larache, Lixus, Assilah, Tangier, Tetouan, Chefchaouen, Volubilis, Moulay Idriss, and Meknes.
A general overview of this trip can bee found at Morocco Travel Planning.
I work with a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX300, 20.1MP.
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Fes old medina: a thinking man
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Fes old medina: the mosque in Ain Azletin neighborhood
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Fes: the Merinids Ruins (overlooking the old medina)
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Sefrou medina: a market everywhere
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Bhalil: the inside of a troglodyte house (‘the living room’ is actually in a cave)
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Azrou small Berber town: entrance gate to the medina
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Midelt – Monastery Notre Dame de l’Atlas in the former Kasbah de Myriem: guided visit with Pere Jean Pierre
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Ziz Gorges: yellow sand and rocks, palm trees, and an incredibly blue sky
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Route du Majhoul in Tafilalt Oases: an ‘underground’ street – a good playground for children
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Ksar El Khorbat: a typical street in the ksar, with my painter/guide Rachid
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Museum Sources Lala Mimoun: the calligrapher Zaid Abbou painting beautiful letters
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Todra Valley: red cliffs and a weak stream
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Tamtettouchte village: somewhere in the mountains
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Skoura: souq day – very crowded day
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Skoura: kasbah in the palmeraie
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N’Kob: Berber oasis with 45 mudbrick kasbahs
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Draa Valley: Kasbah Oulad Othmane
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Draa Valley: Kasbah Ziwana in Tissergat – Museum des Arts et Tradition de la Valle du Draa
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Camel Desert Trek – Day 1: going up toward the Col Oum Laachar Pass in the Jbel Bani Mountains
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Camel Desert Trek – Day 2: my camel waiting for me to ride it
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Camel Desert Trek – Day 2: the nomad woman with all her children
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Camel Desert Trek – Day 2: lunch for the second day
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Camel Desert Trek – Day 3: perfect sands, perfect temperature, perfect dreams
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Camel Desert Trek – Day 3: walking toward Ouad Naeme
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Ait Benhaddou: Kasbah Ait Ougrem
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Ait Benhaddou: the location of the ksar on the Ounilla Valley
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Marrakesh: Douiria du Musee Mouassine
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Marrakesh: a typical narrow street in the medina
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The kasbah of Marrakesh – The Pink City: the Saadian Tombs
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On the way from Marrakesh to Essaouira: the process of extracting argan oil
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The medina in Essaouira: the main pedestrian street
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The old medina in Essaouira: the fish market
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The old medina in Safi
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Oualidia Lagoon: pricey lunch with fish delicacies
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El Jadida: the ancient cistern in the underground of a building
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The old medina in Azemmour: Mohammed Janati in his Berber weaving shop
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Casablanca: Marche Central in Ville Nouvelle
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Casablanca: Hassan II Mosque
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Casablanca: Quartier Habous
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Rabat: Chellah – the Islamic complex
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Rabat: a descending street in Kasbah les Oudaias
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Rabat: Kasbah les Oudaias – singer in the street
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Assilah: view of the medina as seen from the seaside
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Larache: a street in the old medina
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Tangier: Bab el Fahs – the main entrance in the medina coming from Grand Socco
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Tangier: Dar Nour (a restored traditional house)
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Tangier: view of the old medina from Dar Bargach
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Tetouan: panoramic view of the old medina
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Tetouan: the Ensanche – av. Mohammed V (white Spanish colonial architecture with art-deco elements)
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Chefchaouen: a typical colorful street
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Chefchaouen: the ‘Berber car’ carrying everything in the medina
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Chefchaouen: the main street going to the river Oued Ras el-Maa
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Moulay Idriss: the entrance to el-Kasabah area
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Moulay Idriss: the entrance to the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss
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Moulay Idriss: view of the Mausoleum from Petite Terasse
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Volubilis: the basilica in the archaeological Roman site
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Moulay Idriss: the unknown Roman aqueduct
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Meknes: Dar Jamai Museum – the traditional salon for the harem (kouba)
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Meknes: Bab er-Rih – the entrance gate to the Imperial City
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Fes: the Blue House packed with blue pottery
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