Tag Archives: Morocco

This is a small but nonetheless tricky to navigate medina that is apparently the most complete in the country. It dates from when an earlier town was rebuilt in the 15th century by Muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is walled … Continue reading →

A short and cheap train ride from Meknes is Morocco’s second largest city and medieval capital, Fez. It was founded in the 9th century, enlarged in the 13th and 14th and houses the world’s oldest university. It has a slightly different … Continue reading →

A thirty minute taxi trip from Meknes are the extensive remains of what was an important town on the edges of the Roman Empire, founded in the 3rd century BC. There are a variety of styles of mosaic floors and houses whose floor … Continue reading →

A five an a half hour train journey, including a change at Casablanca, brought me to Meknes. I took a taxi to the old town and set off into the medina to find the cheapest hotel I’d been able to … Continue reading →

Now called El Jadida, this is another coastal town, a five hour bus ride north from Essaouira.  The journey was enlivened by a couple of spectacles en route: a very small demonstration (for or against what I couldn’t work out, … Continue reading →

A three hour bus ride (including a 20 minute refreshment stop that really did only last 20 minutes, unlike the mountain ones) took me to this coastal town formerly known as Mogador, which makes it sound like the Dark Lord’s … Continue reading →

I decided late yesterday to stay an extra day in Marrakesh, partly because I like my accommodation and partly because someone was telling me how much she liked the Majorelle gardens which I’d not had time to visit (they are … Continue reading →