Todra Gorge

Marrakech - Desert

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July 15th 2008
So we dropped in on Marrakech on Monday, took refuge in a cheap hotel and prepared ourselves for the mayhem to follow... we weren't disappointed. The mecury rose to 40+ as we spent tuesday sussing out an even cheaper hotel and our 3-day trip to the Sahara. Knackered and dehydrated we took a birds eye view of the Djemaa El Fnaa on the roof top of hotel CTM. We went high so as not to scare off t ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more