Djemma El-Fna

Day 3 - Sunday

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February 7th 2010
Morning has broken…another sunny day if early morning anything to go by, fantastic blue, not a cloud in the sky. After brekkie it was off to the station to look into train journeys but info office was empty. It was open, but devoid of all human life? So we had a look at train times on boards but no information leaflets. Headed off via some streets lined with extremely poshe looking apartments, b ... 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