Covered Medina street

Day Two In The Red City

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February 18th 2010
The second day in Morocco started out with a simple but lovely breakfast in the courtyard directly outside our room. There were chocolate croissants, another swirled pastry, traditional Moroccan bread, and thick crepes along with three different jams served in really cute mini-tajine serving bowls. It was clear that these needed to be purchased before we left. In addition we had coffee, which we d ... read more

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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