Kasbah blue and white walls, much more traditional

Rabat

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March 21st 2011
We are the Rabats... We took the train from Tanger to Rabat. It was a bit over 4 hours, and arrived the customary 30 minutes late. Trains are frequent, convenient, cheap and often air conditioned in Morocco. Definitely the best way to travel here. The ticket cost 95DH, around 9 Euro. When you consider that the slow, noisy, scumbag-filled train to Dublin from Sligo costs 40 Euro and tak ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer » Rabat

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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