Our riad courtyard

Lost in time in Morocco

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October 20th 2008
What was supposed to be an 18 hour journey from Granada, Spain to Fes, Morocco became a 45 hour journey due to sea storms and cancelled ferries. After spending the night in Algeciras, Spain, a real dump of a port town, we finally got the ferry the following afternoon to Tangier. From there, we continued on our bus to Fes, arriving at our hotel just after 1 AM. By the next day, our difficult journ ... 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