Medersa Ben Youssef

Medersa Ben Youssef was built in the 12th century and was then a mosque

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Morocco part I - Marrakesh and Casablanca

February 25th 2013
Introduction We spent two weeks in Morocco in December and January. We have decided to write three blog entries from this journey and we start by writing about Marrakesh and Casablanca simply because that is where we started this trip. Marrakesh Marrakesh sounds very exotic to us. Almost like places that only exist in fairytales such as [url=http://en.wikipedia.or ... read more

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

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

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