Moroccan History & Architecture

Berber Tours To Morocco, Discover Berber Villages, Ancient Kasbahs, Camel Trek in the Sahara Desert, Your Morocco Travel Guide

February 8th, 2010

Berber Life, Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan History & Architecture, Morocco Holiday Activities, Morocco Natural Wonders, Morocco Travel Planning, Morocco Vacations & Tours, Off the Beaten Path Morocco

Berber Tours to Morocco are authentic way to Discover a Berber Village, visit ancient kasbahs and camel trek in the Sahara Desert. Discover a Berber Village is a Southern Morocco Cultural Tour that is an EXCLUSIVE Travel Exploration Morocco. Discover a Berber Village is a historical journey where Moroccan travelers can have an up close and authentic experience in a Moroccan, Berber Village while visiting the Ouarzazate and Zagora regions of Morocco. When traveling to Morocco, a Morocco vacation is not complete without visiting Morocco’s indigenous people and discovering its Berber Villages. A Berber Tour to Morocco is the most important Moroccan voyage for those who are interested in Morocco’s history and old world traditions.

Fes Festival of Sacred World Sacred Music Trip, A Travel Exploration Morocco Tour, Your Morocco Travel & Tour Guide

February 4th, 2010

Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan History & Architecture, Moroccan Museums, Morocco City Guides, Morocco Vacations & Tours

The 16th Edition of the Fes Festival of World Sacred World Music will take place in Fes, Morocco from June 4th -12th, 2010. Travel Exploration Morocco offers a tour to the Fes Festival for 11 Days/ 10 Nights that includes the opportunity to visit the Best of Morocco while enjoying Music at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music. The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music Morocco Tour Itinerary gives Moroccan Travelers the opportunity to discover Morocco’s Imperial Cities in a 4×4 on a Private Morocco Tour visiting Casablanca, Marrakech, Fes, Meknes and the Roman Ruins of Volubilis while basking their ears in International World Music alongside Traditional and Contemporary Moroccan music traditions.

Morocco Travel Blog Nominated For Moroccan Blog Awards, Your Morocco Travel Guide

February 2nd, 2010

Moroccan Arts & Entertainment, Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan History & Architecture, Moroccan Museums, Moroccan Shopping, Morocco Holiday Activities, Morocco Natural Wonders, Morocco Travel Planning, Morocco Travel Tips, Morocco Vacations & Tours

Morocco Travel Blog has been nominated for the Moroccan Blog Awards under the category of MOROCCO TRAVEL BLOGS – TRAVEL. To vote for the 2010 Moroccan Blog Awards click here http://moroccoblogs.com/ and cast your vote for “Morocco Travel Blog” under BEST OF MOROCCO BLOGS – TRAVEL. The Morocco Travel Blog was created in December 2008 by Alecia Cohen a Moroccan Travel Specialist and former magazine publisher of eighteen years. The Morocco Travel Blog’s goal is to offer A Sensual Journey to Morocco through stories and photographs. With so many new blogs on the frontier and blog software available to make blogs better and better, what is still lacking are blogs that are written not only with passion, but those that include journalistic and photographic expertise on Morocco travel, the culture and its people. Morocco Travel Blog seeks not only to offer an authentic reading and visual online experience but to takes its readers into another world where they can be an arm chair traveler on a Moroccan Adventure to the Sahara, to Morocco’s Imperial Cities or into the lives of Nomads in Berber Villages within the Middle Atlas Mountains of Southern Morocco. Morocco Travel Blog is “A sensual journey into Morocco” for those who are interested and passionate about the Maghreb.

Fes Festival of World Sacred Music Program, Your Morocco Travel Guide

January 25th, 2010

Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan History & Architecture, Moroccan Museums, Morocco City Guides, Morocco Vacations & Tours

The 16th Edition of the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music will take place in Fes, Morocco from June 4th -12th, 2010. The Fes Festival’s theme for 2010 is “Journey of Initiation: from mystery to revelation. The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music is 9-day celebration held in mid-summer (June 2010) that takes place in the imperial city of Fes. The festival was founded in 1994 by the Moroccan scholar and philanthropist Faouzi Skali and was created to showcase major musical traditions of sacred, spiritual music and world music. The current Artistic Director is Cherif Khaznadar, a pioneer of world music and one of the most influential Artistic Directors on the scene. Each year the festival celebrates artists from Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Hindu and other faiths to perform together in a spirit of mutual respect and collaboration.

Zagora 4×4 Sahara Desert Tour Of Amezrou & Ancient Jewish Mellah, Your M’hamid Morocco Travel Guide

January 22nd, 2010

Moroccan Arts & Entertainment, Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan History & Architecture, Moroccan Museums, Morocco City Guides, Morocco Holiday Activities, Morocco Natural Wonders, Morocco Travel Planning, Morocco Vacations & Tours, Sightseeing in Morocco

A Zagora 4×4 Sahara Desert Tour of Amezrou Silversmiths and the Ancient Jewish Mellah offers a unique flavor of the Sahara. Places to visit include the Dunes of Tinfo, the Amezrou Silver makers workshops, the Tamagroute Pottery Cooperative, the old Spiritual Zaouia site, the Koranic Library and an adventure into the M’hamid Dunes of Sahara Desert. Zagora is a town that is nestled within the Draa Valley river in Souss-Massa-Draâ, southeastern Morocco. Zagora is surrounded by the mountain Zagora and is how this Saharan town got its name. Zagora was originally called ‘Tazagourt’ the singular of plural ‘Tizigirt’, Berber for ‘twin peaks’, referring to the form of the mountain. In old European maps the mountain Zagora is can be found however the town itself was only built in the 20th century.

Morocco Sahara Desert Dream Tour, Your Morocco Travel Guide

December 19th, 2009

Moroccan Arts & Entertainment, Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan History & Architecture, Morocco City Guides, Morocco Customs & Traditions, Morocco Holiday Activities, Morocco Natural Wonders, Morocco Vacations & Tours, Sightseeing in Morocco

Upon first sight of the Moroccan Sahara Desert, one can wonder if it is a grain of utopia or perhaps a miracle created by god. For those who are not believers then let’s just say that one must, in their lifetime have tea in the Sahara. The Sahara desert is itself a character in The Sheltering Sky a novel written by the prolific writer and composer Paul Bowles. For centuries explorers have been seeking to discover the Moroccan Sahara. Almost a century ago, a young administrator in the British Colonial Service decided to take 1,500-mile adventure trek across an ancient, deadly slave route in Africa’s Sahara desert.Hanns Vischer then published a book about this British Colonial’s journey, across the Sahara desert and went on to become one of the most famed explorers of his era.

Morocco Travel Update: King Mohammed VI Travels to Ouarzazate & US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Travels to Marrakech, Your Morocco Travel Guide

November 3rd, 2009

Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan History & Architecture, Morocco City Guides, Morocco Natural Wonders, Morocco Style & Design, Morocco Travel Tips, Morocco Vacations & Tours

Morocco Travel News, King Mohammed VI of Morocco visited the Ouarzazate region today, passing through the main street, Rue Mohammed VI. The King was in the Saharian town of Errachidia prior to his arrival in Ouarzazate. King Mohammed VI of Morocco’s final destination for the day was his villa in The Royal Golf, juxtaposed near Lake El Mansour.

Fes Morocco Travel Package, Haute Cuisine of Fes & Old City Discovery, Your Morocco Travel Guide

October 30th, 2009

Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan Food & Drink, Moroccan History & Architecture, Morocco Accommodations & Lodging, Morocco City Guides, Morocco Travel Planning, Morocco Travel Tips, Morocco Vacations & Tours, Sightseeing in Morocco

Fes is the perfect place for a Morocco Travel Vacation or a short break. Fes is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of Morocco’s most traveled Imperial cities. Moroccan travelers visit Fes to discover Fassis heritage historical treasures and haute cuisine. The Guinness Book of World Records considers the University of Al-Karaouine Fes, Morocco the oldest continuously operating degree-granting university in the world.

Marrakesh Travel & Marrakesh Siteseeing Tour, Just One Day In Marrakesh, Your Morocco Travel Guide

October 23rd, 2009

Moroccan Arts & Entertainment, Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan History & Architecture, Moroccan Museums, Morocco City Guides, Morocco Customs & Traditions, Morocco for Solo Travelers / Families / Couples, Morocco Travel Planning, Morocco Vacations & Tours, Sightseeing in Morocco

If you just have one day in Marrakesh, then a Marrakesh Siteseeing Tour is the perfect way to discover this exciting and exotic city. Marrakesh, often referred to as the Paris of Morocco is the the “red city or Al Hamra,” a city in southwestern Morocco within the foothills of the Atlas Mountains.

Casablanca Travel, Sightseeing Tour, Just One Day In Casablanca, Your Morocco Travel Guide

October 21st, 2009

Moroccan Arts & Entertainment, Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan History & Architecture, Morocco Accommodations & Lodging, Morocco City Guides, Morocco Vacations & Tours

Casablanca Travel offers several siteseeing opportunities. With Travel Exploration, your Casablanca Morocco Travel siteseeing experience can be filled with visiting a variety of historical and contemporary places.Casablanca or more affectionately known as Casa has a population of three and a half million and is the largest cityand port in Morocco. Casablanca is also the biggest city in the Maghreb and the sixth largest city in the entire continent of Africa. Casablanca, the most famous name in Morocco Travel, is theeconomic capital. The area which is today Casablanca was settled by Berbers by at least the 7th century. Casablanca is the most European of Morocco’s cities and is known as a huge metropolis where modernity and tradition co-exist