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Join Morocco Travel On Facebook- Your Morocco Tour Guide

November 15th, 2009

Morocco City Guides, Morocco Customs & Traditions, Morocco Travel Tips, Morocco Vacations & Tours, Photography in Morocco

Become a Fan of Morocco Travel on Facebook. Morocco Travel is Travel Exploration Morocco’s Facebook page where Moroccan fans can discover and share the “Best of Morocco” through stories and photographs. The Morocco Travel Facebook page enables you to engage with other Moroccan Travelers and share your stories and experiences of Morocco. You can even book a tour with Travel Exploration Morocco or email us a question at alecia@travel-exploration.com

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.

Moulay Idriss – Travel to Morocco’s Holiest City

April 21st, 2009

Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Morocco Customs & Traditions, Morocco Vacations & Tours, Photography in Morocco

Moulay Idriss is a Moroccan town and important religious site and place of pilgrimage for Muslims located just an hour away from Fes. The city is named after the Moroccan saint Moulay Idriss, a descendant of Muhammad, who died and was buried in 792 AD in the city that was…

Harira – The Traditional Moroccan Soup

April 21st, 2009

Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan Food & Drink, Morocco Customs & Traditions, Morocco Travel Tips, Photography in Morocco

As both a starting point and a destination for merchants along ancient trade routes Morocco developed a cuisine that has Arabic, African, French, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern influences. This blending of cultures and ideas makes Moroccan cuisine unique and often quite surprising. Extensive use of dried fruits such as dates…

Moroccan Sweets and Pastries, North African Deserts & Recipes

April 12th, 2009

Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan Food & Drink, Moroccan Shopping, Morocco Customs & Traditions, Morocco Travel Tips, Morocco Vacations & Tours

Stuffed with almond paste, dusted with confectionery sugar and flaking with each bite, Moroccan pastries are reserved for special occasions. Cooking is regarded as an extravagant art in Morocco and in North Africa. Large meals are prepared for births, circumcisions, weddings,…

A History Tour of Moroccan Dates, 45 Varities & Recipes

March 31st, 2009

Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan Food & Drink, Morocco Customs & Traditions, Morocco Vacations & Tours

Dates have played an important part in Moroccan cuisine for thousands of years. Archaeological evidence suggests the cultivation of dates all the way back in 6,000 BC in Arabia. The date palm was a major source of life for thousands…

Travel to Rabat’s 14th Jazz Au Chella Jazz Festival – A Moroccan Celebration

March 29th, 2009

Moroccan Arts & Entertainment, Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Morocco Customs & Traditions, Morocco Travel Tips, Morocco Vacations & Tours

Last years cries from the violin still echo off the ancient Roman ruins and the night’s faint stars add to the enchanting song. For the last thirteen years Jazz au Chella has made its home in the thick fortified walls of Morocco’s own capital city, Rabat. The Jazz Festival of…

Fes Festival of Sacred Music in Morocco

March 27th, 2009

Moroccan Arts & Entertainment, Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Morocco Customs & Traditions, Morocco Vacations & Tours

The Fes Festival of Sacred Music is one of the widest acclaimed world music events. For fifteen years the festival has been bringing together musicians and visitors from all around the world and uniting them in Morocco with the spiritual music from a variety of different cultures. The idea of…

Mystical Morocco’s Tour With The Master Musicians of Jajouka

March 25th, 2009

Moroccan Arts & Entertainment, Morocco Customs & Traditions, Morocco Vacations & Tours

The Master Musicians of Jajouka is a group led by Bachir Attar, from the village of Jajouka near Ksar-el-Kebir in the southern Rif Mountains Northern Morocco. The inhabitants of this small village are from the Ahl Sherif (“the saintly”) tribe. The Attar clan of Jajouka is the founding family of Jajouka and…

Berber Moroccan Singer: Najat Aatabou

March 23rd, 2009

Berber Life, Moroccan Arts & Entertainment, Morocco Customs & Traditions, Morocco Vacations & Tours

Najat Aatabou of Berber heritage is a sensational singer who has remained firmly traditional in her use of musical instruments but forward looking in her approach towards chaabi. Aatabou has 25 albums to her name and enjoys immense popularity, in Morocco and also among Moroccan communities abroad. Proud of her Berber…

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