Posts Tagged ‘Moroccan history’

Must See, Top Rated Palaces in Marrakech, Your Morocco Private Tour Guide

Must See, Top Rated Palaces in Marrakech, Your Morocco Private Tour Guide

Morocco Vacations & Tours

Must See, Top Rated Places and Palace in Marrakech offers the perfect Insiders Guide to travelers who are visiting Morocco on a Private Tour. Don’t miss out on some of Marrakech’s Best places that range for Palaces to ancient Mosques. Known for it’s magnificent palaces and old world decor designed…

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Morocco’s Museum of Moroccan Judaism (Jewish Museum) in Casablanca

Morocco’s Museum of Moroccan Judaism (Jewish Museum) in Casablanca

Morocco Vacations & Tours

Morocco is known for it’s Jewish Heritage and the abundance of rich culture, artifacts and traditions left behind when the Jews fled Morocco in the 1960’s. What remains is a rich catalog of Jewish life inclusive of architecture, monuments, zaouias, museums, mellahs, shrines and craft traditions that command great cultural…

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Morocco First Country to Recognize America, Your Morocco Tour Guide

Morocco First Country to Recognize America, Your Morocco Tour Guide

Morocco Vacations & Tours

                      The Kingdom of Morocco became the first country in the world to recognize America as an independent nation on December 20th, 1777. A year and a half after the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1786, United States Minister…

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Top 5 Things to do in Marrakech, Off the Beat Morocco

Top 5 Things to do in Marrakech, Off the Beat Morocco

Morocco Vacations & Tours

                      Marrakech, referred to as the “red hamra” city is a major city in Morocco known for it’s magnificent ochre color and is an attraction in itself. Marrakech boasts a vibrant street life and a rich array of drought tolerant…

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Casablanca Port Tours, Your Morocco Tour Guide

Casablanca Port Tours, Your Morocco Tour Guide

Morocco Vacations & Tours

                When traveling to Morocco on a cruise ship there are many escorted, port tour excursion options. Casablanca has much to offer does its sister city Rabat. The best Casablanca port tours are those that include an English, Multilingual Speaking driver who is…

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Ouarzazate Then & Now, A Growing Berber City in Southern Morocco, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Ouarzazate Then & Now, A Growing Berber City in Southern Morocco, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Berber Life, Moroccan Arts & Entertainment, Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan History & Architecture, Morocco City Guides, Morocco Natural Wonders, Morocco Travel Tips, Morocco Vacations & Tours, Sightseeing in Morocco

“Ouarzazate has one main street, about fifty yards long, and two thousand people, of whom two hundred are French. The temperature can reach 110 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. ” So says world-renowned journalist John Gunther in 1952, of his visit to Ouarzazate, during the reign of the Pasha Glaoui, whose honored guest he was.

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Pasha Glaoui’s Legacy & Kasbahs in Morocco, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Pasha Glaoui’s Legacy & Kasbahs in Morocco, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Berber Life, Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan History & Architecture, Morocco City Guides, Morocco Holiday Activities, Morocco Natural Wonders, Morocco Travel Planning, Morocco Travel Tips, Morocco Vacations & Tours

Pasha T’hami Glaoui was the most powerful man in Morocco between 1953 and 1956, in addition to being one of the richest men in the world at that time. The title Pasha means Governor. Glaoui was the Pasha of Marrakesh (since 1912), Ouarzazate, and most of the Moroccan south during the time Morocco was under French rule. The most important Kasbahs’ in Morocco that were occupied by the Pacha Glaoui during his reign and are frequented by Moroccan travelers today are Kasbah Taouirt, located in the center of Ouarzazate, Ait Benhaddou, located 15 kilometers outside Ouarzazate and Kasbah Telouet which sits in the village of Telouet nestled outside the Onilla Valley.

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Travel the Roman Ruins of Volubilis on a Tailor Made Morocco Tour

Travel the Roman Ruins of Volubilis on a Tailor Made Morocco Tour

Berber Life, Morocco Vacations & Tours

                Streams of light illuminate the elaborate the Romain ruins of Volubilis accentuating each crevice line and jagged edge with a stream of shadows. As the sun sets the ivory Corinthian columns slowly fade from sepia tones to midnight black silhouettes. On a…

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