Visiting Morocco is a once in a lifetime experience! It is like a magic carpet, full of diverse landscapes, exotic combinations of colors, of ancient medinas, buildings with stunningly geometrical berber designs, cultural experiences which have been preserved over centuries, incredibly hospitable people who make even first time visitors feel as if they are coming home after a long voyage. A place where even your eyes & nose look forward to your next meal, not just your taste-buds. A taste of the regal life in the artistically designed riads, waking up looking at magical brass lamps, rooms with multihued curtains, pottery and carpets! Not only is Morocco a photographer’s paradise, but also a shopper’s paradise, where you feel like buying everything! Casablanca, is the most populous city and Morocco’s commercial capital and looks like one. The stunning Hasan II mosque makes you realize that you don’t need to travel far in history to find beautiful architecture. With its exquisite wood carvings, delightful colours, picturesque location its a fine example of how we can turn our imagination into reality. Rabat, the capital of a Kingdom and is home to 1.8 million people, still Morocco’s third largest city, Rabat, leads a relatively anonymous existence on the country’s Atlantic coast. A short 45-minute train ride from Casablanca, Rabat is a place where Moroccan history spectacularly collides with modern life; and where the country’s European roots wonderfully weave themselves through its African heritage. A huge mausoleum was constructed for Mohammed V, the former Moroccan King in Rabat, which is still worshiped by people in the country. It has white walls, green roof of a color of Islam, and at the entrance, guards in red uniform are always standing to protect the mausoleum. Hassan Tower stands just opposite of Mohammed V’s Mausoleum. It was constructed by a sultan in the 12th century, supposed to be the biggest mosque in the country, and it was never completed. You’ll see a lot of columns around the tower, which shows how big the mosque could have been. Kasbah Oudaya is one of the major highlights in Rabat. “Kasbah” usually means a big mansion or house, but here it’s a huge fortress town with its own palace and mosque, surrounded by stone walls. It was built in the 12th century, and still is the symbol of the old part of Rabat. Just like other medinas in Morocco, old medina in Rabat is the center of people’s life and visiting here is a great chance to see the local life. Stop by a pharmacy to see traditional perfumes and medicine, a food market with fresh vegetables and fruits, even clothes shops are fun to come, to enjoy talking with local show owners. You can be a part of typical Morocco here. Please find more information on holidays in Morocco here http://www.safiriz.com/mesmerising-morocco/

• published: 05 Jun 2016
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