Morocco Destinations

A country-level heritage inventory: UNESCO list of World Heritage properties in Morocco (UNESCO — World Heritage properties in Morocco).

Destinations: imperial and northern cities

Marrakech

Ochre walls, riads, gardens and the square that never quite sleeps.

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Fes

The spiritual and artisan capital, and a superb gateway to the Sahara via the Middle Atlas.

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Casablanca

Morocco’s economic capital and main airport — begin with Hassan II Mosque, then travel inland.

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Rabat

A calm capital of gardens, a blue-and-white kasbah and the Bou Regreg estuary.

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Chefchaouen

The blue city of the Rif — best with a night, possible as a long day from Fes.

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Tangier

Where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic — ferry port, Kasbah and café culture.

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Destinations in the desert and the south

Merzouga

The village at the foot of Erg Chebbi, Morocco’s most sculptural dunes.

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Sahara Desert

Erg Chebbi, camel treks, camps and the silence that sells the whole country.

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Dades Valley

Roses, kasbahs and a road that folds through red rock.

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Todra Gorge

A limestone canyon on the way to Merzouga, high walls and a cold stream.

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Ouarzazate

Door of the desert: kasbahs, film studios and the start of the kasbah road.

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Ait Ben Haddou

UNESCO ksar, caravan architecture, and the postcard of southern Morocco.

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Errachidia

Gateway to the Ziz Valley and the fastest private-tour access to Erg Chebbi.

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Agafay Desert

A stone desert west of Marrakech — sunset, camels or quads, not a substitute for Erg Chebbi.

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Coast and mountain destinations

Essaouira

Atlantic ramparts, gulls, blue boats and a medina you can cross in twenty minutes.

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Agadir

Atlantic resort city and a gateway to the Anti-Atlas and southern desert routes.

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Atlas Mountains

High Atlas villages, Tizi n’Tichka, Toubkal foothills and the wall between coast and desert.

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Ouzoud Waterfalls

Cascades in the Middle Atlas foothills — a long, worthwhile day trip from Marrakech.

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Volubilis

Roman ruins in the olive hills, usually paired with Meknes on a day from Fes.

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Ifrane & Azrou

Middle Atlas hill station and cedar forest — a cool day from Fes when the medina is hot.

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