Explore Morocco

The Casablanca Festival

During the month of July, a creative frenzy takes hold of Casablanca. Stages spring up overnight, and festival-goers arrive in droves. Year after year, for 8 days straight, the Casablanca Festival sets the rhythm of life for locals and countless tourists alike.

Kasbah Telouet or Glaoui Palace

Formerly the Glaoui's residence at 1,650 meters in the High Atlas, Kasbah Telouet preserves refined period decorations from 1942, frozen in time since its looting in 1956.

Sijilmassa

Sijilmassa

An ancient caravan city of Tafilalet, Sijilmassa was a major crossroads of trans-Saharan trade. Today, an archaeological site near Rissani.

The Palm Grove of Skoura

A inhabited oasis 40 km from Ouarzazate, the Palm Grove of Skoura lines 17th-century earthen kasbahs, irrigated gardens, and artisan villages along the kasbah route.

Musée des Oudayas

Oudayas Museum

Located in the Oudayas Kasbah in Rabat, this museum showcases Moroccan goldsmithing, regional caftans and the equestrian tradition of tbourida.

Great Wall of Morocco

Stretching over 2,700 km, the sand wall crosses Western Sahara. Historical background, security and access from Laâyoune and Dakhla.

Mazagan

Mazagan

Portuguese city of El Jadida, UNESCO World Heritage site: cistern, ramparts and pentagonal minaret on Morocco's Atlantic coast, 100 km south of Casablanca.

Marrakech Museum

Housed in a late 19th-century riad on Ben Youssef Square, the Marrakech Museum presents Moroccan craftsmanship, precious furniture and contemporary art.

Majorelle Gardens

Created in 1923 by Jacques Majorelle and later restored by Yves Saint Laurent, Majorelle Garden brings together 300 plant species, Art Deco architecture and a Berber Museum in Marrakech.

Atlas Studios

Located 3 km from Ouarzazate, Atlas Studios preserves the monumental sets from major productions filmed in Morocco since 1983.

Ksar El Fida

Located 4 km from Rissani, Ksar El Fida (1854-1872) is a former caid's residence transformed into a museum, representative of the Alaouite ksour of Tafilalet.

Kem Kem Plateau

Straddling the border between Algeria and Morocco, the Kem Kem Plateau has yielded Cretaceous dinosaur fossils for decades, near Erg Chebbi.

Kasbah de Taourirt

Kasbah of Taourirt

Just 1 km from Ouarzazate, the Kasbah of Taourirt bears witness to the history of the Glaoui and the rammed earth architecture of southern Maroc. Visitor's guide.

Kasbah des Oudaïa

12th-century Almohad fortress overlooking the Bouregreg in Rabat, UNESCO-listed since 2006: Bab Oudaia gate, Andalusian garden, jewelry museum and Café Maure.

Ifrane National Park

125,000 hectares of cedars, lakes and high-altitude plateaus in the Middle Atlas, an hour from Fez. Morocco's largest forest national park.

La Tour Hassan

Hassan Tower

An unfinished Almohad minaret from the 12th century, Hassan Tower dominates the esplanade with truncated columns that also houses the Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat.

Erg Chebbi

Erg Chebbi

A massive dune field spanning 20 km in southeastern Morocco, Erg Chebbi is reached from Merzouga and offers desert camps, camel treks and starlit nights.

Dayet Aoua Lake

A high-altitude wetland classified as a historic monument, Dayet Aoua Lake is located 15 km from Ifrane, in the heart of the Middle Atlas, between cedar forests and wet meadows.