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Explore Morocco's heritage

Palaces, medersas, museums, gardens and historic sites: discover the places that tell Morocco's story.

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All of Morocco's heritage

Palais de la BahiaOnline tickets🎁 10% back at SoukMarrakech
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Palais de la Bahia

An extraordinary historic monument of Marrakech

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Palais El BadiOnline tickets🎁 10% back at SoukMarrakech
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Palais El Badi

The ruins of the incomparable palace

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Coupole AlmoravideOnline tickets🎁 10% back at SoukMarrakech
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Coupole Almoravide

One of the few Almoravid monuments in Marrakech

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Pavillon de la MénaraOnline tickets🎁 10% back at SoukMarrakech
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Pavillon de la Ménara

The pavilion facing the Menara basin

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Tombeaux SaadiensOnline tickets🎁 10% back at SoukMarrakech
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Tombeaux Saadiens

The necropolis of the Saadian sultans

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Grottes d'HerculeOnline tickets🎁 10% back at SoukMarrakech
TangierHistoric Sites
Grottes d'Hercule

The legendary caves where Hercules rested

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La Sqala du PortOnline tickets🎁 10% back at SoukMarrakech
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La Sqala du Port

The two fortified wings of Essaouira's port

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Qasba de ChefchaouenOnline tickets🎁 10% back at SoukMarrakech
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Qasba de Chefchaouen

The 1471 fortress of Chefchaouen

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Volubilis / OualiliOnline tickets🎁 10% back at SoukMarrakech
MeknesHistoric Sites
Volubilis / Oualili

Ancient capital of Mauretania, UNESCO-listed

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Bab Dbagh (Porte des Tanneurs)
MarrakechMedina
Bab Dbagh (Porte des Tanneurs)

Historic gate near the tanners' quarter

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Dar Bellarj
MarrakechMuseums
Dar Bellarj

Free cultural centre in a former bird hospital

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Dar El Bacha - Musée des Confluences
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Dar El Bacha - Musée des Confluences

The Palace of Confluences, former residence of the Pasha of Marrakech

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Fondation Montresso — Jardin Rouge
MarrakechMuseums
Fondation Montresso — Jardin Rouge

An artist residency amid the ochre desert — by appointment

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Jardin Majorelle
MarrakechGardens
Jardin Majorelle

Marrakech's blue oasis

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Le Jardin Secret
MarrakechMuseums
Le Jardin Secret

A palace and its gardens reborn in the medina

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Les Souks de Marrakech
MarrakechHistoric Sites
Les Souks de Marrakech

The merchant labyrinth of the medina

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MACAAL — Musée d'Art Contemporain Africain Al Maaden
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MACAAL — Musée d'Art Contemporain Africain Al Maaden

African contemporary art meeting the desert

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Maison de la Photographie
MarrakechMuseums
Maison de la Photographie

A century of images of Morocco

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Médersa Ben Youssef
MarrakechMonuments
Médersa Ben Youssef

The largest Quranic school in the Maghreb

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Mosquée Koutoubia (extérieur)
MarrakechMonuments
Mosquée Koutoubia (extérieur)

Marrakech's tallest minaret, symbol of the city

Musée Berbère — Jardin Majorelle
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Musée Berbère — Jardin Majorelle

The Amazigh soul in the heart of Majorelle Garden

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Musée de Marrakech
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Musée de Marrakech

Islamic art at the heart of the Mnebhi Palace

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Musée du Patrimoine Immatériel (Jemaa el-Fna)
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Musée du Patrimoine Immatériel (Jemaa el-Fna)

The history of Morocco's most famous square and its artists

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Musée Mohammed VI pour la civilisation de l'eau au Maroc
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Musée Mohammed VI pour la civilisation de l'eau au Maroc

A museum dedicated to water management in Morocco, near the Palmeraie

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Musée Mouassine (Musée de la Musique)
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Musée Mouassine (Musée de la Musique)

Music museum in a 16th-century Saadian douiria

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Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech
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Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech

The couturier's universe in the heart of Guéliz

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Place Jemaa el-Fna
MarrakechHistoric Sites
Place Jemaa el-Fna

The beating heart of Marrakech, UNESCO oral heritage site

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Synagogue Salat Al Azama (Musée Juif)
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Synagogue Salat Al Azama (Musée Juif)

The synagogue of the dissidents, founded by Sephardic Jews in the 16th century

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Agadir Musée d'Art
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Agadir Musée d'Art

A museum of modern art and Amazigh jewellery in the heart of Agadir

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Akchour et le Pont de Dieu
ChefchaouenHistoric Sites
Akchour et le Pont de Dieu

Waterfalls and a natural arch in Talassemtane National Park

Ancienne médina de Beni Mellal
Beni MellalMedina
Ancienne médina de Beni Mellal

The historic core founded by Moulay Ismaïl in 1688

Ancienne médina de Casablanca
CasablancaMedina
Ancienne médina de Casablanca

The historic core rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake

Ancienne médina de Larache
LaracheMedina
Ancienne médina de Larache

A historic quarter with an Andalusian atmosphere

Ancienne synagogue de Ouarzazate
OuarzazateMonuments
Ancienne synagogue de Ouarzazate

A testimony to southern Morocco's Judeo-Berber heritage

Aqueduc Sour El Kuas
SaléHistoric Sites
Aqueduc Sour El Kuas

A listed historic water engineering structure

Bab Boujloud
FezMonuments
Bab Boujloud

The Blue Gate, emblematic entrance to Fès el-Bali

Bab Chellah
RabatMonuments
Bab Chellah

A historic gate between medina and necropolis

Bab El Ain
ChefchaouenMonuments
Bab El Ain

The emblematic gate of the blue medina

Bab El Onsar
ChefchaouenMonuments
Bab El Onsar

The northern gate of the blue medina

Bab el-Homar
LaracheMonuments
Bab el-Homar

The historic gateway into the medina

Bab Lakhmis
SaléMonuments
Bab Lakhmis

A historic gate with remarkable decoration

Bab Mansour
MeknesMonuments
Bab Mansour

The most majestic monumental gate in the Maghreb, completed in 1732

Bab Mrisa
SaléMonuments
Bab Mrisa

The monumental gate of Salé's historic port

Bab Oudaïa
RabatMonuments
Bab Oudaïa

The monumental gate of the Almohad citadel

Balcon Atlantico
LaracheHistoric Sites
Balcon Atlantico

The city's most iconic ocean viewpoint

Bassin de l'Agdal (Sahrij Swani)
MeknesHistoric Sites
Bassin de l'Agdal (Sahrij Swani)

Moulay Ismail's giant water reservoir, a UNESCO-listed site

Bastion Bab Marrakech
EssaouiraMonuments
Bastion Bab Marrakech

A 19th-century watchtower

Bastion Sud (Le Belvédère)
EssaouiraMonuments
Bastion Sud (Le Belvédère)

An 18th-century bastion near the harbor

Borj Al Kamra
LaracheMonuments
Borj Al Kamra

The Portuguese tower overlooking Asilah

Cap Spartel
TangierHistoric Sites
Cap Spartel

Where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rabat
RabatMonuments
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rabat

An Art Deco landmark of the new town

Château de la Cigogne
LaracheMonuments
Château de la Cigogne

A 17th-century fortress built by the Spanish

Chellah
RabatHistoric Sites
Chellah

From Roman city to Merinid royal necropolis, amid ruins and storks

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Cimetière espagnol de Larache
LaracheHistoric Sites
Cimetière espagnol de Larache

The final resting place of writer Jean Genet

Cimetière espagnol de Tétouan
TetouanHistoric Sites
Cimetière espagnol de Tétouan

A quiet memory of the Spanish protectorate

ChefchaouenHistoric Sites
Cimetière juif de Chefchaouen

Morocco's oldest Jewish cemetery

Cinémathèque de Tanger
TangierGalleries
Cinémathèque de Tanger

North Africa's first art-house cinema

CIP Ain Assardoun
Beni MellalHistoric Sites
CIP Ain Assardoun

Spring and kasbah at the heart of the Tadla

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Cité portugaise de Mazagan (El Jadida)
Safi and El JadidaHistoric Sites
Cité portugaise de Mazagan (El Jadida)

A 16th-century Portuguese fortress, UNESCO-listed since 2004

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Citerne portugaise d'El Jadida
Citerne portugaise d'El Jadida

A Manueline underground hall with striking reflections beneath the Portuguese city

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Dar el-Makhzen (enceinte royale de Meknès)
MeknesPalaces
Dar el-Makhzen (enceinte royale de Meknès)

The former capital of Moulay Ismaïl

Dar Niaba, Musée des Artistes Voyageurs
TangierMuseums
Dar Niaba, Musée des Artistes Voyageurs

Tangier's diplomatic history and travelling artists, including Delacroix

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Dar Sanâa — École Nationale des Métiers et des Arts
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Dar Sanâa — École Nationale des Métiers et des Arts

Tetouan's living Andalusian craftsmanship

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Église de Chefchaouen
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Église de Chefchaouen

A quiet remnant of the Spanish protectorate era

SaléMonuments
Église de Salé

A listed religious testimony to the city's history

Église du Sacré-Cœur
CasablancaMonuments
Église du Sacré-Cœur

A neo-Gothic architectural landmark in the city center

Enceinte de la médina de Salé
SaléHistoric Sites
Enceinte de la médina de Salé

The ramparts that protected the corsair city

Grand Socco (Place du 9 Avril 1947)
TangierHistoric Sites
Grand Socco (Place du 9 Avril 1947)

The central square, between medina and new town

Grande Mosquée (Bou Zaafar)
ChefchaouenMonuments
Grande Mosquée (Bou Zaafar)

The historic place of worship at the heart of the medina

Grande Mosquée d'Asilah
LaracheMonuments
Grande Mosquée d'Asilah

An octagonal minaret typical of northern Morocco

Grande Mosquée de Salé
SaléMonuments
Grande Mosquée de Salé

One of Morocco's largest religious buildings

Grande Mosquée de Tanger
TangierMonuments
Grande Mosquée de Tanger

A 7th-century building with layered influences

Hammam de Chefchaouen
ChefchaouenMonuments
Hammam de Chefchaouen

A traditional public bathhouse in the medina

Heri es-Souani
MeknesMonuments
Heri es-Souani

The vast royal granaries and stables of Moulay Ismail, capable of feeding 12,000 horses

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Jardin Andalou (Kasbah des Oudayas)
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Jardin Andalou (Kasbah des Oudayas)

A green oasis within the Almohad citadel

Jardin des Lions
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Jardin des Lions

A historic garden in the heart of the city

Kasbah d'Agadir Oufella
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Kasbah d'Agadir Oufella

The hilltop fortress, memory of old Agadir

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Kasbah de Tadla (Kasbah Ismaïlia)

The Alaouite fortress that guarded the Sultan's road

Kasbah de Tanger et Musée de la Kasbah
TangierMonuments
Kasbah de Tanger et Musée de la Kasbah

The city's historic heart, overlooking the strait

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Kasbah de Taourirt
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Kasbah de Taourirt

The former residence of the powerful Glaoui pasha, once up to 300 earthen rooms

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Kasbah de Tifoultoute
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Kasbah de Tifoultoute

A Glaoui fortress perched on a rocky spur, less visited than Aït Ben Haddou

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Kasbah des Gnaouas
SaléMonuments
Kasbah des Gnaouas

A fortress listed as national heritage

Kasbah des Oudayas
RabatMonuments
Kasbah des Oudayas

The 12th-century Almohad citadel overlooking the Bouregreg estuary

Ksar d'Aït Ben Haddou
OuarzazateMonuments
Ksar d'Aït Ben Haddou

The world's most famous fortified earthen village, UNESCO-listed and a movie star

La Sqala
CasablancaMonuments
La Sqala

An 18th-century harbor fortress

Le Mellah
EssaouiraMedina
Le Mellah

The medina's former Jewish quarter

Légation américaine de Tanger
TangierMuseums
Légation américaine de Tanger

The oldest American diplomatic building outside the US

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Mahkamat al-Pacha
CasablancaPalaces
Mahkamat al-Pacha

The former Pasha's court, a showcase of Moroccan craftsmanship

Maison de la Mémoire (Bayt Al Dakira)
EssaouiraMuseums
Maison de la Mémoire (Bayt Al Dakira)

A museum dedicated to Judeo-Moroccan memory

Mausolée de Moulay Idriss II
FezMonuments
Mausolée de Moulay Idriss II

The tomb of the city's spiritual founder

Mausolée de Moulay Ismaïl
MeknesMonuments
Mausolée de Moulay Ismaïl

The final resting place of the builder sultan, one of Morocco's rare sanctuaries open to non-Muslims

Médersa Al-Attarine
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Médersa Al-Attarine

The most richly decorated medersa in Fès, a jewel of the Marinid golden age

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Médersa Bou Inania
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Médersa Bou Inania

The masterpiece of Marinid architecture, the only medersa in Fès with a minaret

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Medersa Cherratine

An Alaouite medersa in a sober, functional style

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Médersa des Mérinides
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Médersa des Mérinides

A 14th-century Marinid masterpiece

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Médina d'Asilah
LaracheMedina
Médina d'Asilah

An open-air art gallery in a 15th-century Portuguese city

Médina d'Essaouira
EssaouiraMedina
Médina d'Essaouira

A fortified city listed as a World Heritage Site

Médina de Rabat
RabatMedina
Médina de Rabat

The capital's historic center

Médina de Salé
SaléMedina
Médina de Salé

A historic core more authentic than its neighbors

Médina de Tanger
TangierMedina
Médina de Tanger

A cosmopolitan maze between two continents

Médina de Tétouan
TetouanMedina
Médina de Tétouan

The "daughter of Granada", an Andalusian gem listed by UNESCO

Médina de Tiznit
AgadirMedina
Médina de Tiznit

A medina founded in the late 19th century, ringed by a long wall

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Mellah de Chefchaouen
ChefchaouenMedina
Mellah de Chefchaouen

The medina's former Jewish quarter

Minaret almoravide de la mosquée Soumâa
Beni MellalMonuments
Minaret almoravide de la mosquée Soumâa

The city's oldest surviving architectural feature

Mosquée El Kebir
Beni MellalMonuments
Mosquée El Kebir

The city's main place of worship

ChefchaouenMonuments
Mosquée Espagnole

A spiritual viewpoint above the Blue City

Mosquée Hassan II
CasablancaMonuments
Mosquée Hassan II

One of the world's largest mosques, facing the Atlantic

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Moulay Idriss Zerhoun
MeknesHistoric Sites
Moulay Idriss Zerhoun

Morocco's holy city, cradle of the country's first Islamic dynasty

Musée Abderrahman Slaoui
CasablancaMuseums
Musée Abderrahman Slaoui

A private collection of art and rare objects

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Musée Al Batha
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Musée Al Batha

A 19th-century Hispano-Moorish palace turned museum of Islamic arts

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Musée archéologique de Tétouan
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Musée archéologique de Tétouan

Lixus mosaics and archaeological treasures of northern Morocco

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Musée d'Azilal
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Musée d'Azilal

The Kingdom's first museum devoted to Earth and universe sciences

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Musée de l'Histoire et des Civilisations
RabatMuseums
Musée de l'Histoire et des Civilisations

Morocco's ancient treasures, including the Volubilis bronzes

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Musée de la Photographie et des Arts Visuels de Casablanca
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Musée de la Photographie et des Arts Visuels de Casablanca

Tadao Ando's only work in Africa, in the old medina

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Musée de la Reconstruction d'Agadir
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Musée de la Reconstruction d'Agadir

Agadir's memory, from the 1960 earthquake to its reconstruction

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Musée du Football Marocain
SaléMuseums
Musée du Football Marocain

The history of Moroccan football, from the pioneers to the World Cups

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Musée Mohammed VI d'Art Moderne et Contemporain
RabatMuseums
Musée Mohammed VI d'Art Moderne et Contemporain

Morocco's largest art museum

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Musée National de la Céramique de Safi
Musée National de la Céramique de Safi

Safi's pottery, Morocco's ceramics capital

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Musée National de la Photographie de Rabat
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Musée National de la Photographie de Rabat

Moroccan photography in a fort on the Rabat corniche

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Musée Nejjarine
FezMuseums
Musée Nejjarine

Un caravansérail du XVIIIe siècle dédié aux arts et métiers du bois

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Musée Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah

Essaouira's history in a former town hall

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Oasis de Fint
OuarzazateHistoric Sites
Oasis de Fint

The hidden oasis of southern Morocco, a Berber palm grove off the tourist trail

Oudayas, Musée National de la Parure
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Oudayas, Musée National de la Parure

Moroccan adornment inside the UNESCO-listed Kasbah of the Udayas

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Palais El Jedid
Beni MellalPalaces
Palais El Jedid

A glimpse of traditional Moroccan architecture

Palais Perdicaris / Parc Rmilat
TangierMonuments
Palais Perdicaris / Parc Rmilat

A historic park facing the Strait of Gibraltar

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Palais Raissouli
LarachePalaces
Palais Raissouli

The residence of the legendary Rif warlord

Palais Royal de Tétouan
TetouanPalaces
Palais Royal de Tétouan

The sultan's former residence

TangierHistoric Sites
Petit Socco

The legendary little square that inspired the Beat Generation

LaracheHistoric Sites
Place de la Libération

The elliptical square linking medina and Spanish town

Beni MellalHistoric Sites
Place de la Marche Verte

The best vantage point over the fortified medina's ramparts

Place El Hedim
MeknesHistoric Sites
Place El Hedim

Meknes's lively esplanade, often compared to Marrakech's Jemaa el-Fna

Place Ibn Khaldoun
LaracheHistoric Sites
Place Ibn Khaldoun

The seafront square, between ramparts and ocean

Place Mohammed V
CasablancaHistoric Sites
Place Mohammed V

The city's Art Deco administrative heart

Place Moulay El Mehdi
TetouanHistoric Sites
Place Moulay El Mehdi

The nerve center of the Spanish town

Place Outa el Hammam
ChefchaouenHistoric Sites
Place Outa el Hammam

The beating heart of the blue medina

Place Seffarine
FezHistoric Sites
Place Seffarine

The coppersmiths' square, the medina's artisan heart

Plage de Legzira
Plage de Legzira

A wild beach with red cliffs and famous arches, between Tiznit and Sidi Ifni

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Quartier des Habous (Nouvelle Médina)
CasablancaMedina
Quartier des Habous (Nouvelle Médina)

A medina designed by protectorate-era urban planners

Ras El Ma
ChefchaouenHistoric Sites
Ras El Ma

The spring that gave birth to the city

Rochers peints de Tafraout
AgadirHistoric Sites
Rochers peints de Tafraout

An open-air artwork in the granite of the Anti-Atlas

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TetouanHistoric Sites
Ruines de Cotta

A little-known Roman site on the Tétouan coast

Ruines de Ksar Sghir
TetouanHistoric Sites
Ruines de Ksar Sghir

Remains of a strategic trading post on the strait

Sidi Ifni, ville Art déco de l'ancienne enclave espagnole
AgadirHistoric Sites
Sidi Ifni, ville Art déco de l'ancienne enclave espagnole

An Atlantic town of Art Deco facades, legacy of the Spanish enclave

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Site archéologique de Lixus
LaracheHistoric Sites
Site archéologique de Lixus

A Phoenician trading post, then a Roman city on the Atlantic

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Site archéologique de Tamuda
TetouanHistoric Sites
Site archéologique de Tamuda

A Berber and Roman city, ancestor of Tetouan

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Skala de la Ville
EssaouiraMonuments
Skala de la Ville

The rampart of cannons facing the Atlantic

Souk El Had d'Agadir
Souk El Had d'Agadir

Agadir's great market, rebuilt after the 1960 earthquake

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Studios Atlas
OuarzazateHistoric Sites
Studios Atlas

The world's largest open-air film studio, nicknamed the 'Hollywood of the desert'

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Synagogue Ettedgui
CasablancaMonuments
Synagogue Ettedgui

A testimony to the city's Judeo-Moroccan heritage

EssaouiraMonuments
Synagogue Haïm Pinto

A still-active Jewish pilgrimage site

Tanneries Chouara
FezHistoric Sites
Tanneries Chouara

The centuries-old spectacle of traditional leather tanning in the heart of the medina

Théâtre Cervantès
TangierMonuments
Théâtre Cervantès

A Spanish architectural gem, from decline to restoration

Tour Hassan et Mausolée Mohammed V
RabatMonuments
Tour Hassan et Mausolée Mohammed V

The unfinished 12th-century minaret and the royal mausoleum facing it

Université Al Quaraouiyine
FezMonuments
Université Al Quaraouiyine

The world's oldest university still in operation

Vallée des Ammeln et Tafraout
Vallée des Ammeln et Tafraout

An Anti-Atlas valley among pink granite mountains

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Vallée du Paradis et Imouzzer Ida Outanane
Vallée du Paradis et Imouzzer Ida Outanane

Gorges, natural pools and a Berber village in the High Atlas, north of Agadir

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Villa Carl Ficke, Musée de la Mémoire de Casablanca
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Villa Carl Ficke, Musée de la Mémoire de Casablanca

A Neo-Moorish villa devoted to the memory of Casablanca

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Villa des Arts
CasablancaGalleries
Villa des Arts

Moroccan contemporary art in an Art Deco villa

Villa Harris, Musée de Tanger
TangierMuseums
Villa Harris, Musée de Tanger

Two centuries of art history in Morocco facing the Mediterranean

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