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Surprising Morocco!

MOMoky73 ·84 photographs ·14 Feb 2007 – 24 Feb 2007 ·11 days
Where
Imperial Cities and Oases Tour
When
14 Feb 2007 – 24 Feb 2007
11 days · trip of 2007
Who
Monica · @Moky73 ·
How
Travel diary
The story

Tour of the Imperial Cities and oases. Stunning Morocco!! An endless variety of colours and smells!

The journey's photographs

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Red soil and argan trees under grey sky on the oasis routeColorful olives in blue buckets at a Marrakech souk market stallOcean waves before the city buildings, rocky shore in the foregroundHassan II Mosque minaret, green and white mosaic tiles against blue skyMan in white djellaba and red fez walks along the streetHassan Tower carved sandstone minaret, RabatUrban road with pedestrians, bare trees and flowerbeds, MeknèsTourists on the Hassan Tower esplanade in Rabat, stone columns and blue skyRed-uniformed royal guard beneath Morocco's flag outside the Royal Palace in RabatMeknes mausoleum interior: glowing chandeliers, carved stucco, zellige tiles and wooden screensTourists and locals stroll across El Hedim square in Meknès among ochre walls and market stallsMarble fountain atop zellij mosaic star, MarrakechButcher at work in the souk meat stall, hanging meat and marble traysVendor surrounded by colorful traditional sweets in Marrakech soukTourists inside Marrakech covered souk among stalls and checkered tilesVendor among mounds of olives and dried fruit in Marrakech soukSouk in the medina: butcher with hanging meat and passersby among stalls, MarrakechCarved cedar wood and stucco ceiling of Telouet Kasbah, warm golden lightGreen rolling farmland under white clouds, countryside along the roadWomen in djellabas cross the market of Moulay Idriss beneath white hillside housesWildflowers among the Roman ruins of Volubilis, columns and stones under cloudsRoman ruins of Volubilis among green fields and hills, stone columns and wallsRoman ruins of Volubilis among wildflowers and green hillsRoman ruins of Volubilis, stone columns, with Moulay Idriss in the hillsTourists walk among Roman ruins of Volubilis near the triumphal archWhite minaret above green fields and rolling hills, cloudy skyFes: whitewashed medina houses under a blue sky, hills beyondMedina souk: seated vendor beside cages and live chickensAlley in Fez medina, people and a donkey beside old wooden doorsHooded man in a poor room with blankets and hanging clothesHides in the dye pits of Chouara tannery, FezWomen in djellabas shopping among colorful fabrics at an imperial city soukOrnate silver wedding throne under white canopy, MarrakechDry hills with scattered trees and cultivated fields under cloudy sky, Middle AtlasSnow-covered Atlas cedars along a road in the Middle AtlasRed-tiled roofs and ochre walls in Ifrane, Morocco's alpine-style townRoad sign at snow-covered Col du Zad pass, 2178 meters, overcast skyRoadside restaurant on a rocky desert road, grey sky and red earthPalm trees and dry shrubs, brown mountains under grey cloudy skymud-brick kasbah along the Ziz river with palms and arid mountainsGreen river winding through red rock gorge, road climbing under cloudy skyAncient red-earth kasbah ruins beside the muddy riverPalm grove beneath an earthen village and ochre mountainGreen palms and crops in the oasis among ochre mountain valleyPalm oasis between red rocky cliffs, village and cloudy skyWet road between pink earthen buildings under grey clouds, few pedestriansMud-brick houses amid rubble and puddles under a grey rainy skyWoman in blue veil and purple shawl among the sand dunesTourist standing beside a seated camel on the sand dunesSand dunes of the erg under grey clouds, Sahara desertTourists walking on the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi, Merzouga, under cloudy skyDate palms among red dunes under a cloudy sky, desert oasisOchre mud walls beside the road, palm grove and mountains under blue skyGreen oasis with palms and fields beneath arid hillsPiles of sandy earth on red hammada, snowy mountains on the horizonCamels resting before a palm oasis and earthen village under blue skyMud-brick village among palm grove and snow-capped mountains, Dadès ValleyPalm grove and green fields beneath ochre cliffs, TodraTodra Gorge: ochre rock walls, palm trees and stream on the valley floorOuarzazate town, red earthen buildings among mountains under blue skyGolden rocky desert with snow-capped mountains on the horizon under blue skyOuarzazate earthen rooftops with the snow-capped Atlas mountains behindAït Benhaddou village, red mud-brick houses among palms and greeneryAït Benhaddou, mud-brick kasbah above the river, tourists crossing the fordAit Benhaddou, mud-brick buildings under blue sky, green olive trees in frontAit Ben Haddou, mud-brick houses stacked under a clear blue skyMud-brick village among ochre dunes, snow-capped Atlas mountains in the backgroundMud-brick village at the foot of the red Atlas mountains, MoroccoRed High Atlas mountains with snow and green valley under white cloudsEarthen gateway at Col du Tichka, 2260 m, café sign and bilingual road signSnowy road winding through the High Atlas mountains, MoroccoSnow-capped High Atlas peaks above green and ochre hillsSpice market in Marrakech: colorful cones in blue sacks and tin cansBahia Palace courtyard in Marrakech, arched arcades, green tiled roofs, palmsPainted wooden ceiling with eight-pointed star, Moroccan palace, MarrakechJemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech: carriages, market stalls and minaret under white cloudsStreet vendor under a green umbrella in Marrakech's Jemaa el-Fna squareMan with cart on a Marrakech street, ochre houses, taxi and passersbyJemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech, crowd among food stalls at duskMarrakech, Jemaa el-Fna square: vendors set up iron stalls among the crowdCrowds and tourists filling Jemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech at duskThe Koutoubia minaret rises above the crowd at Marrakech's Jamaa el-FnaLit shop window displaying traditional gold bracelets and jewelry in a soukSweets stalls glowing under lanterns in Marrakech medina souk

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