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What the guide book doesn’t tell you about Morocco!

After spending four weeks around southern Morocco, we’ve collated a collection of questions our kids asked while we there! What the guide book doesn’t tell you about Southern Morocco is everything the guide books won’t tell you about the areas…

Morocco

A photo tour around the palace of Bahia, Marrakech

The Bahia Palace in Marrakesh sits in a triangle between the Mellah, the Medina and the Kasbah. It’s construction started in the late 19th century, intended to be the greatest palace of its time with its name meaning “brilliance”. It was…

Morocco

El Badi Palace, The Ruins. Marrakech

El Badi Palace El Badi is a ruined palace on the outskirts of Marrakesh’s medina walls. El Badi actually means ‘The Incomparable Palace’ and it was commissioned by a Sultan in 1578. Its construction was entirely funded by a ransom which…

Morocco

Saadian Tombs: The forgotten Dynasty. Marrakech

Why you should take kids to the Saadian tombs in Marrakesh.

Morocco

A family Hammam in Marrakech: How To Book Yours

Having a hamman in Marrakech, Morocco

Morocco

Rescuing kittens in Marrakech. Everything you need to know about SPANA

Marrakech’s streets are overflowing with stray dogs and cats, both dead and alive. Not to mention the awfully abused working donkeys, mules and horses but that’s for an entirely separate blog post! Human rights in Morocco are particularly poor so…