Posts Tagged ‘holiday in morocco’

Marrakech by night in the Summer

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

During the summer, local Marrakchis will always tell you that their city is better during the night. Many often chuckle at the idea of leaving indoors and traipsing around the streets during the day on the tourist trail, preferring to nap the day away inside. Indeed, Marrakech summers are always very hot; just this last […]

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Iftar in Marrakech

Thursday, July 24th, 2014

The Iftar, taken from the Arabic إفطار‎, which literally translates as ‘Breakfast’, refers to the evening meal when Muslims end their fast during Ramadan. In Morocco, as elsewhere, it is traditional for people to try and break their fast at home, with their families. Therefore in the moments leading up to Iftar there is a […]

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Marrakech: A city in motion

Wednesday, July 31st, 2013

Marrakech is renowned for being a bustling hive of activity. During you’re visit you will discover a city charged with movement as cars, taxis and motorbikes finding their destinations through the city streets, day and night. What is perhaps most fascinating however is that donkeys, horses and ponies are still widely used by the Moroccan […]

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Moroccan Saffron: the first Saffron Festival

Monday, June 24th, 2013

One of the most painstaking, laborious and low yielding produce in the world but used in most of the countries infamous and delectable street side tagine eateries, Moroccan saffron is internationally recognized for its specific taste and Taliouine saffron festival, a must visit on your holiday in Morocco. Moroccan saffron is produced entirely in a […]

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