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Throne Day celebrations families Morocco

A Moroccan family gathered around a shared tagine during Throne Day celebrations in a traditional home

Throne Day celebrations fill Moroccan streets with colour, smoke from clay ovens, and music that does not stop until long after midnight, and the real story happens nowhere near a palace. What Throne Day actually means to Moroccan families Throne Day, known locally as Eid Al-Arch, is the most important civic holiday in Morocco. It … Read more

Moroccan athletics clubs for serious runners

A runner training at a Moroccan athletics club track during a morning session

Moroccan athletics clubs carry a legacy that runs deep, from the Olympic tracks of Rabat to the red clay paths of the Atlas foothills, and right now that legacy is open to anyone willing to lace up. A tradition built on distance Morocco has produced some of the most celebrated middle and long-distance runners in … Read more

Moroccan pottery villages near Fès

A Fassi artisan demonstrates Moroccan pottery hand-throwing technique on a foot-powered wheel in Ain Nokbi

Moroccan pottery is one of the most alive craft traditions you will find anywhere on the planet, and the villages clustered near the ancient city of Fès are where its deepest secrets still breathe. Why Fès became the center of a clay tradition The history of pottery in Morocco goes back over 6,000 years, when … Read more

African handball: Morocco’s red-hot rise

A Moroccan handball player celebrates during an African handball championship match in front of a passionate crowd

African handball has found a spiritual home in Morocco, and nowhere makes you feel it more physically, more completely, than Marrakech. Why Marrakech and African handball belong together Marrakech is not a city that sits still. Its streets move, its souks roar, and its sports culture runs deep. African handball may travel across the continent … Read more

Fête du Trône: families, cities, visitors

A Moroccan family dressed in traditional djellabas gathering outdoors during Fête du Trône festivities in a city medina

Fête du Trône pulls back the curtain on a Morocco most visitors never get to see, a country that dresses itself in red flags, opens its doors, and celebrates with a joy that feels completely unplanned. What Fête du Trône actually is Fête du Trône, known in Arabic as Eid al-Arsh, is the most important … Read more

Surf schools Morocco beginners love

A certified coach at one of Morocco's surf schools helps a beginner stand on a board for the first time on the Atlantic coast

Surf schools along Morocco’s Atlantic coast are drawing thousands of first-time surfers every summer, and for good reason: the waves are gentle, the water is warm, and the culture runs deep. Why Morocco works so well for beginners Morocco’s Atlantic coastline stretches across hundreds of kilometres of sandy beach, fishing villages, and open ocean. Summer … Read more

Timitar Festival: your complete Agadir guide

A female Amazigh musician performs on stage at the Timitar Festival in Agadir, Morocco

The Timitar Festival opens a door that most Morocco itineraries never find: 3 nights of free music, ancient Amazigh tradition, and world sounds colliding under the Atlantic sky of Agadir. What the Timitar Festival actually is The Timitar Festival was founded in 2004 with the goal of creating a cultural project to bring Amazigh artists … Read more

Moroccan mosaic and meditative design

A maallem master artisan cuts hand-shaped zellige pieces in a traditional Moroccan mosaic workshop in Fez

Moroccan mosaic pulls you in before you understand why. You stand in a riad courtyard or a madrasa corridor, and the walls hold you still. Stars, hexagons, and interlocking polygons repeat outward in every direction, and your mind, for a moment, simply rests. That stillness is not accidental. The art that geometry built Zellige, pronounced … Read more

Mountain trails near Azilal for July

A hiker walks a mountain trail near Azilal at sunrise with High Atlas peaks in the background

Mountain trails near Azilal hide a side of Morocco that postcards never show: raw peaks, deep gorges, and Berber villages alive at sunrise in July. Why Azilal is a hiking base worth knowing Azilal is a provincial capital in the centre of the Atlas Mountains, about a 2.5-hour drive from Marrakech. Most travellers pass it … Read more

Moroccan mountain villages: cool in July

trekker walks in Berber village in the Moroccan mountain of the High Atlas, surrounded by terraced fields and walnut trees.

Moroccan mountain villages hold a secret that the coast cannot match: while July pushes seaside temperatures above 40°C, the highlands breathe cool air, smell of wild herbs, and move at a pace that changes everything. Imlil: the gateway that earns its reputation Imlil sits at 1,740 metres in the High Atlas, about 60 kilometres south … Read more

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