Some words about Casablanca

Casablanca became famous thanks to the movie and Humphrey Bogart, but you will be disappointed if you look for the movie’s ambient here. It was directed in California… Casablanca means white house in Spanish and the name suggests that Casablanca is full of white houses. Well, they probably have been built in with other buildings...

Impressions of El Jadida in Morocco

The Portuguese fortification of Mazagan in El Jadida was built in the early 16th century. Mazagan was one of the early settlements of the Portuguese explorers in West Africa. It was taken over by the Moroccans in the 18th century. We stopped here during our roundtrip in Morocco for a short time after visiting Casablanca...

Marrakesh – Mix of Berber, Moorish, Spanish and Islamic styles

Marrakech is an amazing city, it is the former capital of Morocco, it has a history of 900 years. It is a mixture of different cultures, Spanish, Moorish, berber and Arabic.The typical gates are of Moorish origin, while the Berbers have given the purple, orange red and yellow colors to the blue, green, and white...

Fes – Tanneries in the Old Town

In the narrow alleys of the old town of Fes hundreds of merchants try to sell their products: dates, fish, spices, copper bowls, carpets. Fes is famous for its leather products. There are three tanneries in the city - the largest and oldest one is in Chouara. We visited this one during our roundtrip in...

The Jemaa el Fna Square and the souk in Marrakesh

Have you been to the Jemaa el Fna square in Marrakesh? It is where snake charmers try to pull you to their stand to get some money for taking photos of cobras. It is where you can meet a local „dentist” who presents the teeth he pulled out without anesthesia of his clients. It is...

Essaouira – a stroll in the streets of a fishing village in Morocco

Although we didn’t spend much time here, Essaouira took my breath away with its charm. It is a typical fishing village. In the harbour you can see a lot of fishing boats, cats and seagulls. The fish restaurant must be amazing here, pity we didn’t have time during our roundtrip to eat here. Na ok, we...

Everything Blue in Rabat, Morocco

We went on a roundtrip to Morocco, I wrote about it what we did day by day here:Körutazásra mentünk Marokkóba, itt írtam a napjainkról hova mentünk: Journey through Morocco – Country of the 1001 nights / Utazás Marokkón át – az ezeregy éjszaka országa While looking at the program I was sad because we didn’t plan...

Journey through Morocco – Country of the 1001 nights

Snake charmers, souks, mint tea, mosques, camels, palaces and many more I went on a roundtrip through Morocco with my mother in April. We didn’t travel this time on our own, it was an organised tour. Going to this country alone I don’t think we could have discovered or seen as many cities/sights as we...