Essaouira
Known as Mogador, the port city of the Atlantic coast has been the conquest of the Carthaginians, Romans and Portuguese. The quote of today was founded by the Moroccan king Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, who wanted to give her a boost capital Marrakech cultural and commercial, in effect at that time the port of Essaouira assured up to 60% of foreign trade through his bourgeois Jewish community and caravans loaded with spices, gold and slaves came from SSA. The importance of this port need with the expansion and development of those in Casablanca and Tangier. Currently the city of Essaouira knows a spectacular revival through tourism, quality and originality of its products in Thuya, the argan tree and its festival of Gnawa. His Medina is classified World Heritage by UNESCO.
Ouarzazate
A 4 hour drive from Marrakech in the south-east. Ouarzazate or the door of the desert is a city of the Anti Atlas, its diverse landscapes and exceptional brightness makes her one of the cities most popular and most envied by the experts present contemporary art of the 7 th.
Ouarzazate and its region is by itself one of the poles the most important tourist country. Whether the passage of the Paris-Dakar, its film studios, its innumerable Kasbahs, its valleys, gorges or her palm, Ouarzazate deserves better than a mere transit to discover its beauty in all his outbursts.
Tahanaoute
A place halfway between Marrakech and the valley of Asni, we can take a short stop before attacking the turns that lead to Asni, especially to visit his water mill and enjoy a mint tea prepared by the Care of Berber corner.
The Cascades Ouzoud
A 160 km, au départ de Marrakech, route d’Azilal, les cascades d’Ouzoud se précipitent de plus de 120 m de hauteur. Une fois arrivé, une piste en terre permet de descendre jusqu’au plan d’eau ou se jette le torrent, des moulins hydrauliques à meules en pierre permettent de moudre le grain sous la force énergétique de l’eau, la région est recouverte de chênes verts, d’oliviers et de caroubiers. Outre, le bruit des moulins et les cris des singes macaques qui peuplent l’endroit, ces chutes impressionnantes demeurent un des endroits les plus merveilleux et envoutant du Maroc.
Ourika Valley
At 40 km from Marrakech to the south appears this valley along the river of Ourika, the paved road ends at the village of Setti-fatma, beyond this wonderful site famous for its seven waterfalls while the rear country is served only by mule tracks, an important step for hikers wanting to explore the heights of the Atlas. a little break from Bella you will enjoy a good Berber tagine or make a foot bath with essential oils aromatic and a good way to dispel fatigue and escape the daily stress.
Ouirgane Valley
A 60 km of Marrakech on the old road to Taroudant, lies this beautiful valley, alternating both green landscapes and other arid valley is famous for its fauna and flora, exceptional, because this site hosts a nature reserves in Morocco or you can view the gazelles and wild sheep of the Atlas Valley Ouirgane overlooks the plain of Souss and the argan tree has chosen to take up residence, this tree grows to the 'inside a triangle formed by Agadir, Taroudant and Essaouira is one of the places in Morocco where you can meet the fishermen, hunters, hikers or climbers who go to the discovery of Toubkal, the top most Culmination of Morocco.
tin'mal
Formerly spiritual capital and starting point of the Almohad revolt against the Almoravids. Today only a few remnants that have withstood the damage of time bear witness to the grandeur and prestige of the Almohad reign, including the walls that protected the city and the mosque whose restoration work has been undertaken recently, evokes its minaret tower of Hassan in Rabat. It is the only mosque in Morocco that non-Muslims can visit.
Safi
Located on the Atlantic shore, its economy is based primarily on industry, agriculture and handicrafts. Until the seventies the fishery sardine occupied a prominent place in the economy of the city, but this sector has seen its decline at the expense of industrial development that has caused the pollution of waters of the city chemical wastes discharged into the sea, which resulted in the emigration of the queen of the oceans to other horizons healthier. being the art of ceramics is one sector that contributes actively in the economic development and tourism in the city. Some buildings are still in this city attest to the passage of the Portuguese in this city, including its sea castle dating from the sixteenth century which is located near a platform or lined with guns this time that served to protect the fortress.
Ait ben Haddou
This is one of the most visited kasbah of Ouarzazate region, because this place has resisted the temptations of the century and has retained its originality and its lifestyle, its architecture reveals the role he played in the cultural and trade exchanges between Morocco and sub-Saharan peoples who arrived with their caravans loaded with gold, ivory, spices and salt to sell or barter against other goods they needed. This village has seen shooting some great masterpieces of the 7th Art, among others Lawrence of Arabia and the Jewel of the Nile. It is a world heritage site of humanity by UNESCO.
Oukaymiden
A 3200 m, the Oukaimeden is the resort the highest in Africa, his near Marrakech allows it to be visited by many tourists, especially lovers of mountain sports. In winter the snow is abundant from December to April, the ski area lies on a plateau with an area of 300 Ha, its trails are open to all levels. Outside the winter season, Oukaimeden is an important step in excursions in the region of Marrakech, we went there to visit the observatory or to admire its rock carvings dating to 4 000 years for hikers is a point or we can rally the valley of Ourika, Asni one or Toubkal.
Casa
City of the Atlantic coast, located on the site of Anfa whose foundation remains a mystery, according to some historians, its origin is Roman or Phoenician, others have argued that the emirs of Zenata who bâtissent.Aujourd 're still , Anfa is one of the richest neighborhoods of Casablanca, in fact, the Anfa district represents the power and richness of this city that is both economic capital and industrial first pole of Morocco. Its port is the second in the African continent, its airport is the largest in the Maghreb, the purse is the third in the Arab world after that of Riyadh and Cairo. Casablanca is the third tourist town of Morocco, there is mostly for business, despite the great Hassan II Mosque (minaret above 200m and third largest mosque in the world), the tennis tournament for male professional ATP Tour, the only professional tournament on the ATP Tour to play on the African continent, its cornice and beaches, the Boulevard Festival's Young Musicians Festival Annual music concert in Casablanca, and the Festival of Casablanca, the annual festival organized by the municipality This town deserves a total reflection on its tourism infrastructure to increase the number of nights visitors in order to restore its reputation in the field of tourism.
El Jadida
Portuguese fortress founded in the 16th century in 1524, this seaside resort in Morocco, located 190 km from Marrakech on the Atlantic coast, famous for its city walls and Portuguese. El Jadida, also called El Brija or Mazagan is twinned with the town of Sète in the Languedoc Roussillon, Industrial activity in El Jadida is booming thanks to its mineral port of Jorf Lasfar which provides the bulk of Moroccan exports phosphates and their derivatives. Thus several important factories are located there
Thanks to the development of its beaches, El Jadida seen its number of visitors increase from one year to another, including the beach of Sidi Bouzid who knows a large attendance, this range of 3 km, sandy and with clear water and clear is one of the most popular of the region with that of El Oualidia, the latter represents a natural exception, with its lagoons and shallow waters, one of the few sites or practicing the 'oyster, oysters are so delicious that they alone deserve a detour, not to mention water sports, horse riding and quad transferred we can do
Still in the development of its tourism El Jadida has a royal golf that brought happiness to many golfers who come to make fun of the four corners of the world.