Heritage Sites

Morocco also has a number of World Heritage Sites, which are nominated by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for inclusion in the International Heritage Sites Programme. Each heritage site belongs to the state within which it borders, but it gets the attention of the international community to make sure that it is preserved for future generations. All 180 States parties to the Convention are involved in maintaining these sites, many of which are owned by Morocco:The archaeological site of Lolly, the palace of Et Ben Hadou, Mazacan (New), the ancient city of Al-Sawira, the ancient city of Fez, the ancient city of Marrakesh, the ancient city of Tawan, the archaeological site of Lexus, the archaeological site of Zeles, the archaeological site of Falaha, the historical city of Meekness, the cultural space of masjid El Fana.

 Language

Arabic and Berber are the official languages ​​of Morocco. Most Moroccans speak the vernacular language fluently. About 13.5 million people out of 32 million, or about 45% of the population, speak the Berber language in its three dialects: Tarifit, Tachelhit, and Tamazight in the Middle Atlas. . French was previously an official language in Morocco, and now it is the second unofficial language, as it is used in commerce and business and taught in schools and universities. About 2.000,000 Moroccans from the north of the country speak Spanish as a second language, while English is still not widespread compared to French and Spanish, but it is becoming more and more familiar, especially among educated young people, after French.

best time for Tourism in Morocco

Morocco’s best tourist season is from March to May. This period is characterized by mild and beautiful weather in Moroccan cities, where light rains are falling, as well as warm weather and generally pleasing tourism.

Best time to visit Morocco ( tourism in Morocco )

The country is at its most beautiful place in spring (mid-March to May) when the landscape is green and leafy, making it fun to walk long distances in mountain areas. Morocco is also beautiful in autumn (September to October) when temperatures are mild and gentle.

The cost of tourism in Morocco

The cost of traveling to Morocco is suitable for people with medium and limited budgets. You can get the cheapest prices for a flight ticket to Morocco in the winter, away from the peak of the tourist season in the summer and spring, and to get the best offers for flights throughout the year, you need to book well in advance of traveling, and you can travel to Casablanca via The Turkish or Qatari flight route, and their prices are within your reach. It is preferable to book your flight ticket for the months from October to February, to get the cheapest prices, ranging between 442 and 514 dollars, and the value varies according to the country from which you travel to Morocco.

Entry visa to Morocco ( tourism in Morocco )

The cost of travel to Morocco encourages tourists to choose it as a first destination for their tourist trips. Morocco has exempted the citizens of the following countries from obtaining a visa, led by those Arab countries: Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and other countries for a period of time. 30 days, but otherwise tourists are required to issue a visa to enter Morocco, and they are allowed to stay for a period of three months for the purpose of tourism, and it is extended by requesting a license from the competent Moroccan authorities, and their prices depend on the country from which the trip departs. This will cost you about 500 pounds, which is equivalent to about 31 dollars.

Budget accommodation options in Morocco 

The cost of tourism in Morocco is very low when compared to other countries, and you can choose what you like from the accommodation that suits different budgets. Excellent hotel, the rooms are comfortable and equipped with the finest furnishings and free Wi-Fi services. One costs you only $15 and includes breakfast and dinner. In general, Morocco includes two types of accommodation. The first includes average popular apartments, and the cost per night may reach $65, and the second is hotels. According to the Booking website, the cost depends on the classification of the hotel as follows:
1- One night in a one-star hotel will cost you $35.
2- The cost of the night in a two-star hotel is $45.
3- The cost of the night in a three-star hotel starts from $60.
4- The cost of the night in a four-star hotel is $90.
5- Finally, the cost of the five-star hotel is up to $200 per night.

Transportation in Morocco

To save more expenses on transportation, we advise you to rely on the train, due to the wideness and length of the roads and the distance of the tourist attractions ( tourism in Morocco ) from each other. To reach Tangier, you can also take a bus to go to remote places, moving from Tangier to Agadir, for example, will cost you approximately 35 dollars, and its cost is very close to the cost of trains. Small cities are characterized by a fixed price, but for large cities, a taxi ride will cost you a lot and the fare may reach 50 dollars, and you can resort to car rental and it may cost you 25 dollars per day, if you want to travel to a specific place that buses and trains cannot reach.

The best tourist cities in Morocco you can visit ( Tourism in Morocco) 

Tourism in Casablanca
1- Hassan II Mosque
The Hassan II Mosque, the largest mosque in the country, the second mosque in Africa, and the thirteenth in the world, its Andalusian minaret rises 210 meters (689 feet) and is the highest religious building in the world. It has, which can accommodate about 80,000 other worshipers, bringing the total capacity of the mosque to about 105,000 worshipers. The buildings attached to the mosque constitute an integrated cultural complex, which includes a prayer hall, ablution hall, toilet, Quranic school, a library and a museum. In addition to covering it with “zellij” decorations or colored ceramic mosaics on the columns, walls, ribs of the minaret, its significance and carvings on cedar wood, and it is considered an important destination for all Arab and foreign tourists.

2- Arab League Garden

The garden of the Arab League was known in the past as the Lyautey Garden. It is a symbolic garden in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, located in the center of the city. The park includes 30 acres and is characterized by its French-style designs, and its wonderful green spaces, which constitute a natural outlet for the city’s residents. Restaurants and cafes serving fast food, cold and hot drinks.                                                                                                                                            

3- The old city
It is one of the oldest neighborhoods of the city, and even the city of Casablanca was limited to what is inside the walls of the old city before the French colonization. The neighborhood is located near the port of Casablanca and it used to be other neighborhoods of Casablanca in the past. It has a folk and traditional character like any old country located in the north of Casablanca and contains many popular shops and groceries. The old city includes important and specialized sites such as Bazaar Street, where there are bazaars or antique shops frequented by many tourists, in addition to the “Al Buhaira” market for used books, where there are a large number of rare books, and Bab Marrakech, which is one of the doors leading to the neighborhood.

4- Morocco Mall
It is the largest commercial complex in Morocco and the second in Africa after the Algerian Park Mall Setif. It is located in the economic capital of Morocco, Casablanca. Morocco Mall opened in 2011 after a 4-year construction process, and it was built according to the highest international standards, and the finest and most impressive designs inside. And outside it, to be a unique artistic and architectural masterpiece that characterizes the Kingdom of Morocco, it attracts many visitors, and its annual visitor number has reached about 14 million. Morocco Mall is among the most beautiful malls in the world in its category. The mall includes the most famous international brands in addition to many restaurants and entertainment venues, as it offers special offers throughout the year.

5- Tamaris Water Park

Tamaris Water Park is the only water park in the city of Casablanca, it has giant water games and many fun games located on the road to Zammour, which is about 10 km from the city of Casablanca. Water games, and one of the most beautiful recreational places in the city. It includes the most beautiful and latest different water games, slides of different shapes and levels, closed cylindrical slides of spiral shape, and a number of swimming pools of different sizes and depths to suit different ages. The park also provides a special place for electronic games enthusiasts.                                                                                                                            

6- Mohammed V Square
It is a public square with history and symbolism in the center of the Moroccan city of Casablanca. Established in 1916 at the beginning of the French colonial period under the rule of the general resident Eubag Lyouty, in implementation of the design of Joseph Marast and the planning of Henri Proust, the people of Morocco call it the Bath Square. In this square in the Moroccan-French style, the square attracts many tourists, as it is considered one of the vibrant places throughout the year in Morocco.

Tourism in Marrakech
1- Marrakesh Museum
Inaugurated on January 5, 2017, by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, the museum extends over an area of ​​20,000 square meters with a total budget of 163 million dirhams. It is considered the first museum specialized in the history and civilization of water in Morocco. It is located near the Ben Youssef religious school, which was built at the end of the nineteenth century by Mehdi Mnebhi. It includes modern and traditional arts with Moroccan art, including historical books, pottery, and Moroccan coins.

2- Djemaa El Fna Square
It is a wide and large square that is the beating heart of the red Moroccan city of Marrakech, where this square has been since ancient times the point that combines the city, the Kasbah of the Makhzen and the Mellah. And tellers of stories and riddles, And animal trainers, acrobats, and many manifestations of popular joy and joy that never leave the place. The square is included in UNESCO’s List of Intangible Human Heritage in 2001 AD, and the reason for this is due to the extent of the square’s age, as it dates back to the era in which the state was founded Marrakesh was in the period between 1070 to 1071 AD in the fifth century AH under the Almoravid state.

3- Marjorie Gardens
It is considered one of the most beautiful gardens in Marrakech. It has many features that attract tourists. It is located specifically in Gueliz. These gardens were known by this name in relation to the name of the French painter Jacques Majorelle, who built these gardens, where he initially built them in 1984, and the garden is considered one of the most beautiful gardens in Marrakech. The most important landmarks of the city. In the building surrounding the garden there is a museum of Islamic arts. What distinguishes the garden is that it contains a group of rare flowers and plants that were brought into the garden specially from the five continents.

4- The city of commercial markets
The commercial markets in Marrakesh are distinct markets. Visiting the markets of Marrakesh is the best experience that can be enjoyed in the city, and the city of commercial markets located in the old city remains a privacy for visitors, as it offers everything from Moroccan goods such as handicrafts, ornaments, jewelry, beautiful fabrics and carpets, as well as From cheap souvenirs to Moroccan spices and fabrics. Among the most important markets in Marrakech are the Marrakech Souks, the Research Market, the Mustapha Blaoui Market, the 33 Street Aghlabia RUE MAJORELLE store.

5- Koutoubia Mosque
The Koutoubia Mosque is an Islamic landmark built in the year 1158 AD in the era of the Almohads by Abd al-Moumen al-Koumi. The name of the Kutubiya was shortened from the name of the Kutubiya, which is the name of a book-selling market that was next to the mosque. The Koutoubia Mosque is in the middle of the city of Marrakesh near Jamaâ El Fna Square. The name of the mosque derives from the “Koutoubia”, which is the name of a book market that is believed to have been close to mosques. The Koutoubia Mosque is considered one of the most important mosques in Morocco. It is of exceptional proportions, it occupies an area of ​​5,300 square meters and consists of 17 wings and 11 domes decorated with reliefs. The mosque and its minaret, decorated in its upper parts with a frieze painted in turquoise color, became a symbol of the city. As for the venerable Koutoubia minbar, it is equipped with an automatic movement system and is considered one of the masterpieces of Islamic carpentry art. This minbar was made in Cordoba at the beginning of the twelfth century.

6- Bahia Palace
Al Bahliah Palace offers you an opportunity to understand the nature of the life of the wealthy in the nineteenth century. 8 hectares. Bahia Palace includes several suites Halls, annexes, basins and gardens, in addition to the park and the garden in the middle of a cistern known as “Agdal Ba Hammad.” Among the suites currently open to visitors is the Little Riyadh, which is one of the distinguished suites inside the palace with its construction similar to the body of ancient schools in terms of corridors topped with wooden cornices decorated with colors It was bright with natural materials, and it was the “Ba Hammad” diwan, in which he received state officials and from which he managed the affairs of the country.
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Tourism in Tangier

1- Tangiers Kasbah
The Kasbah of Tangier is one of the most prominent landmarks of Tangier and one of the most important and most famous landmarks in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is characterized by being one of the highest points in Tangier, with its natural beauty and great historical importance, and includes many landmarks for different eras. It is located at the highest point in Tangier and offers a great view of Spain and Gibraltar. In the past, it was an important point for meeting and exchanging cultures, and it hosts the city’s most important museum, the Kasbah Museum, and can be accessed from the small market or from the Burj al-Baroud.

2- Kasbah Museum
It is known as Dar al-Makhzen, which was the palace of the Sultan. Its history dates back to the seventeenth century, and today it has been turned into a museum that permanently displays everything related to the history of the city and its suburbs, and the civilizations that followed it. It is known for its ancient architecture and consists of three sections. Its geometry is the main theme of its presentation.
The museum displays the history of the civilizations and kingdoms that followed the rule of Morocco, and it consists of three sections, in which you will find many statues, ceramic and wooden artifacts, antiques, silver and gold ornaments, jewelry and precious stones.

3- Cinematheque Tangiers
Tangier hosts the most important film festivals, and is a destination for artists and cultural leaders who have contributed to the development of the city, such as the artist “Yetto Barrada”, a Franco-Moroccan photographer who founded the most important cultural project in the city: Cinémathèque de Tanger in partnership with the French producer Cyriac Auriol and the Moroccan director Latif Lahlou. It is a cultural center whose goal is to spread cinematic culture in Morocco and Tangiers in particular. The “Cinema Rural” barada has chosen a place for it, one of the oldest cinemas in Tangiers. Almost daily, it shows films of an independent and non-commercial nature, experimental, short or documentary, of different nationalities. The center has two galleries and is located in a plaza.

4- Spartel head
It is a rocky mountain peak on the Moroccan coast, south of the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, 14 kilometers west of Tangiers. It is offset by Cape Trafalgar to the north of the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, on the Spanish coast.
At Ras Spartel, there is the lighthouse of Cape Spartel, which was built by order of Sultan Muhammad IV bin Abd al-Rahman, at the request of representatives of the consulates of European and American powers at the time, as a result of the importance of the region in maritime navigation, as well as the accidents that occurred in ships at the entrance to the strait.
On the coast of Cape Spartel there is a submerged island, some believe that it is the legendary island of Atlantis, while others believe that it is elsewhere in the strait.

5- The Cave of Hercules in Tangiers
The cave is one of the most important landmarks in Tangiers. The cave is located inside a mountain, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, and located near Gibraltar. It is also considered one of the major caves in Africa, as it extends over an area of ​​thirty square kilometers. More than 2500 BC, since the time of the Romans and the Phoenicians, and includes a natural cave and a carved artificial one. The “Hercules” cave, which was discovered in 1906, is one of the largest caves in Africa, and there are catacombs extending over a distance of 30 km in the ground, and researchers suggest It was used as a mill for making mills (traditional grain mills) from the Roman period to the modern era.