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Morocco is a fascinating & exotic country. We had an incredible visit and here are our highlights from the trip.

Exploring Marrakech, the country’s fourth-largest city, is a feast for the senses.

Click on the images for a larger view.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19227″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]It’s called the Red City for the red clay from the surrounding hills used to build it.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19225″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Entering the city with the Koutoubia Mosque’s minaret in the distance. Built in the 12th century, it’s the largest mosque in the city.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19226″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Greetings from the Guerrabs, or water carriers. They were important before the advent of centralized water supply systems.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19229″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Visiting one of the many Herbalists in town.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19230″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]They have spices, teas, and more. This wall is full of saffron, indigo, and other spices used as natural pigment for oil, wood ceilings, and more as they last forever.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19228″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Dried flowers outside the Herbalist.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19231″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]The Bahia Palace is a 19th-century building, consisting of rooms decorated with stunning stuccos, paintings, mosaics, and a set of gardens. It was built to be the greatest palace of its time.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19232″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Bahia Palace, meaning ‘brilliance” in Arabic, is just that with 155 rooms full of Islamic and Moroccan styles.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19234″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Making Chicken Tajine with preserved lemons & olives in our La Maison Arabe cooking class.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_spacer height=”23″][vc_column_text]See all the posts in this series:

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