Visiting Morocco

Try to visit Morocco and discover its nice places, geography, climate, culture, historical heritage, the ancient cities and the friendly people. The Kingdom of Morocco has always been a crossroads between Africa, Europe and the Middle East. With only 14 Km from Spain, Morocco is a distinctive area which attracts people from all over the world with its glamorous natural and architectural characteristics. Morocco realized the importance of its strategic position on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea and start performing one of the highest rates of growth among the countries of Africa.

Moreover, the nature is very beautiful with large mountains, vast green area of forests stretching from North East to Middle South East which gives Morocco, a clean environment with extraordinary sceneries of nature in most parts of Morocco.

The capital is Rabat. Among large cities there are Casablanca, Agadir, Tangier, Fez, Marrakech, Meknes, Oujda, and Laayoune. Being open to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Oceans, the country also benefits from maritime influences due to the proximity of the Atlantic Ocean. Morocco has many beaches which are naturally located close to the cities, especially on the Atlantic coast. But there are several more in places where nature shapes an exciting view. All these allow you to experience lovely moments of swimming, relaxing or playing the most popular water sports.

On the Atlantic side, the vast majority of beaches are nice with clean sand and calm waves of the ocean. The area and the altitude are influential factors in the variation of the climate of Morocco. The country enjoys a different climate which is summarized in mountain, coastal and interior. The level of temperatures may fall down sometimes to below 0°C in the Atlas Mountains, the snowfalls shapes a very nice image at the high altitudes. In coastal areas, where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic coasts, there is a moderate climate with hot summer which becomes cooler due to the gentle wind coming from the sea and the ocean. While in the interior, the weather is intensively hot in summer but extremely cold in winter.

Important information when visiting Morocco

Since long time ago, the Kingdom of Morocco has been a preferable destination to people from all over the world, as it is still an interesting place that attracts tourists and visitors with its special splendor. Most people who would like to visit Morocco need to be aware of some practical information such as geography, the most interesting cities of the country, beaches, languages, mountains, which will guide them during their period of staying in Morocco. All Morocco’s cities are nice, but there are some special cities which have special attraction. As an example you find the imperial cities like Marrakech, the Pearl of the South or the Red City as one of the most beautiful and largest cities of Morocco. Meknes city, as one of the imperial cities in Morocco, It was the capital of Morocco during the period of governance of Moulay Ismail. It is characterized by its old architecture and traditional ornamentation. Ouarzazate is the gateway to the desert and it was originally a garrison town. Its strategic position at the crossroads of Marrakech and Agadir, while the northern cities have their special charm like the Chefchaouen and Tangier. Among all these places you can find fantastic bazaars, palaces and lively traditional restaurants.

Morocco is also well-known by its nice long beaches and some of the best coast towns like Agadir, Essaouira, Tangier, Asilah, and Saïdia, in the meantime, the country enjoys wonderful natural beauty such as mountains, waterfalls and huge desert. Most people speak the Moroccan dialect “Darija” which is not far away from the standard Arabic but different. French language is widely spoken in different places especially in big cities like Casablanca, Rabat, Tangier, Fez, and Agadir. English language and Spanish are also very often spoken in the north of Morocco due to the neighborhood to Europe.