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Articles pour decouvrir Marrakech, Fes, les medinas marocaines, les city quests, les jeux de piste, les activites famille et la realite augmentee appliquee au tourisme culturel.

  • What to do in Marrakech? 20 must-sees and itineraries from 1 to 4 days

    What to do in Marrakech? Discover 20 places and experiences, 1 to 4 day itineraries, neighborhoods to group together and mistakes to avoid.

  • Morocco itinerary 7 days: 3 realistic circuits without spending your life in a car

    Three realistic itineraries to visit Morocco in 7 days: imperial cities by train, Atlantic coast or southern Morocco, with stages and transport.

  • Best time to visit Morocco: climate month by month

    When to go to Morocco? Compare the climate month by month for Marrakech, the coast, the Atlas and the desert, with advice by activity and region.

  • Morocco 2026 travel advice: 15 things to know before you leave

    Morocco 2026 travel advice: passport, money, trains, taxis, medinas, local customs and safety, based on verified official sources.

  • Self-guided Marrakech tour: explore the medina without following a group

    Discover how a self-guided Marrakech tour can turn the medina into a flexible cultural route with geolocated clues and short stories.

  • Marrakech medina treasure hunt: a cultural activity between souks and monuments

    A Marrakech medina treasure hunt turns souks, gates and squares into a cultural investigation route.

  • Morocco tourism app: how mobile changes cultural visits

    A Morocco tourism app should help visitors understand cities, not only show a map.

  • Family treasure hunt in Fez: learn history without boring children

    A family treasure hunt in Fez turns the medina into a short-mission cultural adventure.

  • What to do in Marrakech in 2 hours? A short but memorable route

    Two hours in Marrakech can be enough for culture if the route is compact and well paced.

  • Cultural tourism in Morocco for young travellers: making heritage interactive

    Cultural tourism in Morocco reaches young travellers when it becomes interactive, mobile and visual.

  • Visiting a medina without a guide: how not to get lost and understand more

    Visiting a medina without a guide is easier with clear landmarks, a short route and explanations in the right place.

  • Family activity in Morocco: why cultural quests work for parents and children

    A family activity in Morocco should be simple, flexible and playful enough to engage children while keeping cultural value.

  • Cultural team building in Marrakech: an alternative to classic activities

    A cultural team building activity in Marrakech combines cooperation, discovery and light challenge in a memorable setting.

  • Augmented reality and tourism in Morocco: seeing cities with a layer of history

    Augmented reality can enrich tourism in Morocco when it explains a place at the right moment and stays easy to use.

  • Essaouira (Mogador): the UNESCO fortified city, the wind and the Gnaoua

    Essaouira (Mogador), medina listed by UNESCO in 2001: Vauban ramparts by Théodore Cornut, fishing port with blue boats, Gnaoua music since 1998, setting of Othello by Orson Welles and Astapor in Game of Thrones. The city of the wind on the Moroccan Atlantic.

  • Jardin Majorelle Marrakech: blue, Yves Saint Laurent and the history of the most famous garden in Morocco

    The Majorelle Garden in Marrakech, developed by Jacques Majorelle from the 1920s then saved by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in 1980, houses the Pierre Bergé Museum of Berber Arts and adjoins the YSL museum opened in 2017.

  • Ait Benhaddou: Morocco's UNESCO Earthen Kasbah and World Cinema Icon

    Ait Benhaddou, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1987, is Morocco's most celebrated earthen ksar: a fortified village of pisé kasbahs in the Ounila valley near Ouarzazate, ancient stop on the Marrakech-to-Sahara caravan route, and film set for Gladiator, Game of Thrones, and Lawrence of Arabia.

  • Volubilis: the Roman city of Morocco classified as UNESCO which defies the centuries

    Volubilis Morocco: the ancient capital of Mauretania Tingitane, its in situ mosaics (Orpheus, Bacchus, Hercules), the Arch of Caracalla (217 AD) and its history from Juba II to Moulay Ismaïl. UNESCO 1997.

  • Meknes, the imperial city of Moulay Ismaïl: the Moroccan Versailles

    Imperial capital of Moulay Ismaïl (1672–1727), Meknes deploys ramparts over tens of kilometers, the Bab Mansour gate and the Heri es-Souani granaries. UNESCO 1996. The Versailles of Morocco awaits you.

  • Hassan II Mosque: the cathedral of Islam built on the Atlantic

    Inaugurated on August 30, 1993 in Casablanca, the Hassan II Mosque has a 190.50 m minaret according to its Foundation, a prayer room with 25,000 seats, an esplanade that can accommodate 80,000 people and an opening roof.

  • Hassan Tower in Rabat: the unfinished Almohad mosque that defies time

    The Hassan Tower of Rabat, an unfinished Almohad minaret from the 12th century, dominates a forest of columns and faces the Mausoleum of Mohammed V. Listed by UNESCO in 2012, this site tells the story of the ambition of an empire.

  • Chefchaouen, the blue city of the Rif: history, colors and what to see

    Why is Chefchaouen blue? Founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Rachid, refuge for Andalusians driven out by the Reconquista, the blue city of the Rif hides a history as rich as its cobalt facades.

  • Jemaa el-Fna, Marrakech: inside the square that UNESCO called a masterpiece of humanity

    Jemaa el-Fna in Marrakech was proclaimed a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage in 2001. Discover its Almoravid origins, its storytellers, Gnawa musicians and what to do there today.

  • Ibn Battuta of Tangier: the greatest traveller the medieval world ever produced

    Born in Tangier in 1304, Ibn Battuta travelled 117,000 km across 44 countries over 29 years. His travel book, the Rihla, remains one of the richest sources on 14th-century civilisation. Discover his story and his city.

  • Coco Polizzi: the man who invented the Medina of Agadir, stone by stone

    Destroyed by the earthquake of 1960, Agadir had lost its old town. Thirty years later, Béato Salvatore “Coco” Polizzi, son of Sicilian builders living in Morocco since 1906, took on an insane challenge: building a medina ex nihilo, by hand, with his craftsmen.

  • Fatima Al Fihriya, the young woman who founded the oldest university in the world

    According to Moroccan historical tradition, Fatima Al Fihriya founded the Al-Quaraouiyine mosque in Fez in 859, which over the centuries became a major center of education. Its age is remarkable, even if historians debate the use of the word "university" for its medieval period.