Category: Travel Planning
Settat: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Settat Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Settat is a Moroccan city of 171,556 people sitting at 290 metres above sea level on the Chaouia plain, exactly 83.9 km south of Casablanca — making it one of Morocco’s most strategically overlooked stopovers between the coast and Marrakesh. Founded as an administrative hub, it […]
Sefrou: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Sefrou Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Sefrou is a walled Moroccan medina town of 86,903 residents sitting at 850 metres above sea level in the Fès-Meknès region, just 28 km southeast of Fès. Founded as a Berber and Jewish trading post centuries before the Islamic conquest, it earned the nickname ‘Little Jerusalem’ […]
Rabat: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Rabat Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Rabat, Morocco’s capital city, sits on the Atlantic coast at 87 metres above sea level with a population of 515,619 — making it the country’s seventh-largest city yet arguably its most liveable. Founded as a fortified ribat in the 12th century under the Almohad dynasty, it […]
Oujda: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Oujda Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Oujda, with a population of 506,224, sits at 470 metres above sea level in northeast Morocco, just 15 kilometres from the Algerian border — making it one of North Africa’s most strategically positioned frontier cities. Founded in 944 AD by Ziri ibn Atiyya, it serves as […]
Ouarzazate: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Ouarzazate Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Ouarzazate sits at **1,151 m** above sea level in southern Morocco, a sun-baked gateway city of **79,218** people straddling the High Atlas and the Sahara edge. Founded as a French Foreign Legion garrison in **1928**, it later earned the nickname ‘Hollywood of Africa’ after hosting productions […]
Nador: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Nador Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Nador is a northeastern Moroccan port city of 158,202 residents sitting at just 42 metres above sea level on the edge of the Beni Enzar lagoon, directly across from the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Founded as a modern administrative hub in the 20th century, it serves […]
Midelt: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Midelt Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Midelt sits at 1,508 metres above sea level on Morocco’s high plateau, wedged between the Middle Atlas and High Atlas mountain ranges, making it one of the country’s highest-altitude cities. Home to 62,648 residents, it has long been the apple capital of Morocco — the annual […]
Merzouga: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Merzouga Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Merzouga is a remote desert village in southeastern Morocco, sitting at roughly 1,000 metres altitude just 50 kilometres from the Algerian border. The village is the gateway to Erg Chebbi, home to dunes that rise up to 150 metres — among the tallest in the entire […]
Meknès: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Meknès Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Meknès is one of Morocco’s four Imperial Cities, founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids and sitting at 535 metres above sea level in the country’s northern heartland. With a population of 551,503, it remains far less visited than Fès or Marrakech despite holding a […]
Martil: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Martil Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Martil is a Mediterranean beach town of 95,896 residents sitting just 6 km northeast of Tetouan on Morocco’s northern coast, making it one of the most accessible seaside escapes in the country. Founded as a fishing port and later developed into a summer resort, it draws […]
Larache: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Larache Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Larache is a coastal city of 133,731 residents in northwestern Morocco, where the Loukkos River spills into the Atlantic Ocean at the northern edge of the country. Founded as a Phoenician trading post and later fortified by the Spanish in the 17th century, it sits roughly […]
Laayoune: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Laayoune Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Laayoune sits at 72 metres above sea level in the disputed Western Sahara territory and is the region’s largest city with a population of 262,791 as of 2024. Founded by Spanish captain Antonio de Oro in 1938, it became the administrative capital under Spanish rule before […]