Chefchaouen
شفشاونFounded in 1471, medina entirely painted indigo. Mendil jbala (the red-striped headscarf of Rif women), Rif plants, moun…
Essaouira
الصويرةGrid layout (1764), UNESCO-listed in 2001, Morocco's atypical port-city. Thuya marquetry, Gnawa, argan: three identities…
Fès
فاسTwelve centuries of history in 9,400 alleys. Spiritual, scientific, and artisanal capital of Morocco, Fès remains the sa…
Marrakech
مرّاكشA thousand years of Almoravid–Almohad urban art. Zellige, tadelakt, High Atlas carpets, fantasia: Marrakech concentrates…
Meknès
مكناسCapital of the kingdom in the 17th century. Bab Mansour (the most beautiful monumental gate of the Maghreb), exclusive d…
Safi
آسفيExclusive production of yellow glaze in Morocco. Two hundred potters, double-firing technique, signature cobalt-blue sma…
Tiznit
تيزنيتMore than eight hundred silversmiths. Filigree, niello, Berber fibulas. A military stronghold founded in 1882, now the s…
Tétouan
تطوانFounded by Andalusian exiles after 1492. Tétouani embroidered caftan, Andalusian zellige, cross-stitch embroidery: a Gra…