Morocco

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Fi;/: Visit the oldest of Morocco's imperial cities, important as a religious, intellectual, and cultural center, with its many magnificently appointed palaces hidden away in the narrow streets, its flourishing crafts industry, and its 785 mosques.
Ti i oukt: See the great 19th-century kasbah, Dar Glaoui, once one of the principal residences of the Glaoua chieftain, on the caravan route between Marrakesh and Ouarzazate. The magnificent painted ceilings and carved doors of the hárem and reception hall suggest its past splendor.
Voi.ubii.is: At the foot of Jebel Zerhoun are the ruins of this town, which was founded in pre-Roman times and destroyed by the Lisbon earthquake of 1755. Not to be missed: the Basilica, the mosaics, and the triumphal arch.
Markakksh: Walk the winding and bustling streets of this beautiful trading city with its many souks, where you can buy basketwork and spices, jewelry and fabrics, skins, Berber carpets, and leather goods.
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Fülszöveg

Fi;/: Visit the oldest of Morocco's imperial cities, important as a religious, intellectual, and cultural center, with its many magnificently appointed palaces hidden away in the narrow streets, its flourishing crafts industry, and its 785 mosques.
Ti i oukt: See the great 19th-century kasbah, Dar Glaoui, once one of the principal residences of the Glaoua chieftain, on the caravan route between Marrakesh and Ouarzazate. The magnificent painted ceilings and carved doors of the hárem and reception hall suggest its past splendor.
Voi.ubii.is: At the foot of Jebel Zerhoun are the ruins of this town, which was founded in pre-Roman times and destroyed by the Lisbon earthquake of 1755. Not to be missed: the Basilica, the mosaics, and the triumphal arch.
Markakksh: Walk the winding and bustling streets of this beautiful trading city with its many souks, where you can buy basketwork and spices, jewelry and fabrics, skins, Berber carpets, and leather goods.
With More Than
1,000 Color Illustrations
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Here is everything you want—and need—to know about the history of the place; its current life and look; its architecture, arts, crafts, and liter-ature; its plants, birds, and animals; and about hotels, restaurants, shop-ping, transportation, and much more.
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