Morocco’s Top Ten Places to Visit

Morocco is a country rich in diversity and serves as a gateway to Africa. Rugged mountain ranges, undulating deserts, old cities, desolate beaches, the best accommodations in Morocco, and great hospitality can all be found in this region. Morocco’s towns are some of the most interesting on the African continent, and epic landscapes cover this chunk of North Africa like the gorgeously patterned rugs you’ll yearn after in the markets.

Marrakesh

Marrakesh is a show-stopper. Its ethereal sights and melodies continue to dazzle, frazzle, and fascinate, as they have for a millennium. Circuses can’t compare to the mayhem of Marrakesh’s main plaza, Djemaa El Fna, which is home to the Unesco-awarded halqa (street theatre). 

By day, snake-charmers, acrobats, and dentists with jars of removed teeth draw people to Djemaa. Around nightfall, the world’s most boisterous grilling competition begins with 100 restaurant kiosks. The Djemaa music jam sessions begin after dinner. Participation from the audience is always welcomed, and spare change assures that there will be encores.

Rabat

When it comes to exploring Morocco, Rabat is a bit of an unappreciated treasure. Tourists frequently overlook the administrative capital. Rabat is an incredible destination and unquestionably Morocco’s “coolest” city.

The STORY Rabat is a luxurious boutique hotel in Rabat’s Ambassadors district. It is definitely the best hotel in Rabat. For serious and discreet tourists, the hotel offers a quiet experience of unrivaled luxury in Morocco. 

It has 27 well-decorated guest rooms, ten suites, and a distinctive private villa, as well as an intimate dining experience.  A traditional Moroccan spa and hammam, a state-of-the-art gym, and a 25-meter swimming pool surrounded by sculpted gardens and water elements are among the leisure amenities available in Story Rabat the best boutique hotel in Rabat.

Fez

The medina of Fez is the maze that ends all mazes. The only way to get a sense of it is to dive right in. Don’t be afraid to get lost; simply follow the crowds back to one of the two main thoroughfares, or ask a store to direct you. 

It’s a journey through a medieval world of secret squares, workshop mazes, and vibrant markets. Keep an eye out for beautiful plasterwork, ornately carved cedarwood, sparkling mosaic tiles, and curly Arabic calligraphy when you gaze up.

Chefchaouen

Steep and cobblestone, Chefchaouen’s medina’s blue-washed streets cascade down the mountainside in a shower of red rooftops, wrought-iron balconies, and vibrant geraniums. Just like when you are in your accommodation in Rabat, you could spend hours people-watching while sipping mint tea in the bustling main plaza, which is dominated by a huge red-hued kasbah. 

Alternatively, wander down the riverfront promenade, shop the souqs (markets), take a stroll to the Spanish Mosque on the hill, or explore the Rif Mountains at the nearby Talassemtane National Park.

High Atlas Mountains

From spring to fall, the High Atlas Mountains, North Africa’s tallest mountain range, are a trekker’s wonderland. From the Atlantic Coast just north of Agadir to Khenifra in the northeast, the range extends diagonally across Morocco for almost 620 miles (1000 kilometers), enclosing Marrakesh to the south and east. 

Its saw-toothed peaks serve as a weather barrier between the Mediterranean environment to the north and the Sahara desert to the south. Snow falls from September to May in its highest elevations, providing for winter activities in Oukaimeden, while year-round rivers flow towards Marrakesh, forming a network of fertile valleys.

Anti Atlas Mountains

The Anti Atlas Mountains, a sun-bleached granite mountain that leads to the Sahara, are still largely unexplored. The quartz massif of Jebel El Kest, often known as the “amethyst mountain,” is a popular hiking destination for trekkers. It may be reached via the Ameln Valley. 

Around Jebel Aklim, another fantastic trekking option in this Amazigh shepherds’ area, you’ll find farming settlements and collapsing kasbahs. From palm-lined valleys to the looming, volcanic Jebel Siroua, the environment offers enough variety to support repeated excursions.

Erg Chigaga

Leave the people behind and lope across the desert on a faithful dromedary, taking in the stillness, the spectacular views, and the gentle swaying gait of the camel. You’ll be able to scramble to the top of a sky-high dune at sunset and watch the desert become gold, pink, and purple, even if your camel encounter leaves you knocked-kneed. 

Mirleft

Surfing is possible all along Morocco’s Atlantic coast, but Mirleft, a small beach town where the mountains meet the Atlantic Ocean, is one of the greatest sites to catch a wave. It’s a low-key and less windy alternative to Essaouira, with a stretch of pristine – and frequently empty outside of Moroccan holidays – beaches and budget-friendly guesthouses. 

Taroudant

Taroudant, a Souss Valley trading town with views of both the High and Anti Atlas mountains, has been termed “little Marrakesh” for its red-brick ramparts that change color with the light, but its tiny medina and laid-back souqs come without the stress of a big metropolis. 

Explore the city walls by horse-drawn calèche (carriage) and visit the historic kasbah, stopping at the Palais Salam, a former pasha’s palace turned faded hotel, where for the price of a mint tea, you may roam about the tiled salons and Moorish gardens.

Tangier

Tangier was one of the most cosmopolitan resorts in the Mediterranean for the first half of the twentieth century, famed for its hedonistic excesses, but once it was returned to Morocco in 1956, it began a seemingly inevitable decline. 

The tale is changing now, and money is flowing in: there are a sleek new marina, hotels, and apartment buildings similar to the best places to stay in Rabat are rising all over the bay, and the streets are being spruced up. It hasn’t lost, though, the Beat Generation’s louche air.

That concludes our list of Morocco’s top tourist attractions. Now is the time to book your trip and make a reservation at Story Rabat, where they will assist you in having a pleasant stay in Morocco.