Morocco, a city that uses colors from all over the world

There is such a country, she is called the "Back Garden of Europe"

She is one of the most valuable travel destinations in "Lonely Planet"

She "Half is sea water, half is desert"

She is a small African country, but it attracts countless people to go there alone

Just to see what "God's palette" is like charm.

She is——Morocco

Everyone says that Morocco is good. Sanmao wrote the love of Morocco into "The Story of the Sahara"; Eve Saint Laurent settled in Marrakech home; Katy Perry and David Beckham celebrated their 30th and 40th birthdays here.

She is favored by the world but is as quiet as a market at dusk. Why does Morocco have such charm that makes us stay moved here?

What other hidden cities make us linger here?

Small town-Keira Mu

In the Great Atlas Mountains of Morocco, there is a Rose Valley hidden in it.

As early as 1920, the French introduced roses from Syria to the Kelaa M'Gouna Dade Valley for planting. Since then, this place has been immersed in romantic tenderness and has become the legendary "Rose Valley" ”.

During the "Rose Festival" in May and June every year, the entire valley is filled with the fragrance of roses from dawn, like the smell of heaven.

In the early morning, the fragrance of freshly picked roses fills the courtyards of every house in the small town of Keira Mgona.

Women in traditional costumes wandered through the fragrance, picking dewy flowers from the branches, putting them into bamboo baskets, and then sending them to the nearby rose oil processing workshop.

It is said that by then, the entire Kaila Mgona will turn into a sea of ??pink roses, and the entire town will be filled with the fragrance of flowers, which is so beautiful.

Walking on the streets, you will find this romantic color spread across many places in Morocco. Porches, walls, decorations, etc... If you happen to plan to travel to Morocco in May, don't miss this rare opportunity!

Morocco only existed in a few literary works before the last century. This country was not born in the world and did not belong to the world.

Until a movie made people see Casablanca in Morocco, it is "North Africa Disc" which is still ranked 236th on Douban

"There are so many towns in the world , there are so many pubs in the town, but she walked into mine." ——The movie "Casablanca" (also known as "The Spies of North Africa")

People know Casablanca, maybe because of the movie, maybe because of the unparalleled architecture here. Casablanca originally means "white house" in Spanish, and its most representative building is the Hassan II Mosque.

The Hassan II Mosque is a landmark building in Casablanca and the third largest mosque in the world. Half of it is in the sea and half on land.

The sound of chanting here can be heard in every corner of the city.

Here, "exquisite patterns" and "symmetry" are vividly displayed.

But if someone tells you that there is nothing worth seeing in Casablanca except the Hassan II Mosque, it only means that they do not understand the city.

When you come to Casablanca, you must also visit this romantic Rick's Café. People seem to have regarded Rick's Cafe as synonymous with romance and love. It is a highly sought-after place and a place where love can be encountered.

Come to Union Square in the city center. Union Square is the Mohammed V Square and Hassan II Square separated by one street. Different cultures exist in this square at the same time, shortening the distance.

The markets in Casablanca are also called "souks" by locals. The interior is criss-crossed, like walking into a maze.

The Red City—Marrakech

Marrakech is one of the four imperial cities in Morocco. It has a dirty pink exotic garden, is noisy and crowded, and is a truly mixed place. .

The name of this city cannot help but conjure up images of exotic scenes: snake magicians, fire-eating jugglers, and vendors selling magic flying carpets.

The red walls of Marrakech seem to have been moved directly from the story of "One Thousand and One Nights". In the square of the ancient city, the whole scene is like a carnival, attracting a large number of people. People watching.

Marrakech has the largest open-air market in Morocco and the busiest square in Africa. For a long time, Marrakech has been the political, economic and cultural center of Morocco.

Some people say that Marrakech is a city made for taking pictures. Whether the girls are wearing French colonial-style skirts or bohemian resort-style robes, they can just find a courtyard or hotel. Every shot is beautiful.

Shortly walk south along Menara Avenue, the Mayor Garden is located two blocks away, waiting for you to open a new sensory experience.

Yves Saint Laurent’s private garden Jardin Majorelle created a new color for the art and fashion circles - Majorelle Blue.

After leaving the garden, turn left and walk along Saint Laurent Street for 10 minutes, and you will see the YSL Museum.

The entrance to the museum is made of red bricks fired from Moroccan soil. There is also a cafe with an open-air garden inside the museum. This shows that Morocco’s Islamic culture is quite tolerant and secular.

The Blue City—Chefchaouen

Chefchaouen, favored by tourists from all over the world, is a blue town with flowers hanging on the walls, not so A kitten sleeps on the clean white stone steps.

If Santorini has the most beautiful Mediterranean blue, then Chefchaouen has the azure blue that concentrates the beauty of the mountains. The deep and shallow layers of clouds are the condensation of Jewish nostalgia. It makes people feel like they are lost in the clouds.

All the houses in the town are painted in different shades of blue. Enthusiastic grocery store owners will tell you the legendary internet celebrity trail, just follow the direction of your finger.

Blue, purple, cyan, and orange appear chaotic at first glance, but in fact, each stone road leads you to a mysterious door.

Perhaps the world is too complicated, and people have discovered that repetition and singleness can also move people's hearts.

National Geographic magazine once said of Chefchaouen: "The winding streets of Chefchaouen, a small town in Morocco, are all covered with a layer of dreamy blue."

Step On the irregular cobblestone road, you will suddenly feel like you are in another world. The castle with mottled signs on the square, surrounded by red walls, and the eye-catching Grand Mosque all attract tourists to observe, worship, and even have the urge to kiss it.

City of Color—Fez

Fes in northern Morocco is the oldest of the four imperial cities in Morocco and the first Islamic city in North Africa. It has more than 1,000 inhabitants in Morocco. Center for Religion, Culture and the Arts.

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The medina of Fez is older than Marrakech. The intricate, rugged and winding more than 9,000 alleys are a map that turns the map into a waste of paper. The place where GPS navigation completely crashes. As a result, the industry of local professional guides came into being.

Fes is best known for its traditional handicrafts, including copperware, silverware, embroidery, leather goods, etc., as well as its classic Islamic architectural style.

Walking around the old town of Fes, you can smell the fragrance of mint tea mixed with the stench of tanned leather. There is probably a leather dyeing house nearby. There are many dyeing houses in Fes, large and small. This is one of the oldest crafts in Morocco and even the world.

The leather dyeing process in Fez is very spectacular, and the dye field is full of large colorful dyeing vats.

What makes the Fes leather industry possible are countless nameless dyehouse workers. They soak their bodies in a dye vat that reaches their thighs every day, under the scorching North African sun, to remove hair, clean and dye the leather. Each skin goes through dozens of soaking, cleaning and sun-drying processes.

Laden donkeys bray loudly through the narrow vaulted alleys, chickens cluck, spices pile up, butchers look hideous, and cats gallop past, delivering goods. The vegetable carriages are speeding along: Fez is a living medieval city. You'll feel as if you've been catapulted nearly 1,000 years ago.

White Capital—Rabat

Rabat is the capital of Morocco and one of the four imperial cities of Morocco.

The existing old city was built in the 18th century, and the new city was built after becoming a French protectorate in 1912. The conflict and integration between the ancient old city and the modern new city demonstrate the interweaving of Morocco's diverse cultures.

Rabat is close to the Atlantic Ocean and has a typical Mediterranean climate. There are many bathing beaches, making it a good place for tourism and summer vacation.

Witness the real history in the south of the city. The Hassan II Mosque stands in front of you and has not changed for thousands of years.

The sunset in Bharat is not inferior to other places at all.

Graffiti Town—Asilah

If the dyeing shop creates the colors of Fes, then the colors of Asilah are created by graffiti with different styles. Here, you can see all kinds of colorful graffiti on the road at any time.

So many colors are simply dazzling!

A mural festival is also held in Asilah every August. Only the best works will be preserved but only for one year. They will be replaced by new works during the next year's mural festival, so the murals that visitors see every year are different.

Before the end of the trip, remember to go shopping in the old city market. In down-to-earth shops, you can always find some weird and interesting gadgets, which you can take back as gifts for your friends!

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