Tours From Tangier 8 Days North And Imperial Cities And Kasbahs Tour From Tangier

Reception at the airport and transfer to your accommodation in Tangier.

After breakfast, visit Tangiers by following the artists tour and not tourists: Paul Bowles, Paul Morand, Jean Genet, Mohammed Choukri, Samuel Beckett, Tennessee Williams, Matisse Henri, Laarbi El Yacoubi ... All, without exception sat at the tables of the Grand Café de Paris and those of the Café de France, just opposite. Most stayed at the hotel, of which Paul Bowles was a regular, just like Rita Hayworth or Winston Churchill, although Edgar Degas and Pierre Loti seemed to prefer another. All have crossed the threshold of the Colonnes bookstore located at Boulevard Pasteur. You can still find the works of international authors with the soul "tangéroise". Many ventured into the Petit Souk at the Tingis café or Fuentès, at the time, meeting places for the press and intellectuals. Not one has missed a sunset from the terraces of Hafa's cafe, a place still frequented by VIPs from around the world, from Sean Connery to the Rolling Stones. The Rest of Hercules Fresco mural Towards Cape Spartel, the caves of Hercules are a series of excavations invaded by water at high tide. The opening of this mythical place is in the form of an inverted African map. According to legend, it is here that Hercules rested after digging the Strait of Gibraltar. The Plaza Toro The influence of the nearby Andalusia left bullfighting bullring that did not last long.

Optional lunch and free afternoon to discover Tangier in your own way or shopping, the evening an exit to the busy Corniche and lined with bars and private clubs open all night. The jet-set, more and more present, frequent private parties in rich villas or pianos-bars of luxury hotels. It is also possible for you to try your luck at the casino of one of them. For smaller budgets, a large number of pubs often host groups of international musicians. The most revelers can dance until dawn in discotheques. Those with Spanish and South American themes are enjoying a great success right now.

Accommodation at the hotel

After breakfast departure for Tetouan:

The Medina (ancient city) of Tetouan is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It occupies, in the eyes of specialists, the first place of all medinas of Morocco.

The main element of the Medina is the ramparts surrounding the city, dating back to the end of the 15th century. These ramparts have seven entrances or doors

Inside the city, the streets are picturesque and full of activity and traffic. The main neighborhoods, dating from the construction of the city

Medina houses are mostly well preserved and some have benefited from a rehabilitation program funded by the Junta de Andalucia.

After the optional lunch, departure for Chefchaouen the Blue City: Initially instigated in 1415, Chefchaouen was completed in 1480 by the sheriff Ali ibn Rachid Alami, back from a warlike stay in the kingdom of Granada. The city later hosts a population composed mainly of Andalusians and Moriscos (Moriscos) and remains forbidden to Christians on pain of death. Only the explorer Charles de Foucauld defied the ban in 1883.

In 1920, the Spaniards seized Chefchaouen, which will then be bombed by Franco's troops. The city was not returned to Morocco until 1956, following the abrogation of the protectorate.

Chefchaouen has an important religious heritage: 20 mosques and oratories, 11 zaouias and 17 mausoleums. This earned him the name of (the Holy City).

The Great Mosque of Chefchaouen, El-Masjid El-Aadam, was built in 1471 of the Christian era, by the founder of the city Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rached El Alami. This mosque was charged, besides the celebration of the cults, the teaching of the human and Islamic sciences.

Chefchaouen's territory is home to a tremendous bio-cultural diversity as evidenced by the presence of a wide range of local products (goat's cheese, honey, figues, etc.) and many artisanal products. Chefchaouen is since 2011, recognized by UNESCO as emblematic community of the Mediterranean Diet, intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Arrival in Chechaouen and visit of the city: houses with blue lime, lively squares, climbing streets, the best way to know this holy city is to stroll by soaking up the atmosphere. A powerful charm that feels good on the place Outa-el-Hammam in the medina paved with pebbles. Sitting at the terrace of a café, you can enjoy the beautiful view of the great Tarik-Ben-Ziad mosque whose octagonal minaret is inspired by that of the Torre de Oro in Seville. This Andalusian architecture is found in the casbah and its gardens, in the heart of the medina. Its walls and eleven crenellated towers, including a dungeon, house an interesting ethnographic museum.

Accommodation in a guest house

After breakfast, departure for Fez, via the city of Ouazzane to arrive at the Roman site of Volubilis, classified cultural heritage of humanity by Unesco. Guided tour of the site then continuation to Fez, arrival, installation at the hotel or Riad.

After breakfast, the morning is devoted to the visit of the city of Fez, classified as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO "Fez does not give up easily. To access it, you have to go back through the big door, both visible and veiled, from the sacred.

Medina Fez El Bali:

It is the largest in Morocco and the most exciting. It was declared World Heritage by Unesco in 1976. Its labyrinthine lanes lead to a multitude of historical wonders and souks. It is the historical heart of the city, established on the slopes of a basin crossed by the Wadi Fez: it is the medina, with its medersas Attarine (built between 1323 and 1325) and Bou Anania (built between 1350 and 1357 by the sultan Abu Inane), its Nejjarine fountain, its mausoleum Moulay Idriss and its famous Karaouine mosque (entry prohibited to non-Muslims).

Souk El Attarine: It is the souk of grocers, it is undoubtedly the most colorful market of Fez.

Nejjarine: This small place takes its name from the cabinetmakers who occupy the stalls of the neighborhood. A pretty fountain decorated with zelliges and a carved wooden pediment comes to decorate the place. On this square is an old Fondouk (guest house) now transformed into a museum where are exposed wonders tracing the history of wood in Morocco

The Quaraouiyine Mosque: Founded in 862 by a Muslim Fatima El Fihria from Quairaouan. It is the oldest university in the Islamic Arab world. Fourteen doors allow access to the interior of the university which has a valuable library of 30,000 volumes.

Zaouia de Moulay Idriss: Shelter the tomb of Moulay Idriss II founder of Fez. It is the holy place of Fez.

Médersa Bouanania: Islamic University built between 1350 and 1357 by the Sultan Mérinide Abu Inane and whose architecture is one of the masterpieces of Moorish art.

Medersa Attarine: This is a Koranic school built in 1323 by the Sultan Mérinide Abu Said whose decor is extremely fine.

Dar El Magana: This is a hydraulic clock dating from 1357, located on Talaa Sghira, in a carved wood and plaster decor.

After leaving for Meknes classified cultural heritage of humanity by Unesco:

The painter Eugene Delacroix said of Meknes: "it is a place made for painters ... the beautiful abounds ... the beautiful runs the streets, I am stunned by all that I saw, I am in this moment like a man who dreams. " Meknes had its hour of glory during the reign of Moulay Ismaïl, this "Moroccan Louis XIV". He erected ramparts 40km long, pillaged the ruins of Volubilis and the palace el-Badi of Marrakech to build his imperial city. All that remains of this palace, Dar el-Makhzen, is the huge granaries, an artificial lake and the stables

Arrival and installation and accommodation at the hotel or Riad.

After breakfast, visit the Agdale basin, the stables that contained up to 15,000 horses, the attics, the mausoleum of Moulay Ismail founder of the city and the door Bab Mansour the most photographed door in Morocco and the place Lahdime, then departure for Casablanca, arrival and city tour, the cornice, the esplanade of the Hassan II mosque (paying entrance on the spot 12 € / person), the United Nations square, the art deco buildings of the prefecture, the big post and the court.

Optional output to the "Rick's Café", as in the famous Casablanca movie with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, to the sound of the piano you will watch scenes of the famous movie or listen to the famous song that Ingrid Bergman asked Sam the pianist of the play him by telling him: Play it sam, play As time goes by!

After breakfast, visit Rabat capital of the kingdom: the esplanade of the royal palace, the Mohammed V Mausoleum, the Hassan sister tower of the Giralda in Seville and the Koutoubia in Marrakech, the Kasbah of the Oudaya, then departure for Asilah :

Asilah is a city of artists renowned for its white medina, its ramparts and its lively cultural life. It's a city of artists

The small town really comes alive from the spring and approaching the summer, at the time of its famous cultural Moussem (festival). Since the 70s, the stamp of the place attracts many artists including several Moroccan painters. Many of their works can be admired directly on the walls of the city. Other paintings are exhibited all year round in the center Hassan II in the heart of the old medina. In a neighboring street stands the palace of Raissouni. This beautiful Spanish-Moorish style house is also home to a cultural center. Lunch en route and continuation to Tangier, arrival installation and accommodation at the hotel.

After breakfast and following the return flight schedule, transfer to the airport, boarding assistance and end of our services.