The Reality of Fez: the city that never let the car in — what a medieval city sounds like when nothing has an engine
Fes el-Bali is widely cited by convention as the largest car-free urban area in the world. The medina's lanes are simply too…
Regional Guide
Morocco
Explore the best of Morocco: sights, culture, routes and travel tips from PenguFly, plus cheap flights to plan an unforgettable trip to Morocco.
Cheap flights to Marrakesh: the low-cost boom into RAK, the airport six kilometres from the square, and the summer the fares invert
On one of my early trips to North Africa, I booked a cheap flight to Marrakesh, planning to spend my summer exploring…
Cheap flights to Marrakech: the budget-carrier city, why you shouldn’t route through Casablanca, and the desert heat that sets the calendar
On my first journey to Morocco, I booked an international flight to Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca, assuming that reaching the…
The Reality of Tangier: The Interzone Myth and the Working Port
Sit with a glass of sweet mint tea on a high terrace above the medina on a clear afternoon, and the coast…
The Reality of Fez: Tanneries, Craft, and the Working Medina
Step through the great blue arches of Bab Boujloud and you immediately lose the daylight to the covered, narrow lanes. The amplified…
The Rhythm of Marrakech: Souks, Riads and the Art of Getting Lost
You can feel Jemaa el-Fnaa before you step into it. As the sun drops below the flat roofs of the medina, the…
Agadir: Morocco’s Sunny Atlantic Beach Resort
Agadir is Morocco's most popular beach resort — a sun-soaked city on the Atlantic coast famous for its enormous, curving sweep of…