"1997 AUGUST 03 TRIP TO BEAUTIFUL MOROCCO " a Casablanca Travel Page by Ehriq

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The famous town square of Marrakech, Jemaa l-Fna

Marrakech is not only a fantastic city, it is also a symbol of the Morocco that once was, and which still survives here. The streets of the old and pink city have been too narrow to allow the introduction of cars, and tourists searching for the "real" Morocco have turned the medieval structures of Marrakech into good business.

The hordes of tourists that come here all through the year have still not managed to change its character. Actually their high number contribute in a postive way to preserve one of the greatest monuments of the Morocco that once was. And the people of Marrakech love their city even more, and Moroccans all over the country would not let down an opportunity of visiting it.

The most worthwhile tourist traps are collected inside a rather small zone, starting in the north with the suuqs, continuing through the town square of Jemaa l-Fna with its crowd of storytellers, musicians and the Koutoubia mosque which is visible from practically anywhere in Marrakech.

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UNFINISHED HASSAN MOSQUE, RABAT

The partially-built and partially-burned-down hassan mosque
(hassan means goodness) is a great sight to see.

If the mosque had been completed, it would have at the time been the
second largest in the world.

This may be the only place in Morocco that cars are not
permitted to use their horns.

Adjacent to the hassan mosque is the tomb of king mohammed V which has gaurds on horseback.

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HASSAN II MOSQUE, CASABLANCA

Beneath the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Muslims prepare themselves for prayer with a ritual washing in the ablutions room. Water bubbles up from the top of the "mushrooms" and falls into pools below.