Meknes, Morocco Travel Blogs

Roman ruins...in Morocco
Jul 23, 2006 (4 photos)

... all, there were probably less than 30 people at the entire expansive site. I love visiting places like this! So far, Morocco has been far more hassle-free than I originally expected. I had anticipated something closer to my prior experience in Egypt; ...

Wake up in Europe, to sleep in Africa.
Jul 23, 2006 (3 photos)

... to be quite interesting. I'm sure you'll hear a few comical remarks in her observations! Today we jumped full-on into Morocco. Walked into the medina (old city) and promptly got lost in the labyrinthine alleys. Found our way out thanks to a few local ...

Day 2 of Tour Casablanca to Meknes
Aug 14, 2006 (12 photos)

... ... I have found this in every Arabic country I've travelled to including Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Malaysia and now Morocco. It makes the travelling experience so special when your smiles are returned, and help is always there if you seek it. I'm ...

Medinas, masoleums, mosques.......
Mar 7, 2006 (11 photos)

... same place for dinner, another pretty early night.... Fes - another easy train ride, beautiful rural setting...train travel in morocco really is very cruisey. - also an imperial city of morocco; probably the biggest in fact. - big of a trek ...

Rain and Ramadan
Sep 10, 2009 (117 photos)

Currently in Meknes sheltering from the rain. Middle of Ramadan so nothing much is open during the day and only seems to come alive in the final hours before sunset. More later.

Purchases
Jan 3, 2002

Meknes We caught the train to Meknes. We had a walk around the souq, and then it happened. I tried to say I wouldn't but they kept plying me with there tea, I tried to resist. Then those words came out of my mouth I am now the proud owner of not one, ...

Visite et Départ de Meknès
Jan 8, 2008 (4 photos)

Ce matin visite de la ville impériale, mais avant, vérification du fonctionnement du blog. Ce soir, finalement tout marche! Nous avons ajouté des photos très culturelles pour ceux qui commencent à médire sur nos occupations de voyageurs. En particulier, ...

Early wake up call
Nov 13, 2007 (3 photos)

... industry with everyone free to do as they please, or so it seems. Health and safety rules and regulations obviously haven't hit Morocco yet, by the looks of some of the wood and metal workshops. In the street there were baskets of left over stale bread ...

Kif in the Rif
Nov 12, 2007

... we did, but by mid-day we were on the road again driving through the Rif Mountains, heading in the direction of Meknes. The route was very rural, occasionally passing through very poor villages and little shantytowns. Here kids would wave to us as we ...

From Casablanca to Meknès-The First Few Days
Nov 5, 2006 (7 photos)

... where we got our first close look at the lavish zellij, or mosaic tiling, that decorate the traditional Arabic architecture of Morocco. Meknès was the imperial city of Moulay Ismail, who is widely considered as Morocco's greatest leader. We spent a half ...

Meknes
Apr 3, 2007 (4 photos)

... A souk is nothing more than an outdoor mall in the old city and it can be tiring window shopping along with all of Morocco.  Crowds throng around shoe salesmen and tablecloth salesmen in a frenzy for no reason.  It's much nicer staying out of the ...

on to calmer places
Mar 24, 2009

Meknes was a nice breath of fresh(er) air from Fes, but not intriguing enough to keep us occupied for more than a few days.

Meknes
Apr 4, 2006 (3 photos)

... there is shopping basket envy amongst the group. A long and occasionally bewildering day finishes with an adventure through Meknes' backstreets to a riad, a Moroccan house where all rooms face onto a courtyard. This is definitely one of Meknes' ...

Ruine romaine et saint maroccain
Oct 17, 2008 (8 photos)

J ai fait les alentours de la ville de Meknes. Il y a 2 sites a voir. Volubilis, des ruines romaines tres impressionnantes et Moulay Idriss le fondateur de l'islam au maroc; bien sur ce dernier site est interdit aux non mulsumans comme la loie marocaine l ...

Riad in Meknes
Jan 19, 2009 (5 photos)

... ancient marocain architecture by converting it into a guest house. The Riad is part of King Moulau Ismail Palace. He reigned morocco in the 17th century and chose Mekhnes as the countries capital. The guest house contains a large air conditioned living ...

Lost in dark alleyways
Nov 13, 2007 (1 photos)

... has 15 brothers, some of which are in London. Apparently having 4 wives isn't unusual. We are staying at a campsite in Meknes. It is very run down and the facilities are far from desirable. The toilets are filthy with temperamental flushes or no ...

A long day
Oct 3, 2008

... mice, rabbits and hamsters. Despite the nice ride today, we have decided that there are some countries not meant to be cycled and Morocco is one of them. I'm sure if you can get yourself up into the High Atlas and trek, or, dip in and out of ...

nice friendly city
Sep 29, 2006 (12 photos)

only really dropped in here to see volubilis but found a nice friendly city. Ramadan was getting into fullswing so had the amazing experience of walking totally empty streets during the early evening and then walking down the same streets 1-2 hrs later ...

The Imperial City, inflatable santas
Dec 25, 2006 (10 photos)

We're getting so close to leaving Morocco we can't wait! Before reaching Meknes, the 'imperial city', Anna and I passed several 'interesting' things along the road.   1. A large dying horse, half alive but mostly dead- on the side of the road. It ...

Recouperation time...
Feb 4, 2009

...   We went with the route of least resistance (on a train line) and took a quick trip to the city of Meknes, a UNESCO site, that is supposedly more relaxed then Fez but often overlooked by travellers. On the train we met a few very nice Moroccans ...

Over the Atlas Mts. - finding one's way to Meknes
Nov 2, 2008 (8 photos)

An uncomical comedy of errors - the rustic approach to life inside Morocco Today's start from Tangier was to be an exercise in patience... first with another realization that not all Hertz rentals are the same.  After over an hour's wait at the ...

Madness in Meknes
May 28, 2006 (2 photos)

... some made it over the deck... and some just made it out to the deck! FINALLY, we arrived in Tanger at 8pm... but unbeknownst to us, Morocco is on a different time zone than Spain, so it was only 6pm. At least we were able to gain back two hours from our ...

Magnificent views
Oct 4, 2008

4th October 2008 Hotel Maroc, Meknes Cooling down A lovely 56km ride today, although turned out to be a lot harder than we anticipated. Firstly, the road was good pretty much most of the way, it disintegrated slightly towards the end. ...

Moving on to Meknes via rail
Apr 10, 2006 (4 photos)

... before I got a seat as everyone was heading home for the holiday. Because we left late, it was nightfall on arrival to Meknes. Very very tired and hungry. Hunger led us to a great place that served Rotisserie chicken right off the spit. I was reminded ...

Next stop: Meknes
Apr 5, 2007

We caught the train from casablanca to meknes, and once again we were crammed into the end of the carraige. about two hour in we did manage to get seats in a cabin which was so comfortable and such a pleasant change! We also got off at the right stop AND ...

Meknes: Iron and Empire
Jun 21, 2008 (9 photos)

We woke up and left Fes early in order to drive to Meknes, another imperial capital (this time in the 1600s and 1700s).  Our stop here was rather short, only a layover in between Fes and Rabat.  It was a smaller but nice city, with another famous ...

Roman ruins with mosaics?
Jun 5, 2006

A short train trip away we arrived in dusty and steaming hot Meknes with hopes to spend at least two days here doing nothing. After getting into a screaming fight with a taxi driver (long story, but we won in the end) we landed in the medina (old town). ...

Sacred City and the Rug Exporting Scam
May 13, 2009

Voubilis Sammy and Michel Vista Rug store Jewelry store Wine in Coke bottles

Meknes - Home of Camel Burgers!!!
Sep 22, 2008 (36 photos)

We could not pass up on the opportunity to try a camel burger for lunch in Meknes...actually not too bad once it was mixed with herbs and spices.

Premiere communication des voyageurs
Jan 7, 2008 (5 photos)

... Fes aujourd"hui, superbe en compagnie de Idriss, guide officiel et sympa. Dejeuner d une tajine d etourneaux. Nous sommes a Meknes, demain a Rabat, ensuite a decider. Voir nos premieres photos. Sante excellente GG JPB et Big Toy. PS on a des problemes ...