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Moulay Idriss
Travel Blogs from Moulay Idriss, Morocco
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The Tour Begins
This is a top pick! ... personal army consisting of 150,000 descendents of black slaves who maintained control over the unruly tribes and made Morocco virtually impenetrable. Moulay Ismail ruled with unabashed cruelty - legend has it that he killed over 30,000 people himself. ...
Moulay Idriss
... change of pace from the bustle of Rabat and industrial Casa. Moulay Idriss is the hill-top Mecca for Morocco. Pilgrimage to Moulay Idriss and five times walking inside its mosque is equivalent to the arduous and expensive pilgimage to Mecca. We ...
Xmas Day - Volubilis and camel burgers
Volubilis included in Fes blog entry here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/richlum/1/1260998866/tpod.html ...
Moulay Idriss
Yesterday when we arrived we got invited to a place in the backroads of Moulay Idriss. When we went back to get our bags, a kid about 13 asked Anna if she wanted a ride on his donkey. After that walked to the car we rented, got ...
The Romans and the Saints
... something a little different. It was extremely touristy, but it was a town designed for Muslim pilgrims from throughout Morocco. Still, as everywhere, everyone selling me something could tell me their asking price in English. ...
Mosaic floors
We stopped at Volubilis on our way to Fes, to see the remains of the Roman town that was destroyed by an earthquake. The mosaic floors of the Roman villas are worth seeing, they lie amongst collapsing walls and columns and are in good condition. ...
Getting To Moulay Idriss
... our aim was to take a petit taxi to the grande taxi stand from which we could get a collective (shared) taxi 20km to Moulay Idriss. To add another stressor we had heard of a massive pilgrimage to this tiny village that is sometime in August during ...
Donkey's, Sheep, Volubilis and Fatima Couscous
... in the kilns for ceramics, this village is great! Volubilis was our next stop. A UNESCO World Heritage site and Morocco's best preserved archaeological site, this was settled in the 3rd century by Carthaginian traders, this was an important Roman ...
Capitals, Kasbahs and old villages
... before heading to Meknes on the afternoon train. Dumping our bags in storage, we had a hellraising 45 minute taxi ride to Moulay Idriss, up in the mountains. Moulay Idriss was the great grandson of the Prophet Mohammed and the founder of the ...
Can't stand the heat? Get to the Rif!
... spent a good hour and a half in the ruins. Whilst looking for a beverage stand we stumbled onto the entrance to Moulay Idriss's Mosque/Mauseleum where an annual pilgrimage takes place in August to pay homage to another religious Islamic leader, however we ...
Romans and visits from strange Moroccans...
... are renowned as some of the best preserved in all of North Africa, and the site itself was once the largest roman settlement in Morocco. The tour lasted around 40 minutes and included the chance to see several of the old buildings - I was surprised by the ...
Pilgrimage Village & Roman Ruins
... afternoon we literally squeezed into a taxi and drove for about 30 mins to one of the country's most pilgrimage sites, Moulay Idriss. A whitewashed town settled between two green hills it makes an impressive approach. After leaving our bags at the ...
That Just Ruins Our Day
... a great-grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. Idriss established the first imperial dynasty in Morocco after fleeing Mecca for fear of persecution. Moulay Idriss is an important pilgrimage site and non-muslims are now allowed to stay overnight in ...
Moulay Idriss, Morocco, September 28, 2007
... saint and the great grandson of the prophet Mohammed who converted the region to Islam and established Morocco's first royal dynasty. Moulay Idriss has a number of sights, including a mosque with the only cylindrical minaret in Morocco and the ...
Volubilis, Morocco, September 30, 2007
... . The ruins are located on a broad plain, now surrounded by olive groves and not far from the shrine town of Moulay Idriss. The site is best known for its very impressive floor mosaics which once decorated the homes of wealthy Roman families ...
A night out in Fez with the locals
We went out to a club with two Moroccans: Mohamed, a manager at the Fondouk, and his brother Omar, but we call him Oscar. They took us to a nice club at one of the fancy hotels downtown. Most women here are not allowed out of the house, ...
Holy Cities, Roman Ruins, Tagine and Tea
... driver violence goes – there was far more blood the second time. An hour later we were in Moulay Idriss; this is the most sacred town in Morocco for Muslims as it contains the Mausoleum of the Prophet Moulay Idriss, one of the Prophet Mohammed's ...
Moulay Idriss & Volubilis
... important religious site, so much so that hundreds of thousands of people come here every year on pilgrimages. Apparently, five pilgrimages to Moulay Idriss is equal to one pilgrimage to Mecca! We had lunch in a local cafe overlooking the town, enjoying a ...
IMPERIO ROMANO NO MARROCOS
As ruinas de Volubilis, próximas a Meknes e Fes são incríveis. Essa cidade romana do século II mesmo apos ser saqueada e sofrer com terremotos ainda impressiona. Essa região da África era utilizada pelos romanos para produção de trigo e óleo de ...
Step 9: Do as the Romans do...In Morocco
Saturday morning at 9am, we departed for our second excursion to visit Volubilis which are Roman ruins approximately 20 minutes from Meknes. While on the way, I was amazed at the beautiful scenery; large mountains off in the distance, laborers with their ...
visite de Oualili
visite d'un site romain, super et je m'aperçois qu'il y'a un concert de prévu dans le site. soirée fabuleuse et, avec 2 espagnols, on arrive à trouver un taxi pour rentrer sur Meknes. encore un plan bien mené ...
Roman Fingers
Wonderful Roman ruins. Without anyone to bother me, I just wandered as I liked, re-amazed by the Roman's development. Certainly more comfortable than ...
Abdelnik en Fatrina in Romeinië
... de restanten van de villas zijn nog een aantal goed bewaarde mozaïeken terug te vinden. Jammer genoeg passeerde in de 18de eeuw Moulay Ismail die het wel gezien had in enkele monumenten en in het prachtige marmer dat Volubilis rijk was. Hij kaapte het ...
Moulay Idriss
... organized religion. Eventually the descendents of Muhammad began to face persecution so Moulay Idriss fled Arabia and settled in Morocco. Moulay Idriss is said to be the first Islamic city, and as such is a holy site for Muslims, especially ...
Life around the Fondouk
... ; Doc also took us to see a famous conductor from Italy, that is the inspiration for Stella's name. We saw the Princess of Morocco at the concert and her husband drove by us on the street! All and all, things around the Fondouk keep me pretty ...
Across the Straits to Chefchaouen
Purple and blue abound. Chefchaouen is one of the most photogenic places I've been. My pictures are good, but I didn't do the place justice. The town itself is the sight; all you have to do is wander and loose yourself to see ...
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