Oued Laou (Tetouan)

Oued Lau (Arabic: واد لاو, Berber: Wad Law) is a small town in northern Morocco on the Mediterranean coast. The two main cities are near Tetouan, Chefchaouen northwest and southwest. In 2004, the city had 8383 inhabitants.

You can take a great Tetouan taxi (45 minute drive) (located at the beginning of the street شارع الدارالبيضاء Casablanca) at Oued Lau, which will cost 25Dirhams or you can just take a bus from the same street as 7Dirhams. In 2008, the Moroccan government has started work on the new road designed along the Mediterranean coast between Tetouan Jebha and through Oued Lau. Given the difficulty of the terrain and a fragile soil structure, the road was finally inaugurated by His Highness Mohammed VI August 11, 2012, Oued Lau has a reputation as one of the most tranquil beaches near Tetouan. The city is named after the river of the same name, which has its source in the Rif Mountains near Chefchaouen.

The northern beaches are renowned for their beauty. The village of Oued Lau is no exception. This village located 45 km from Tetouan has a view of the sea of the same name. To get there, you just have to take the road to Chefchaouen and enjoy passing landscape waterfall Akchour. For swimming or sunbathing, the inhabitants of Tetouan are obliged to leave the city and go to either Martil Mdiq or later Oued Lau.

The main economic activity in this region is fishing. Walking on the sand of this beach, vacationers see wooden boats handmade. Every morning, fishermen cast their nets to catch fish in the area. The best known and most popular are the red porgy (or Town: sea bream), anchovies and sardines.

The restaurants are located by the sea and the village market. They offer tagines Pandora and anchovies prepared in Moroccan style North with a mixture of garlic, parsley, thyme, paprika and lemon juice. This tagine is prepared and presented in an oval ceramic dish called Tagra. Local dishes also include a plate of grilled sardines accompanied by a salad of tomatoes and onions.

Every Tuesday, local products are sold in the large market place Oued Lau. Products such as cotton fabric, stripes of different colors, "Mendil" the local name, are sold here ..

Wealth disparities are evident. The poorest people are told to try to fool tourists by waiving a portion of the money through storytelling developed. The rich often rent their homes to tourists in the holiday periods, especially since King Mohamed VI called the North of Morocco had to develop a tourist area. All along the coast, you now see as the major hotels in Spain and it will not take long before the Moroccan atmosphere was transformed into the modern unitity visit today culture.A in local cafes where the inhabitants are residents quickly familiarizes one with the smell of "kif"; adults forget their problems, smoking their pipes "kif". As long as there is no negotiation, Moroccan police tend not inerfere. However, the beaches are patrolled by armed police on the night. The tourist season does not last long (June to September) and after Oued Lau becomes much quieter.

Tetouan

City in northern Morocco 60km from Tangier, and more 280.000habitants -Location chief of the province. on the northern slopes of the Rif, near the Mediterranean. Located in an agricultural region, Tetouan is a trade center for agricultural products and handicrafts. Its industries are particularly cement and fish canneries. She lives and crafts of tourism. It forms a sharp contrast with the modern city marked by the Spanish imprint The city was founded in the fourteenth century? Mérinide Sultan Abu Thabet looking to recover the city of Ceuta to built the walled city of Tétawine. After several battles THE Spanish landed in the city and destroying the city was rebuilt in the fifteenth century. Following the fall of Granada Muslim immigrants expelled from Spain settled in Tetouan. Tetouan was the capital of Spanish Morocco from 1915 to 1956.
To enter the Medina of Tetouan and cross its ramparts. we have a choice of seven beautifully carved doors.

Our only guide as inspiration, alleys exude a delicious coolness, the buildings decorated with ceramics. The wrought iron balconies of the white houses of the great Spanish tradition.
Here we are again immersed in the inevitable story of the great era Hispano-Moorish
The great palace of the Caliphate, built in the seventeenth century under the reign of Moulay Ismail, and a real proof. Enter this patio jasmine smell good, listen to the singing fountains, let yourself carried away by the melody that reminds you of Andalusia

Tetouan had also the souks,

• souk "al Fouki" feel good where fresh bread and spice blends 
• souk "Al-houte" pretty square shaded by a few trees where artisans exhibited their works lovingly work 

Souks with great animations, and what animations !! Townsmen in white or dressed in costumes jellabiyas
Peasant in "red and white striped Foutas" sell their freshly picked produce.
We can not forget to go through "al Mellah" where a thousand craftsmen and their skills ventent. On the heights of Ain Bournane a magnificent panorama of the city
Not to mention the "Riad al Ochak" (Lovers Garden) where we can dream for hours in the calm and cool of this small cafe deep in the

To visit around Tetouan
Cabo Negro 17 km from Tetouan on the beautiful coast, This site is the first to have hosted major seaside infrastructure. The "black cap" is a large wooded ratchet on the Mediterranean.
A 30 km from Tetouan found Marina Smir is a luxury marina. The marina is equipped to craft ultra modern that can accommodate the largest yachts in the world.
Martil: housing boom almost physically attached Martil Tetouan. A brand new cornice was built there. There are several campsites
The beach road from Tetouan to Ceuta : M'diq Restinga Fnideq, Bab Ceuta, several tourist groups (Restinga), high standing residences, residential luxury villas Marina (Smir and Kabila) and a golf
The coast of Rhomara : Oued Lau, Kaa Asras El Jebha (135 km).
The country Jbala : Road from Tetouan to Chefchaouen, the remains of Tamuda (Berber city in relation to Carthage, then occupied by the Romans), the shrine of Moulay Abdeslam Ben M'Chich, Souk El Arba Beni-Hassan, Ali's dam Thelatet and Talembote dam

Marrakesh

Welcome to Marrakech! More and more travelers are charmed by the atmosphere, the rich culture and flavors of a trip to Marrakech. The home is a real skill in this destination, where visitors barely out of the airport are pampered.

Marrakech is one of the destinations that do more than ever dream ... even if his old lovers swear not recognize today their "Pearl of the South." This changing city can not be ignored.
A steady stream of visitors, stalls full of junk; a periphery changing with the construction of dozens of hotels and palaces promising total dream; the creation of a new city on the road to Safi, 7 miles away; a mégastade, the first in the kingdom, in preparation for the African Football Cup held in Morocco in 2015 ... So many things that tend to make Marrakech a city scarred by tourism ... And yet, open your eyes, let yourself be carried away by the colors, the smells, the undeniable charm of Marrakech, this bewitching and fascinating city!

The huge Jemaa el Fna and agitation (day and night!) Alone are worth the trip. It is also lost in the colorful souks and noisy, probably the richest, most diverse, the most fascinating countries. Thousand small businesses are everywhere. Tourism, often maligned, has greatly promoted the rediscovery of a flourishing craft today, and the rehabilitation of Marrakech architecture. Hammams neighborhood glibness sellers of everything and nothing added to the thrill of an unforgettable spell.
To understand and appreciate Marrakech, we have to stay a bit. So this imperial city appears like a jewel set in the natural setting that is not far, the High Atlas Mountains.

It must be said that in four days, a traveler can spend around 850 €, the equivalent of three to four months' salary for a Moroccan: we understand that each visitor is treated like a VIP. The people of Marrakech, nicknamed bahja (happy people) are always ready to spend quality time with those they receive. For nearly a century, tourists enjoy the enchantment of the Djemaa el Fna. In steam and riads, these built around a patio that earned the medina to be registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site traditional houses, guests are treated like royalty.

The attack in 2011 on the Djemaa el Fna shocked the public and all lovers of Marrakech. But when you have it survived as the vagaries of history preserving its power than its beautiful pink walls, you do not let down as well: drying her tears, Marrakech has recovered quickly and returned to the fire tea mint welcome.

(Learn more on: http://www.routard.com/guide/code_dest/marrakech.htm )

Chefchaouen Or Chaouen

Chefchaouen is a charming small town of about 40,000 inhabitants which is about 100kmde Ceuta on the slopes of mountains Tisouka (2050m) and Megou (1616m) in the Cordillera of the Rif, which rise above the city as two horns, giving its name to the city (Chefchaouen in Berber means "look at the horns"). At about 660m. altitude and with very little car traffic, you can breathe clear air and cool that invites a few days to explore the beauty of this place and its environment .. 

The Medina of Chefchaouen - Chefchaouen o o Xauen - is fairly quiet and small. if we enter through one of its five doors and we get carried away by our senses, we find ourselves inundated with many new sensations like smells of freshly baked in wood or tagine ready to eat bread. 

The wide variety of colors of different products shops and bazaars contrast with the dazzling blue-white houses. The blend of voices and unfamiliar sounds will guide you through the narrow streets that wind inevitably to the meeting point and rest, Plaza Uta el-Hammam. 

Here in the shade of the mulberry tree, one can relax on the terrace of a restaurant or a cafeteria, while observing the comings and goings of passers-by and the beauty of the Grand Mosque and the Kasbah in front. 

A few steps away is the Place de makhzan with the Parador and the public car park, where you can take a lane that leads northeast to Bab el-Ansar and the source of Ras el-Maa , one of the most beautiful places in Chefchaouen. 

We can then run down the soothed by the pleasant sound of water stream and see how women do laundry and how water mills still operating. This lovely walk takes us to Rif Sebbanin, neighborhood laundries with Square Sebbanin and mosque of the fifteenth century. 

From there you can continue the journey to the center of the Medina, or heading to the modern city in the lower part of the city, or in the direction of the country ... or where your path leads you - that you make from discoveries ...! 

Some other ideas for visiting Chefchaouen 

• - Visit the gardens of the Kasbah and small museum which houses a small collection of antique weapons and instruments, textiles and some historical photos of the city; there is also an art gallery inside the walls. 
• - Get off at the modern city on a Monday or Thursday in order to understand the market in which the inhabitants of the mountain in traditional dress came to offer their products. 
• - Mount the small mosque Bouzafar Jemaa el-Ras from Maa to see the sunset. 
• - Directly or ride in the mountains - we recommend that you take a guide - enjoy beautiful nature

Morocco

Morocco

Morocco, a name that evokes the Sharifians palace surrounded by beautiful gardens, souks which escapes the mysterious smell of spices, and brilliant fantasia rites.
But it would be a shame to stop at this stage set up in color. The important thing in Morocco, that's what happens behind the scenes. Thus, in a medina is leaving the widest streets we will immerse in the popular life of Morocco, and by daring to leave the streets to access dark impasses that we find the most beautiful city ​​gates, behind which they flourish most luxurious palace ...
Similarly, it's going to respectfully meet people that you will discover the true Morocco: The country will suggest you her deepest secrets.
Finally, Morocco is also a series of stunning and varied landscapes, ranging from coastal areas, mountainous terrain (sometimes snowy summits), green valleys, fertile plains, desert plateaus and oases. Travelers in search of nature and open spaces will be filled, especially in the South.