Travel articles

Morocco and its cities and regions attracts the attention of journalists and writers on a regular basis. We have selected below what we we believe are the some of the best travel articles on Morocco over the last few years from amongst the UK press. We hope you enjoy them.
 

MOROCCO

Source: The Times
Date: 2 July 2008
Author: Julie Daniels
Title: A first timer's guide to... Morocco
Subject: Julie Daniels takes a three-day break to Marrakech and the Atlas Mountains - and left wanting far more
Link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk

Source: The Guardian
Date: October 12 2008
Author: Jane Dunford and Sarah Turner
Title: 20 reasons to visit Morocco this winter
Subject: From boutique retreats in the High Atlas mountains to camel trekking in the Sahara, Jane Dunford and Sarah Turner have scoured the country to find the most exciting new experiences and destinations
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk

Source: The Telegraph
Date: 13 April 2007
Author: Sam Llewellyn and Rosanna de Lisle
Title: From the Atlantic to the Atlas mountains
Subject: Most visitors to Morocco make a beeline for Marrakesh. But it's worth exploring farther afield
Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk

MARRAKESH

Source: The Sunday Times
Date: 10 August 2008
Author: Anthony Sattin
Title: Marrakesh beyond the medina
Subject: Beach clubs, trekking or hill retreats. If you thought it was a city just for weekend breaks, it’s time to think again
Link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk

Source: The Times
Date: 22 September 2007
Author: Jill Hartley
Title: Rocking the kasbah in Morocco
Subject: For Jill Hartley and friends, sensual Marrakesh kicks off a wild ride back to the glory days of their youth
Link: http://ww.timesonline.co.uk

Source: The Independent
Date: 23 October 2004
Author: Ruaridh Pringle
Title: Rock the kasbah
Subject: Part of Blur's last album, Think Tank, was recorded in Morocco. Here Alex James returns for pleasure, not work, to explore the bustling souks of Marrakech and visit the city's first private members' club...
Link: http://www.independent.co.uk

Source: The Independent
Date: 29 December 2002
Author: Julie Myerson
Title: Winter is the best time for a little Marrakesh excess
Subject: Calmed by the languorous luxury of La Mamounia, Julie Myerson has the rug pushed under her feet
Link: http://www.independent.co.uk

Source: Evening Standard
Date: 21 May 2002
Author: Nicole Swengley
Title: Top way to shop in Morocco
Subject: Shopping in Marrakech used to mean the H-factor - hustlers, haggling, hassle, hard-sell traders. Now there's a way to avoid medina rage, by using a personal shopper
Link: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk

FES

Source: The Sunday Times
Date: November 9, 2008
Author: William Gray
Title: Fes: Marrakesh without the crowds
Subject: If you want the full-on Moroccan city break, take one step to the right. Fes has all the exotica without the tourists
Link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk

Source: The Guardian
Date: 11 October 2008
Author: Tahir Shah
Title: It's a kind of magic
Subject: Arriving in Fes, the only medieval Arab city that is still absolutely intact, is like being catapulted back in time
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk

Source: The Telegraph
Date: 18 Dec 2007
Author: Nigel Tisdall
Title: find your festive spirit in Fes
Subject: The weather is fine and the shopping wonderfully different. What more do you want before Christmas
Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk

Source: The Times
Date: 11 September 2004
Author: Jill Hartley
Title: Follow your nose on the streets of Fes
Subject: Jill Hartley explores the ancient city of Fes
Link: http://http://www.timesonline.co.uk

Source: The Telegraph
Date: 23 March 2004
Author: Nigel Tisdall
Title: Hats off to Fes
Subject: Other destinations might have become tourist hotspots, but Morocco's first imperial city is still magically medieval
Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk

ATLAS MOUNTAINS

Source: The Guardian
Date: 11 May 2008
Author: Doug McKinlay
Title: Doors open to secret city of the Atlas
Subject: The holy city of Moulay Idriss has a reputation for giving tourists the cold shoulder, but that's all about to change, as Doug McKinlay discovered
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk

Source: The Times
Date: 11 April 2008
Author: John Naish
Title: Revving up in Morocco
Subject: More used to metal roads in Sussex, John Naish takes an off-road biking tour of the Atlas Mountains and Sahara
Link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk

Source: The Independent
Date: 10 February 2008
Author: Ian McCurrach
Title: Long way down: a journey through the Atlas mountains
Subject: Fashion designer Jacques Azagury enjoys visiting Morocco, the land of his birth, as a break from the hectic pace of life in London. He tells Ian McCurrach about his recent road trip
Link: http://www.independent.co.uk

Source: The Sunday Times
Date: 27 May 2007
Author: Anthony Sattin
Title: In Morocco's mountains
Subject: There’s solitude high up in the Atlas Mountains - only your guide, your mule and a few excited locals will know you’re there
Link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol

Source: The Telegraph
Date: 31 October 2006
Author: Sam Llewellyn and Rosanna de Lisle
Title: Mountain highs
Subject: Pamela Goodman's son came home to relax - so she took him on an arduous climb in Morocco
Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk

Source: The Telegraph
Date: 18 July 2006
Author: Sam Llewellyn and Rosanna de Lisle
Title: Beauty and the berbers
Subject: When John Gimlette visited Morocco to track down an old friend, he found his senses reawakened by the people and scenery he encountered in the Atlas Mountains
Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk

Source: The Sunday Times
Date: 9 April 9 2006
Author: William Gray
Title: Hiking in Morocco? Kids' stuff
Subject: It’s hot, it’s tough... and it’s family heaven. William Gray and children trek through the High Atlas
Link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk

VOLUBILIS

Source: The Independent
Date: 20 November 1999
Author: Barnaby Rogerson
Title: Morocco: The past is a long dream
Subject: Ancient and modern worlds meet at Volubilis, where Europeans are called 'Romans'. But does this area really owe its heritage to classical civilisation?
Link: http://www.independent.co.uk

DESERT REGIONS

Source: The Independent
Date: 5 April 2008
Author: Carol McDaid
Title: Morocco: south to the Sahara
Subject: To escape the maelstrom of Marrakech, Linda Cookson goes on an off-road trip to the desert – and revels in its stony silence
Link: http://www.independent.co.uk

Source: The Independent
Date: 22 May 2005
Author: Adrian Mourby
Title: Adventure in the desert: the children will love it
Subject: Adrian Mourby was rewarded when he went to Morocco and introduced his family to the 'sheer otherness' of North African culture
Link: http://www.independent.co.uk

Source: The Independent
Date: 12 May 2003
Author: Amar Grover
Title: A high road well travelled
Subject: Crossing the Moroccan Sahara is exhilarating - the Atlas mountains tinged mauve and amber. And the kasbahs rock, says Amar Grover
Link: http://www.independent.co.uk

Source: The Guardian
Date: January 28 2001
Author: Carol McDaid
Title: Dune roamin'
Subject: The romance of a journey to the Saharan sands grips Carol McDaid
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk

TANGIERS

Source: The Guardian
Date: 22 April 2008
Author: Stephen Emms Title: Tangerine dream
Subject: Tangier has long captivated writers and artists, from Matisse to Burroughs. goes to see if that artistic spirit lives on in the 'city of dreams'
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk

ATLANTIC COAST

Source: The Guardian
Date: Sunday September 7 2008
Author: Duncan Jefferies
Title: Morocco's swell
Subject: Taghazout was a hippie haven in the Sixties, but now its laid-back vibe and powerful Atlantic waves draw surfers from around the world, writes Duncan Jefferies
Link: http://ww.guardian.co.uk

Source: Times Online
Date: 23 February 2008
Author:: Tahir Shah
Title: Bargain hunting in Casablanca
Subject: The junk shops of Casablanca are full of antiques from its Art Deco glory days
Link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk

Source: The Independent
Date: 27 October 2007
Author: Ruaridh Pringle
Title: Take a breaker: Morocco's coastline could have been made for surfing
Subject: With some intense tutoring – even near novices like Ruaridh Pringle have a chance to rule the waves
Link: http://www.independent.co.uk

Source: Evening Standard
Date: 17 August 2001
Author: Nick Redman
Title: Follow the flamingoes...
Subject: On the run from designer Marrakech? You should head for somewhere with a less manicured appeal. Nick Redman followed the flamingoes to Oualidia - a resort for lovers, surfers and drifters
Link: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk