The Berber word for winter is Tagrest. It is a harsh season in the mountains, which begins with the period of the forty lyali, the coldest nights of the year.
Morocco’s great moussems: the Imilchil fiançés, the Festival of the Roses, the Date moussem… all great opportunities to immerse yourself in Moroccan culture.
I love the desert for what it takes away from me and what it gives in return. It takes time to get to know the desert, to accept its power and to understand it.
The scimitar-horned oryx is threatened with extinction, but Morocco, which has more than 300 oryx, is running a programme to reintegrate it into the wild.
A selection of emblematic Berber jewellery from the catalogue of an auction at Drouot. “Amber” and silver, coral and pearls are in the limelight.
After the murder of Hervé Gourdel in Kabylia and the calls for the murder of the French, one might well ask what the risk of terrorism is in Morocco.
Happy New Year 2014 and 2964 according to the Berber calendar! Here’s how Yennayer is celebrated in Morocco
Living abroad also means getting used to a different rhythm of the seasons. Autumn in Morocco is shorter and less cosy than in Europe, but I’ve rediscovered the taste of it, and autumn leaves and T-shirts go well together.
Stop, or not? Marjane’s back-and-forth on the sale of alcohol. In the end… she stopped
Marjane has not stopped selling alcohol; it has only done so in 16 out of 32 hypermarkets.
The first announcements that Marjane supermarkets were stopping the sale of alcohol, which came after Ramadan 2012, had led people to believe that the brand intended to stop selling alcohol in all its shops.
Apart from the restricted, non-tourist zone of the Western Sahara bordering Algeria and Mauritania, the map shows a Morocco that is safe for tourists.
Moroccans are starting to get used to the time change, but Maroc Telecom hasn’t arranged for mobile phones to be updated – just to make things easier!
Where to swim in Morocco? There are plenty of beaches on both coasts of the country. Only 25 beaches have been awarded the Blue Flag this year, and here is a list of the top performers.
Frigide Barjot’s visit to Morocco is problematic because it is political, whereas Frigide claims to be apolitical. This incursion of French politics has no place in Moroccan territory.
The choice of gold or silver jewellery depends on one’s wealth, of course, but also on one’s gender. In Morocco, a man is not supposed to wear gold jewellery, even for a wedding ring. Between “beldi” and modern, discover the beauty of oriental jewellery.
