Cities
City-specific questions — what makes each place different and what visitors most often ask.
- Can you go inside the Koutoubia mosque?No.
- Why does Agadir look nothing like other Moroccan cities?An earthquake destroyed it in 1960.
- Is Casablanca worth visiting?The Hassan II Mosque and the Art Deco district.
- Is Rabat the capital?Yes, since 1912.
- Is Taghazout still a surf village?The village and surf culture remain. The coastline south has transformed.
- Erg Chebbi or Erg Chigaga?Erg Chebbi is the iconic one and reachable by 2WD. Erg Chigaga is wilder and needs a 4x4.
- Why is Marrakech red and Chefchaouen blue?Marrakech is the local clay. Chefchaouen is a 20th-century paint job — multiple origin stories, all partly true.
- What's the difference between a riad, a dar, a kasbah, and a fondouk?Riad: house with garden courtyard. Dar: house without. Kasbah: fortified compound. Fondouk: caravanserai.