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The Sacred Music Festival in Fez – which concerts will you be attending?
This year’s Fes Festival of World Sacred Music is a shorter-than-usual version over four days, 9-12 June, with the theme Architecture and the Sacred. Now that the programme is available in English and will soon be on the festival’s website (www.fesfestival.com), let’s take a look at what’s on offer this year. Note: These are MY

Morocco Dreaming – start planning your trip now: updated February 2022
If Morocco is one of your dream destinations, what should you be doing now? Here are some tips to start you planning for 2022 and 2023: *Read as much as you can about the country so that you can decide where you want to go and what you want to see and do. Lonely Planet’s

Fes Festival of World Sacred Music 2022
The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music will be held from 9-12 June 2022, with the theme Architecture and the Sacred. This is a shorter version than usual, due to recent events. The programme is now available in French on the festival’s site, and the English version will be published shortly. Contact us if you’d

A Sunday morning wander in the Fez medina
We started in Lihoudi, in the northeastern corner of the medina. As you might guess from the name, this was once a Jewish area where jewellers and goldsmiths plied their trade. Out of respect for local residents, the mosque was built without a minaret so the call to prayer would not sound out over this

Morocco: read all about it!
Are you one of those people who loves to beef up on the history of the places you’re going to visit on your trip? Whether it’s the History section in a Lonely Planet guidebook or a deeper delve into the literature of the country, any insight you gain into your destination will pay off. You’ll