Now that the Sefrou Cherry Festival has concluded (see a nice wrap-up at Vagobond.com) it’s time to let you know about the next great Morocco Summer Festival. The Festival Gnaoua has been rocking the beautiful seaside town of Essouaria since 1998. This year the Gnawa Festival will take place from June 25, 2010 -June 28,
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We’ve translated this article from Sefrou.org from the original French for those of you who don’t read anything but English. The Sefrou Cherry Queen elected this year to the 90th edition of the Cherry Festival is Sefrou Lubna Al-Bakri, the representative of the city of Marrakech. She was crowned on Friday alongside Sara Bahar and
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Culture Vultures, the winner of the 2010 Best Moroccan Culture Blog Bombie, has a couple of nice posts on The Sefrou Cherry Festival for 2010. If anyone has more information, please let us know. Culture Vultures Sefrou Cherry Festival 2010 17th,18th,19th and 20th of June This oldest Festival in Morocco, Sefrou’s Cherry festival celebrates 90
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Last term I asked some of my Moroccan Students at the American Language Center in Fez to write about their favorite Moroccan Holidays. Here is what they had to say, I asked if they wanted me to post them here or at Vagobond.com and they chose here. (Sorry it took me a while to post
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The hottest topic in the Morocco blogosphere right now is the 2010 Fes Festival of Sacred Music. We’ve been checking out a few shows but really there is just too much for any one or two people to see all of. We’ve compiled a short list of sites that you can check out to catch
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Below is the second entry for our June Morocco Travel Contest. The contest will run for the entire month of June and the winner will receive 2 nights accommodation at Dar Othmane in the Fes Medina. It’s a simple contest, just tell us about your favorite Morocco destination. Read all the details of the June
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The French language blogs in Morocco often offer something that we miss in the English blogs, a sense of what it is like to be Moroccan. Rachid Jankari’s blog while being primarily a personal blog, also offers insight into the world of technology, news, and politics, from a Moroccan perspective. http://www.jankari.org/ A recent post shows
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Flavors of Maghreb is a fun travel blog that offers insights on tourism, travel, and life in the maghreb. Lots of videos, culture, and fun to be found here, plus a lively and personable writing style. We like it! Check out this recent post on the Spring and Summer Festivals in Morocco. If you happen
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Moroccan Clothing Morocco is a country rich in history, traditions, people, and culture. Every part of these aspects influences how Moroccan people are dressed. Among the variety of clothes you will find in Morocco, The Djellaba and Gandora are the most common.These fine garments speak of the luxurious clothing style of the country. The djellaba,
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This is another site that while not really a blog, offers information that we think is valuable to both tourists and residents of Morocco. The site lists all of the museums in Morocco including in the cities of Marrakesh, Rabat, Casablanc http://www.maroc.net/museums/ If someone were so inclined, we think that this would make an excellent
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