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Discover Morocco. Tips to visit Morocco

Morocco is life, colors and flavors in every corner. The noise, the contrasts and its atmosphere make it one of the most special and unique countries in the world. Morocco from the colors It is a post where I want to explain (without saying too much) all the diversity and vitality of a country full of life. Some tips to visit Morocco and that this experience becomes the best of trips.

How did you get here? Perhaps you have come across this post by chance or perhaps you are thinking get to know the country and you don't know where to start or you are looking for ideas and places to visit. My advice when visiting the country are few but What I can tell you is that Morocco always surprises. No matter the city you choose, you will love this country.

Tips for your Trip to Morocco

  1. To sleep better in a Dar or a Riad

It may sound cliché but staying in a traditional place can help you better immerse yourself in Moroccan culture. Moroccan homes are welcoming and every corner of the house has its purpose.

The Dars, small Moroccan houses with a fountain in the middle. They are more small, cozy and cheap, while Riads are huge spaces with an interior garden with a swimming pool. They tend to be bigger and more expensive but more impressive than the Dars.

Choose the best alternative depending on your budget. Both one and the other are perfect to feel at home.

  1. To eat do not hesitate to experience street food

If you visit the country, I recommend that you visit a walk through the streets looking for traditional food and typical dishes, do not hesitate to ask and try different things.

Although I also recommend you look at traditional restaurants, I want you to know that you can find good food in smaller places, less comfortable but just as delicious.

  1. The Souk, a maze of colors to get lost in. Literally

In most Moroccan cities you will have an area where you can buy almost anything, from fabrics to spices. Try to find out about this area and explore everything you can.

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Remember be careful because many times the streets do not appear on the maps and getting lost is so easy How to confuse one street with another...

  1. The Mosques tell you stories. listen to them.

The Muslim religion is very faithful and devout. On some occasions such devotion has seemed exaggerated to me but once there and when you visit the mosques you realize that they tell many stories.

The prayer, the rituals, the clothing, everything is perfectly ordered inside a mosque and if you enter any of them you will be able to see its beauty and feel the peace it transmits.

Inside a mosque people feel calmer, purer, smaller and therefore more humble. It happens to all of us, believers and non-believers, the petty ones transmit peace and seclusion.

  1. Observe the solidarity between women

I am not going to deny that one of the things that shocks me the most about muslim culture is the limitation towards women, And like them, despite being the center of everything, they end up being displaced in many aspects of life.

Instead, something that surprised me and a lot, is solidarity and trust between women. Here the women support each other, both in parenting and in the advice they give each other.

I feel that there is an almost secret and very strong empowerment in the Muslim woman, We just don't see or hear it because the noise, in this case, only delays possible progress.

  1. The country of artists. Get inspired by their craft

It turns out that it is what most caught my attention about Morocco: its crafts.

Crafts are part of life, they are everywhere. Moroccans have it so ingrained that perhaps they fail to understand our degree of admiration for what they see as normal. Crafts are linked to every aspect of life, we can see it in traditional art, clothing and gastronomy. Love for what is made by hand, with care, is transmitted in the most insignificant parts of the daily routine.

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I invite you to visit some ceramic shops, I also encourage you to ask about the creation process, from the foundations to the paint they use. You'll be surprised.

Apart from ceramics, you have many other things made by hand: decoration and sculpting of wood, carpets, leather and sewing. A whole world to discover. This is exciting for every traveler with a passion for the handmade.

  1. Bargaining is cultural

Within the advice to visit Morocco I have to write about the Art of Bargaining.

It is difficult to assimilate haggling as a normalized custom. For those of us who are used to going to a store and buying at the price it says on the label, it is difficult to understand the culture of haggling.

At first you are ashamed to do something like that, because You don't know how far the fair price goes, but as the days go by, and you see how the local people act, you realize that haggling is something cultural and normal.

I'm not telling you that you have to bargain for everything you see or want to buy at very low prices, I'm just telling you that watch the way they do it and don't feel ashamed to negotiate the price of things. In the end it ends up being fun to watch and experience.ç

Bargaining is like a little love scene where one of the two leaves because they don't like what the other says and the other goes looking for you looking for a second chance. That's how bargaining works.

If you open your mind to what is different from Morocco, you will return for sure

After mentioning some tips to visit Morocco I want to emphasize the ability to have an open mind to be able to assimilate and enjoy what is strange to us, different from what we were taught.

I have heard many stories from travelers who have gone to Morocco and have not felt comfortable, in many cases this feeling makes some never want to return to the country again.

I think that in order to experience Morocco, it is necessary to go with very neutral expectations, since the country is very surprising due to its contrast and what you find at that moment. So you don't want to compare your trip with someone else's because Morocco is so diverse that it is impossible for two people to have the same experience.

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I'm sure that If you open your mind, try to understand the culture, love its nuances and keep its inconsistencies at bay, you can make your trip to Morocco a unique and unforgettable experience.

Remember to be humble in every place you go, do not overdo comparisons as that kills the essence of a trip. You have gathered the desire to walk and a thousand reasons to learn and savor each step, each moment.. I am sure that this experience will make you a better person if you go with an open mind to understand and live as if you too had been born there.

Visiting a country can be done by anyone, living it is another story.

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