weather of morocco

weather in morocco is so mosaic too as morocco is, in one single day you can feel how cold is the atlas mountains then you can drive some hours to feel yourself too hot at the sahara dunes and oasis.

at the coasts reign the oceanic moderated climat, at the northen band the mediterranean cool climat sometimes cold, weather at the atlas mountains (inland) is cold and very influenced by height with his snowfall winter, in the south reign the saharian hot climat.

sunshine levels are more than 10 in marrakech , fez , agadir and ouarzazate.

Average Temperatures in Morocco
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Agadir	20	22	23	23	23	27	27	28	25	25	23	20
Casablanca	15	15	16	18	20	24	26	28	24	24	21	20
Essaouira	17	18	19	19	21	23	24	28	24	20	20	18
Fes	15	15	18	22	24	28	32	34	28	24	20	17
Marrakech	18	19	23	27	30	35	35	37	33	30	26	20
Ouarzazate	18	20	24	26	32	36	37	39	32	29	26	19
Rabat	16	18	20	20	24	28	30	30	24	23	21	18
Zagora	22	25	25	31	33	38	41	44	38	34	29	22

Morocco Travel Guide

Morocco are the point of ideal starting for the traveler to Africa. A easy jump of Europe, can be a friendly, shaken and stimulating place. Markets throughout the country with carpets, statures in wood, and jewelry crowed outdoors.

Morocco has developed a mosaic of artistic traditions. The thread that unites to all is music; of the classic style that developed in Spain and the musical traditions of the Berbers through the contemporary fusion of styles African and French. Although identified more with Algeria, RAI (opinion) is the musical style with but force in the cities of Morocco. In spite of its Arab-African rates, Moroccans combine electrical instruments to create a hypnotic effect.

Artisans work is important in Morocco. Its signature has been appreciated commercially since the XVI century. The unique style of every region and it s inheritance lives in the production on carpets, pottery, jewelry shop and statures of wood. The boards painted and carved for the inner decoration along with tiles continue very being used in the interiors in religious buildings and wealthy houses.

Morocco has inspired a lot of artists and producers. The French artist Delacroix is one of the painters who was amazed by the Moroccan daily life and embraced it with his brushes after his visit in 1830, a century later Hollywood started producing on the Moroccan soil, First with Marlene Dietrich. Then followed by the famous movie (Casablanca) in 1942, since then many movies and documentaries have been filmed in Morocco.

Spoken dialect is considerably different from the others spoken in the east. Moroccans speak different dialects according to different regions.

The Moroccan food is delicious and nutritious; the most famous one is the couscous, semolina served with different vegetables and lamb. Black tea with mint is the first preferred drink of all Moroccans. And there is no general alcohol prohibition.

Necessary documents to enter Morocco: passport/identification card. No visa required for visits inferior to 3 months.

How to Travel:

INTERNATIONAL trips

AIR:

The national airline of Morocco is Royal Air Maroc. A lot of other Airlines arrive at international airports as well. Few examples are Air France (AF), Alitalia (AZ), British Air Lines (BA), KLM (Belgian of KL), Sabena (SN), Lufthansa (LH) and Swissair (MR.). Check your travel agent is your preferred airline makes trips to morocco.

International airports:

Casablanca (CAS) (Mohammed V) is 30km to the south of the city (35 minutes). The Services of the airport include duty free store, mail, slogan and Office of Change (open 24hrs), restaurants, shops and car rental office (Avis, Hertz and Europcar).There is trains buses and taxis services available on the premises.

Tangier (TNG) (Boukhalef Souahel) is 12km of the city (20 minutes).

SEA:

The main ports are Tangier, Casablanca and Ceuta. Lines that serve these ports are Transtour, Trasmediterranea Company, Limadet, the Soft Line (of Spain and Gibraltar), Polish Lines of the Ocean and Nautilus (of Spain and the U.S.A. and Comanav. There are cheap and regular automobile - and connections between Spain, Tanger and the Spanish enclave in the North Moroccan coast. The routes are of Algeciras to Ceuta (Sebta); Algeciras to Tanger; It quarrels to Tanger; Gibraltar to Tanger; Almeria to Melilla and Malaga to Melilla).

RAILROAD:

They remain suspended between Morocco and Algeria.

National travels

AIR:

Royal Air Maroc operates regular services of the airport of Casablanca to Agadir, To Al Hoceima, Dakhla, Fès, Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat, Tanger and Tetouan. There are special prices for minors, there are also new local airlines that operates, we will keep you posted on their services as soon as we collect information about their routes.

RAILROAD:

The Moroccan railway system is normal and, although limited, tells on first class cheap prices. The railway tariffs are between cheapest of the world, although a supplement in the trains with conditioned air must be paid. They count on car-bed and restaurant. The network runs of Oujda in the northeast to Casablanca in the Eastern coast, Tanger in the North coast and Marrakech in the interior. Main lines: Marrakech-Casablanca-Rabat-Meknes- Fès-Oujda; (b) Marrakech-Casablanca-Rabat; (c) Marrakech-Casablanca-Meknes-Fès and Casablanca-Rabat-Tangier. The most useful route is of Fès to Rabat and Casablanca, with five daily and two trains at night. There are also two daily trains and a train at night (without car-bed) of Casablanca to Marrakech. Cheap tariffs: Smaller children of 4 years do not pay and the 4-10 children can travel by average ticket. Discount of 30% for groups of ten and more. First and Second class can be reserved beforehand.

HIGHWAY:

The Moroccan main highways, particularly those of the north and the northwest of the country, are in good condition throughout the year. Around the south of Mountains of the Atlas, the trip becomes a bit more difficult.

Car:

The main centers are connected by a wide variety of bus services. The two main good companies are CTM (covering the whole country) and SATAS (between Casablanca, Agadir and the south of Agadir).

Taxi:

In major big Cities. People who cannot wait for buses they use big taxis that can travel outside of the town , they are mostly old Mercedes cars painted a white or an off white to beige color. They are used for trips between cities, prices must be agreed upon beforehand.

Car rental:

Avis and Hertz can give automobiles in Gibraltar or Tanger, Agadir Rabat or Casablanca. The price is generally expensive. There are several private car rental companies as well.

URBAN:

There is bus in the big cities. The urban taxis are abundant and have acceptable tariffs. The taxi drivers wait for a gratuity of 10%.

Health :

SANITARY CONDITIONS:

Typical of "an intermediate" country: food industry is well controlled about the hygiene laws and sanitation; drinking bottled water outside the cities is safer for visitors with sensitive digestive system. Milk must be boiled and also fruits and veggies should always be washed before anything.

Private health clinics in principle are better than public hospitals.

Taken care of health:

There are good medical Services in all the main cities, even pharmacies take turn on staying open all night long. Usually the local news papers will advertise which of the pharmacies and the address will stay open. Public hospitals provide free emergency services.

Attractions

NOCTURNAL LIFE: Morocco night clubs, lounges, piano bars, restaurants, and other fun places. There are modern nightclubs in all the cities. There are casinos in Marrakech and Mohammedia. The traditional Moroccan celebrations can be seen in each town.

SPORTS:

Swimming: there are Beaches all over along the Atlantic Ocean or the Mediterranean Sea. Mohammedia, Agadir, el Jadida, Oualidia, Safi and Essaouira are some of the towns with better beaches. The Mediterranean coast is being developed now and to begin to offer resources for swimming and diving.

Fishing: permission and authorization is needed, and is emitted by the Section of Waters and Forests or by the local clubs. Also trips for fishing in the sea can be organized.

Hunting: The area of Arboaua offers wild, perdiz wild boar, the hare, wild duck and quail during the station open from October to March. The hunting permissions are obtained in the National Tourist Office.

Golf: There are clubs in Rabat, El jadida, Tánger,Casablanca, Agadir and Marrakech.

WINTER SPORTS: Ifrane in the Middle Atlas and Oukaimeden in the High Atlas offer tracks prepared of sky. Mont Tidiquin in the district of Ketama and Djebel Seine fishing Volane in the Middle atlas is also stations of sky although with limited resources.

Horse back riding: there are clubs of horse back riding in Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, Agadir , El jadida and Fès.

Moroccans speak many languages along with Arabic such French, Spanich (often, North), and English (new generation)

Agadir Morocco

the reborn city after total ruines caused by the earth quake in february 1960.
it was a real catastrophe, the city was holy destroyed, but there was a strong will to struggle against nature and rebuild the city by his Majesty the king hassan II.
at present agadir is among the best cities in the world world with excellent hotels, gardens, splendid beach of golden sand.taghazout is a destinations of camping amateurs it has a nice beach of pure water and nice waves for surfing.far from agadir lays inzgane, a small village known by silver jewels where you can find fantastic sorts of decoration such as daggers, camels and horses made of silver.agadir is not only a city of art and tourism only but also a main fishing port, its sea has a diversity of all sorts of fish.

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Morocco Food

Hot Dishes
loubia

500 G of calf
250 G of haricot beans
1 onion
2 peeled and ï?½pï?½pinï?½es tomatos
1 C with C of cumin
4 C with S. of tomato purï?½e
Olive oil, 1 saffron pinch
Salt, pepper

PREPARATION

In a casserole, to put the meat, haricot beans, the onion thin slice, cut tomatos of pieces, spices, the purï?½e tomatoes and the olive oil.
To cover water and to close the pot. To let cook on average fire approximately 30 minutes.
Once well cooked beans, to leave on soft fire to make reduce sauce.

Notice
The haricot beans must be put to soak the day before.

head of sheep to the vapor

INGREDIENTS

Proportions for 6
people: 2 kg of white kidneys. To incise the skin and to
withdraw the kidneys of their pocket. To turn delicately in salt
without crushing them and washing them with clear water. To
rinse several times. To cross one cubic of 3 side cm and to let
drain. To place in a pan, to salt very slightly, (kidneys having
been washed in salt), abuter: - 2 spoonfuls with sweet pepper
coffee - 1/2 spoonful with cinnamon coffee - 1 spoonful with coffee of
cumin - 150 G of butter

PREPARATION

To count a head for 2 people. To buy heads of sheep
divided into two and to ask the butcher to make jump the horns to the
mincer. To withdraw the brains and to shake each head
vigorously. To brush using a rather hard brush. To wash
�grande water and with salt carefully. To rinse several times
and to let drain. To make cook with the vapor as it is known as
for the meat with the vapor (choua). After two or three hours of
cooking according to the quality of the heads, to withdraw fire and to
clean any wool carefully. To give on fire always to the vapor
during half an hour then to serve them extreme accompanied by < harira � la kerouiya" .

white sauce kidneys

NGREDIENTS

Proportions for 6
people: 2 kg of white kidneys. To incise the skin and to
withdraw the kidneys of their pocket. To turn delicately in salt
without crushing them and washing them with clear water. To
rinse several times. To cross one cubic of 3 side cm and to let
drain. To place in a pan, to salt very slightly, (kidneys having
been washed in salt), abuter: - 2 spoonfuls with sweet pepper
coffee - 1/2 spoonful with cinnamon coffee - 1 spoonful with coffee of
cumin - 150 G of butter






PREPARATION

To cover water and to cook with cover on average fire.
When the flesh of the kidneys is strengthened, the kidneys are
cooked. To reduce until obtaining a mielleuse sauce. To
check the seasoning and to withdraw fire. To be useful quite
hot. NB. The pockets of kidneys can be used in the bubble
of "will harira".

calf's feet

GREDIENTS

Proportions for 4
calf's feet (10 to 12 people): - 500 G of corn crushed coarsely
with the mortar, strongly rubbed and cleaned of all teguments.
(is sold very prepared in the souks) - 1 large grated onion - 1
spoonful with soup filled well with sweet pepper - 1 spoonful with
pepper coffee extremely crushed - 1 chick-pea soup bowl soaked of the
day before - 2 spoonfuls with oil soup - salt necessary to the
assaisonnemel!






PREPARATION

To buy
the feet cleaned and scraped in the butcher. To divide into
three, to wash them well. To place in a casserole, to add soft
pime, strong pepper, oil, grated onion, to salt well. To cover
water to put to boil on fire during half an hour. To add have
chick-peas and corn. To fill the casserole with the three
quarters with water, to again let boil during fifteen minutes and to
cook with cover on charcoal embers or with the furnace with very soft
fire without never stirring up. One needs approximately 8 for
9heures cooking with fire. Generally, one prepares the calf's
feet the evening, then to leave mijoter gently all the night.
After cooking, if the corn and the chick-peas absorbed the
liquid and that the sauce is consistent, to withdraw fire after having
the seasoning and heating only at the time to be useful. So on
the other hand, the juice is too clear, to pour it with share in a pan
to let reduce until obtaining a consistent sauce. If the calf's
feet are too fatty and that there is a surplus of oil, to elutriate
with the spoon, then to heat and be useful extreme.


Tajine of sardine pellet

INGREDIENTS

1 kg of sardines
3 grated tomatos
1 lemon crystallized
100 G of red olives
4 finely chopped cloves of garlic
1 spoonful with ground sweet pepper coffee
ï?½ spoonful with coffee of powder cumin
1 small chopped flat parsley bowl
1 small bowl of coriandre chopped
ï?½ glass with lemon juice tea
1 olive oil tea glass
1 spoonful with salt coffee
1 spoonful with pepper coffee

PREPARATION

1) To scale and empty sardines. To cut the head, the fins and the tail. To withdraw the dorsal and vertical edges, then to open them in order to remove the central edge. To wash them well with cold water, to drain them, then to wipe them with absorbing paper. To pass the flesh to the mixor.
2) To put the flesh of sardines, garlic, pepper, cumin, parsley and the coriandre, the juice of lemon, salt and pepper in a pan. To mix the whole and to let macerate approximately 5 minutes. To form pellets of the size of large balls with this mixture.
3) In a tajine to put tomatos with the sardine pellets, the crystallized lemon of pieces, olives and olive oil. To make cook with soft fire during 20 to 30 minutes. To be useful very hot.

Morocco people

the main religion in Morocco is Islam, moroccans are a mix of arab and berbers, berber are the native inhabitants of Morocco,in addition there are a minority of jewish and other , also in morocco live interesant number of foreigns especially french and spanish most 0f theme in casablanca and rabat especially.
people in morocco speack moroccan, a dialect from arabic mixed with berber, french and spanish are considered morocco's third langauges.
the population reached 30,122,350 (July 2000 est), with a Birth rate: 24.6 births/1,000 and Death rate: 6.02 deaths/1,000 population.
the sex ratio within the total population is 1 male/female (2000 est), and the Life expectancy at birth is 69.13 years.