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Trekking, desert, mountains and the roads between — written from Morocco, at the pace the country actually moves.

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A narrow busy souk alleyway in Fez lined with stalls and hanging goods
Culture
Fez · Marrakech

How to Read a Souk

A medina market is not a random sprawl. It is organised by trade, by smell, by noise and by proximity to the mosque — and once you see the logic you stop getting lost.

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An intricate zellij mosaic panel framed by a traditional Moroccan arch, eight-pointed stars in glazed colour
Craft
Fez

The Geometry of Zellij

Every Moroccan tile pattern begins with an eight-pointed star, and every eight-pointed star begins with two squares.

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Amazigh flatweaves and pile carpets hung floor to ceiling in a Fez carpet fondouk, zellij and carved plaster behind
Craft
Middle Atlas

What the Carpets Say

Amazigh women encoded a written language into wool for centuries — zigzag for water, diamond for protection, and a vocabulary most buyers never notice.

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