Weekend Weather - Morocco
The weather forecast prepared by the National Meteorological Directorate promises cold weather especially on the reliefs, the Southeast, the Oriental and the highlands-Dense clouds on the East, the...
View ArticleMorocco's 20 Dirham Stamp Withdrawn
Anyone who has done business with the Moroccan bureaucracy has, for years, had to buy a 20 dirham stamp. At times these were difficult to find, and not on sale in the office a person was dealing with....
View ArticleMoroccan Photo of the Day - Snow in Ait Benhaddou
Thanks to Kritzlynn Al Taib for this photo of Ait Benhaddou after the first snowfall in 50 years!See more in our series Photo of the Day The View from Fez welcomes contributions to our Photo of the Day...
View ArticleFes Festival 2018 - Provisional Programme
The 24th edition of the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music kicks off on June 22nd and runs until June 30th. Details of the provisional programme are emerging and it looks like a fascinating series of...
View ArticleContemporary Dance Festival in Marrakech
The International Contemporary Dance Festival "On marche" is back from March 18th to 24thChoreography, shows, conferences, screenings will be on show. This festival takes place in public and cultural...
View ArticleMorocco Expects More Than 500,000 Chinese Tourists by 2020
Morocco is expecting the number of Chinese tourist arrivals to reach “at least 500,000” by 2020, against the 100,000 tourists recorded in 2017, said Minister of Tourism, Air Transport, Handicraft and...
View ArticleMoroccan Weather - More cold and rain
The Directorate of National Meteorology is forecasting more cold and wet weather for Morocco. Fez getting down to 1 Celsius up to a max of 11 or 12Cold weather on the reliefs, the Southeast, the...
View ArticleMoroccan water professionals learn about best water management practices in...
Water scarcity has dominated world news in recent days, shedding light on the challenges that many countries face when it comes to managing water resources in a sustainable way. Morocco, like other...
View ArticleMorocco's Olympic Competitors
The two Moroccan skiers Adam Lamhamedi and Samir Azzimani will defend Morocco's national colours at the Olympic Winter Games scheduled for February 9-25 in PyeongchangLamhamedi is registered in alpine...
View ArticleWinter in Morocco - -5 degrees and lots of snow!
The weather - Cold weather on the reliefs, the Southeast, the highlands, the north and the interior of the country.Snowfall low to moderate on the reliefs and highlands above 1.200m.Moderate to locally...
View Article15th International Nomad Festival
The association "Nomads of the World" launches the 15th edition of the International Festival of Nomads in M'hamid El Ghizlane, in the province of Zagora. It runs from the 22nd to the 24th of MarchThe...
View ArticleMorocco - New internal flights start on Sunday
Air connections from Casablanca to Errachidia (5 weekly flights), Zagora (3 flights per week) and Ouarzazate (1 flight per day) at a price of 400 DH one way will be effective from Sunday 11...
View ArticleFez Tops 2017 Tourist Growth Figures
The tourism sector in Morocco recorded a positive balance sheet for 2017. The sector recorded strong growth in the number of non-resident tourist arrivals, overnight stays in classified tourist...
View ArticleMorocco's Olympic Team at Opening Ceremony
The Olympic opening ceremony saw the lifting of the Moroccan flag with the sounds of the national anthem, in the presence of the Moroccan ambassador to South Korea, Chafik Rachadi, Nawal El Moutawakil,...
View ArticleNational Film Festival in Tangier
Initiated by the Moroccan Film Centre (CCM), the National Film Festival (FNF) will be held from March 9 to 17 in Tangier for its 19th editionThe FNF is an artistic, cultural and promotional event with...
View ArticleTangier Tourism Growth Up 27%
Classified tourist establishments in Tangier registered 608,654 arrivals in 2017 against 478,170 a year earlier, an increase of 27%Thus, the number of international visitors who went to Tangier stood...
View ArticleNew Ryanair Flights To Fez
The low-cost airline Ryanair has announced that it will soon launch two new lines linking Valencia to Fez and Tangiers and two other new routes between Seville, Rabat and TangierThese new lines will...
View ArticleThe Couscous Rocket - Samir Azzimani's Olympic Result
Samir Azzimani, the "couscous rocket", realised his dream while fulfilling his sporting goals. At the Alpensia resort he crossed the finish line of the 15 km cross-country skiing in a modest 111th...
View ArticleThe Fes Festival of Culinary Diplomacy
The Fes Festival of Culinary Diplomacy under the theme "Culinary arts, health and wisdom of the world: gastronomy and local cultures of Morocco and elsewhere", will be held from April 19 to 22"The...
View ArticleWill Morocco End Daylight Saving?
On February 7th, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling for the abandonment of the daylight saving summer timetable. If EU member states are in favour of this proposal, Morocco may also...
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