The Moroccan Files

The Sky in Morocco: Orionids & Geminids From October to December, Morocco offers a series of natural sky spectacles. The Orionids peak on 21–22 October. The headline event, however, will be the Geminids on 13–14 December, producing up to 120 meteors per hour under ideal dark skies—such as over Merzouga or the High Atlas.

A concert can bring back a person, a landscape, or a season. I was not collecting concert names; I was collecting places and moments. Each destination gave the music a different colour. Essaouira does not need a festival to create atmosphere—the Atlantic wind, medina, and port already give it rhythm. MOGA’s tenth anniversary gives travellers a reason to come. But Essaouira gives them a reason to stay. Come for the music. Stay for the destination.

Escape Marrakech’s scorching heat without driving to the coast. Less than two hours away, Imlil sits at nearly 1,800 metres in the High Atlas, offering cooler days, cold nights and a completely different rhythm. Discover Imlil, Asni and Ouirgane — plus where to stay, what to pay and how to choose intelligently.

Morocco's Ultimate Solar Eclipse & Perseid Meteor Guide Special events 2026 Ultimate Solar Eclipse Morocco & Perseid Meteor Guide 2026 Discover Morocco's prime high-obscuration viewing locations (>80%) for the August 12, 2026 solar eclipse, paired with the moonless Perseid meteor shower peak. There are nights that become memories, and there are nights that become stories told for decades. On 12 August 2026, Morocco will experience both. As the sun sinks toward the Atlantic

Discover the Marrakech Medina with this complete guide to its historic gates, neighbourhoods and landmarks. Learn how the Marrakech Medina is organised, how each Bab leads to a different district, and how to explore the old city without getting lost.