Marrakesh's famous central square, a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, packed with food stalls, snake charmers, and storytellers by day and night. The most intense public square in North Africa. Mobile data helps with finding rooftop restaurants overlooking the action.
The largest mosque in Africa and the third-largest in the world, with a 210-meter minaret that rises over the Atlantic. Built partly over the sea on a platform visible at low tide. Non-Muslim visitors are allowed only on guided tours. Mobile data helps with tour slot booking and the Corniche tram connection.
The largest of Fez's three medieval tanneries, dating from the 11th century, where hides are still soaked in pigeon droppings and cow urine to soften them. The leather dyeing pits are best viewed from the surrounding leather shop balconies. Mobile data helps with finding a guide and a balcony viewing pass.
A two-acre botanical garden created by French painter Jacques Majorelle in 1923, with striking cobalt blue paths and bamboo groves. Houses the Berber Museum and is adjacent to the YSL Museum. Mobile data helps with combined tickets and finding a quiet bench in the cactus garden.
The entire medina is painted in shades of blue and whitewashed, a tradition dating from the 15th century when Jewish refugees painted the walls in honor of the sky. Each corner is more photogenic than the last. Mobile data helps with the Spanish Mosque viewpoint at sunset.
A 19th-century palace built for the grand vizier Si Moussa, with 160 rooms arranged around tiled courtyards and fragrant orange gardens. The name means 'brilliance' — and the zellige tilework lives up to it. Mobile data helps with the entrance queue and finding the less crowded inner rooms.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site of Roman ruins an hour from Fez, with well-preserved mosaics, triumphal arches, and a basilica on a ridge above the fertile plains. Best visited in the late afternoon for photography. Mobile data helps with the day-trip bus from Fez and a local guide at the site.
A UNESCO-listed fortified village (ksar) on the route to the Sahara, with earthen clay kasbahs stacked on a hillside above the Ounila River. Famously the filming location for Gladiator and Game of Thrones. Mobile data is patchy — share your itinerary before the camel trek.
A hidden Islamic garden in the heart of the Marrakesh medina, restored by a Belgian team over 20 years. The Saadian and Exotic gardens are a quiet refuge from the souk. Mobile data helps with the discreet entrance near Ben Youssef mosque and reservation requests.
The largest shopping mall in Africa with 350+ stores, an indoor aquarium with 40+ species, a giant IMAX, and a Hermès store. The rooftop is a food court with Atlantic views. Mobile data helps with shopping mall wayfinding and the tram line from central Casablanca.