Hidden places in Morocco

2 uncrowded places in Morocco, away from Rabat: quiet towns, geological oddities and free-to-enter ruins.

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Hidden towns Morocco · Fès-Meknès

Moulay Idriss Zerhoun

A white hill-town wrapped around two hills above the Roman ruins of Volubilis, holy to Moroccans and almost unvisited by everyone else.

Coordinates: 34°03′19″N 5°31′16″W
Crowds: Quiet
Landscape: Mountain
Best season: Best in Spring

Forgotten ruins Morocco · Drâa-Tafilalet

Sijilmasa

The mud-brick remains of the medieval trade capital that funnelled Saharan gold to the Mediterranean, now a field of eroded walls outside Rissani that nobody guards.

Coordinates: 31°16′60″N 4°16′60″W
Crowds: Usually empty
Landscape: Desert
Best season: Best in Winter