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Hidden places in Morocco

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

Sijilmasa, Historical Medieval city in Morocco
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