Morocco is a fascinating country located at a stone’s throw from Europe and enjoying two seas, several impressive mountain ranges, a delicious cuisine and an amazing history. Its architecture, traditions, archaeological sites, religious buildings and souks are definitely worth a visit, so here are just a few of the innumerable sites whose visit is highly recommended.

1. Djemaa el Fna square in Marrakech

The Djemaa el Fna square, which dates from the 11th century, is the main square in Marrakech and the most famous place of the Ochre City. It is one of the largest and more animated squares in the world. Moreover, as pointed out by the Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo on his article Jemaa-el-Fna’s thousand and one nights, the square is “the only place on the planet where musicians, storytellers, dancers, jugglers and bards put on a new show before large crowds every day of the year”.

The square’s entertainments are innumerable and curious and include, among many others, snake charmers, henna tattooists, story tellers, fortune tellers, scribes, transvestite dancers, acrobats, marabouts or spiritual masters stating their teachings, street dentists, water sellers, Barbary apes tamers, all kinds of musicians and dancers, fairground attractions, magicians and traditional potions dealers. » Read more: Top 5 Tourist Spots in Morocco