Places ggilbert43 Wants to Go

Village of slate houses, built on a white marble outcrop.

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.

The ruins of an early-18th-century complex that could once house up to 12,000 horses.

Hidden behind mountains in Morocco, a remote town hides a thriving surfing community.

The former home of Dutch anthropologist Bert Flint now houses a collection of Berber art and artifacts.

Sleepy fishing port not included on many maps.

This 16th-century Moroccan fortress-turned-armory museum offers prime views of the historic quarter in Fes.

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

Designed as a labyrinth, this subterranean prison was crafted without bars or doors.

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

At this faithfully preserved medina off the Moroccan tourist circuit you can walk through six centuries of history in one day.

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

This former royal palace with gorgeous gardens became the first museum in Morocco.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.