Marrakesz

High Atlas range with peaks over 4000m including Toubkal (4167m), Africa's highest north of Kilimanjaro. Hiking, skiing, Berber villages.

19th-century palace with stunning Moroccan-Islamic architecture. 150 rooms, courtyards, and gardens decorated with zellige tiles and carved cedar.

Largest Islamic college in North Africa (founded 14th century). Stunning examples of zellige, stucco, cedar carvings.