Rabar, Morocco,

Rabat, There is blue everywhere. The intense blue of the sky and the sea. And, nestling within the protection of the ochre-colored ramparts, a gleaming white city and a minaret (tower) that reaches up to touch the clouds: this is Rabat, the capital of Morocco. Rabat has a long history as a capital city. In the XIIth century, Yacoub el-Mansour, the great Almohades conqueror chose it to be the symbol of his splendor. But history had already been made at Rabat. The Marinades (XIIIth and XIVth century) honored the city by making it the site of the Chellah necropolis, building on

the ruins of the ancient Roman town of Sale.
History has left its mark upon Rabat, and Rabat honors those who made it. As Yacoub el-Mansour is honored with the Hassan tower, dominating what should have been one of the greatest mosques in the Muslim world, or the mausoleum of the late King Mohammed V, architect of Moroccan independence in 1956 and the imposing Royal Palace, residence of the king and seat of the government since 1912.

THE KASBAH OF THE OUDAYA

History stops in Rabat and does not leave. It appears on the corner of an alley, in a stall of oriental slippers and poufs fragrant with the scent of leather, in a carpet auction. It impregnates every stone of the Oudaya Kasbah, fortress of indomitable Andalous Corsairs of XVII century. Nothing is more pleasurable than imagining their exciting lives, delightfully installed at the Moorish coffee, savoring gazelle horns (Moroccan cake) with a mint tea, looking at the boats which dance in the Bou Regreg river at the bottom of the Sale city ramparts.

THE KING MOHAMMED V MAUSOLEUM
Here, everything is luxury and sophistication. The traditional Moroccan art is put on exhibit : under a gilt cupola made of mahogany and Lebanon cedar, arises the Royal sarcophagus of Pakistani white onyx (marble).

THE NECROPOLIS OF CHELLAH
Situated on the site of the ancient city of Sale, the Necropolis is located 2 km from the city center. Passing through the lovely door, you will discover a site overtaken by an exuberant vegetation. You can distinguish tombs and a stone basin where there are fish and sacred turtles.
It was fed by a miraculous source where, according to legend, a golden fish lived. Further on, a minaret has partly maintained its multicolored decor. It is occupied now by storks.

Founded in 1914, La Tour Hassan Hotel is an integral part of the history of Rabat, the capital of Morocco original architectural work. wish to receive in a luxury hotel.

Rabat: ½ day visit of Rabat : the Oudayas kasbah (10th cent.) and it's Andalous garden and museum, Chellah necropolis, exterior of Royal palace and Mechouar (19th cent.), the Mohamed V mausoleum and the Hassan tower (12th cent.), the archeological museum, the consul's street.

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½ day to Temara Zoo : a few km south-west from Rabat. Many species of wild animals and birds : Atlas lions, giraffes, panthers, snakes,

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1 day to Fez : 200 km/124 mi far. Bou Inania medersa (14th cent.), Attarine spices souk, Attarine Medersa (14th cent .), Karaouiyne mosque (9th cent.), dyers souks, Moulay Idriss mausoleum, the Nejjarine fountain, the Nejjarine souk, the Andalous mosque (9th cent.), the tanner's quarter, exterior of the Royal palace, the Mellah Jewish quarter. On the way, you will admire the numerous imposing gateways richly decorated such as: Bab Dekakene, Bab Bou Jeloud, Bab Ftouh, Bab Guissa… Lunch in a Moroccan palace in the medina.

½ day to Salé & Bouknadel : 5 km/3 mi from Rabat, on the other side of the Bou Regreg river, visit souk El-Ghesel wool, the Medersa Koranic school from the 14th century, Oulja's potters' complex in Salé. 15 km/9.4 mi further in Bouknadel visit the exotic gardens and Belghazi museum

1 day to Casablanca : 100 km/62 mi far : central market, Mohamed V square, United Nations square and its fountain, Arabe Ligue park, Anfa residential quarter, Hassan II mosque (optional guided visit 45 mn everyday at 9, 10, 11, 14 H except Friday), the corniche, Habous quarter and handicrafts shops, Royal palace (exterior), arts and deco houses. Optional lunch in fish & seafood restaurants on the corniche.

Close to Rabat, the 45 holes at the Royal Dar Es-Salam Golf Club are the dream of golfers from all over the world. The Royal Moroccan Golf Federation and the Hassan II Trophy which takes place there each year have made it a golf course with an international reputation.

It should be said that here, Robert Trent Jones gave full rein to his imagination, laying out ravishing fairways among the cypress, palm, eucalyptus and cork-oak trees, adding luxuriant ficus, banana and papyrus plants and spreading the delicate fragrances of mimosa, rose, hyacinths, hibiscus and narcissi ...
You even wonder if his attention to detail included programming a flight of wild duck and pink flamingos overhead

A colorful bed of flowers, an imposing wooden doorway set into a white wall crowned with tiles: Between two lines of pines and eucalyptus, the first fairway is a ceremonious procession into what looks like Scotland, a restless sea, white dunes, pink laurel bushes, gorse and acacias, all lashed by the wind...a wind you have to deal with throughout the whole course The nineteenth hole is set in a delightful, charming and flower-decked setting. Relaxing in the welcoming cool of the veranda, the experienced members of this Moroccan club dating from the 20's never fail to advise newcomers just how they should play the twelfth with force and the sixteenth with finesse..

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