Your photos of Morocco (page 9 of 11)

Hi there, Thanks for Hercules and his cave! I only passed through Tangier, so your photos are very welcome!

Another colossus is located in the Mharech pass, not far from Remlia.

Thanks for the photo.

I went there last year, but with the foggy weather my photos turned out terrible. I dream of being there. Maybe at the end of October?

Fingers crossed 😉

And these photos of the flooded Erg Chebbi. In 2006, I think...

Hello, What memories indeed! Fifty years ago, we wouldn’t have seen an electric cable in the photo, even though a line served as a guide for the main track through the maze of trails between Erfoud and Merzouga. By the lake, a German ornithologist was watching for a rare bird, and the Ksar es Souk dam was under construction! Have a great day.

Hi there, Oh, that one—it’s the ride we can’t wait to do as soon as we climb onto the camels! 😎 Merzouga or M'hamid?

It was Merzouga. A fantastic memory. In early March, it was pretty chilly in the mornings on our mounts, but the light and colors were amazing.

Sorry Véronique, I took the liberty of replying. We were together for that bivouac. It was the day of the tsunami... We can't forget...

Hi there, It's impressive and hard to imagine in "normal" times!!! The 2006 Ziz flood is still remembered for how deadly it was for the locals and devastating for the palm grove. The dam built upstream had two purposes: irrigation and regulating the river.

hi thanks for Hercules and his cave! I only passed through Tangier, so your photos are very welcome!

another colossus located in the Mharech pass, not far from Remlia



hi do you need a 4x4 to get there? I assume so! Is Remlia the village of the Gnawa people?

hi The first time I went to Merzouga, we really did have to follow posts... I admit I wasn’t very reassured... We arrived at night—it was magical, but a little scary! No landmarks at all! That’s when I ended up at the Oubana brothers’ place, Oasis! 25 years later, there’s been a beautiful story, and they’re still my family of the heart! Hassan, the tallest 😉 of the 4 Oubana brothers!

I remember those posts that served as a guide to reach Merzouga—it was my first time, magical. The Dunes d’Or hostel was still modest back then, and the welcome after nightfall was warm. Booking didn’t even exist yet ;)

Slices of life: maybe we should open a new section?

Snapshots of life:

Everyday scenes: returning from the souk





we double back on the bend

one’s coming home from school, the other’s on water duty.

Hello! Thanks for Hercule and his cave! I only passed through Tangier, so your photos are very welcome!

Another colossus located in the Mharech pass, not far from Remlia.



Hi, Do you need a 4x4 to get there? I assume so! Is Remlia the village of the Gnawa people?

Good evening, Remlia (or Ramlia) is a small village that keeps Gnawa culture and music alive through its roots.

Remlia and the Mharech pass are hard to access because they’re crossed by many wadis, so there’s a lot of sand during the dry season.

Good evening, In 1969, going to Merzouga was a "little expedition." You had to drive as fast as possible to reduce the vibrations caused by the corrugated metal roads. I don’t remember there being a hostel, but things have changed a lot since then—for better and for worse!!! Still, I really like this "big pile of sand," as some have (pejoratively) called it, and it’s always with a certain emotion that I see the great dune appear on the horizon. Around the same time, I visited the souk in Rissani and discovered the object in the attached photo, used by an artisan, and I was able to buy an example much later.

hi there I love these slices of life! that cheerful "mess" in the shops! the colors like the one in the thread store—I always stock up for my sewing! and then those people who wave at you, who salute you like in the military... that’s Life! thanks

hi I really like this sand pile too!

in 2007, there were beautiful wheat fields! I’m searching!!! what is this object?

Good evening, That's a lovely photo. I won’t ask you as a joke if one of the Oubama brothers is named Barack.!!! 😉 For me, "magical" is definitely the right adjective for Merzouga. At night, it seems like you can hear a faint rustling coming from the great dune—not just a pile of sand, but a guardian spirit. The illusion fades quickly with the arrival of motorized vehicles.

Wheat fields or barley fields? Either way, it's an unusual image. As for the object, it's a tool. In France, I use it as a guessing game for those who don’t know Morocco.....