Medina, Atlantic & High Atlas

The long way south

An independent magazine about Morocco — red cities at dusk, wind in Essaouira, passes above the cedar line, and nights under Saharan stars.

1,835 km
Atlantic coast
9
UNESCO sites
12
Regions

Featured destinations

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Marrakech · Medina

Marrakech

Jemaa el-Fna at dusk, riad courtyards, and the long walk from the Koutoubia toward the palm grove.

Atlantic · Essaouira

Essaouira

Trade-wind port, blue shutters, gulls on the ramparts, and grilled sardines at the fish market.

Rif · Chefchaouen

Chefchaouen

Indigo alleys in the morning quiet, before the day-trippers climb from the bus park.

Fes · Old city

Fes

The tanneries from a terrace, leather souks, and the maze of Fes el-Bali without a map.

A week in the High Atlas

From Imlil to the Toubkal trail — mule paths, walnut villages, and tea on a terrace above the valley. Snow on the ridge in spring, silence after the last guesthouse light goes out.

A slow itinerary by foot and shared taxi, sleeping in gîtes, coming down only for bread and diesel.

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Desert & deep country

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Sahara · 8 min

Erg Chebbi

Merzouga dunes at first light, camel lines, and a camp where the Milky Way still reads clearly.

Atlas · 7 min

Tizi n'Tichka

The pass between Marrakech and Ouarzazate — switchbacks, kasbahs in ochre, and snow pockets in May.

Atlantic · 6 min

Sidi Ifni cliffs

Art deco leftovers on the southern coast, Atlantic swell, and empty promenades after the fishing boats leave.

Mountain and coast stories, four times a year

Long reads on the medinas, the Atlantic ports, the Atlas passes, and the erg. Photographed from Tangier to the Draa, printed ad-free, posted from Casablanca.

Issues / year
4
Pages
~120
Since
2019