Itinerario
Dove Europa e Africa si incontrano e si uniscono: un viaggio creato partente dal Marocco e per finire in Andalusia, dove le culture Moresca e Andalusa si toccano per poi andare alla ricerca delle famose oasi del deserto, dei villaggi in calce bianco e fortezze che raffigurano un’armoniosa unione fra le culture.
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Primo Giorno
Arrivati a Casablanca facciamo conoscenza dell’accompagnatore prima di cenare. La sera abbiamo la possibilità di fare una passeggiata per la città, per assaporare quello che ci aspetterà in Marocco e successivamente in Andalusia, immergendoci nell’atmosfera marocchina.
Casablanca
Casablanca, the largest city of Morocco, is in the central-western part of Morocco. Casablanca is Morocco's chief port and one of the largest financial centers in Africa. In fact, Casablanca is considered the economic and business center of Morocco, although the national political capital is Rabat.
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Secondo Giorno
Giunti a Marrakech e dopo aver pranzato andiamo alla scoperta con la guida della città, centro della dinastia berbera degli Almoravidi fin dall’XI secolo. In questa riserva naturale del deserto alle porte del vasto deserto, tutto l’attenzione è rivolta verso la piazza Jemaa El Fna accalorata dai musicisti, danzatori, scrivani, cantastorie e venditori. Osserveremo i giardini Menara, il Palazzo Bahia, le Tombe Saadiane, e l’esterno della Moschea dove risalta il minareto della Koutoubia con i suoi variopinti giardini. Cena in un ristorante tipico.
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Marrakech
Marrakesh is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco; located west of the foothills of the Atlas Mountains.
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Jemaa El Fna Place: Jemaa el-Fnaa is a square and marketplace in Marrakesh's medina quarter. It remains the main square of Marrakesh, used by locals and tourists.
Menara gardens: Menara Gardens are botanical gardens situated to the West of Marrakech, founded in the 12th century by the ruler of that time. Menara comes from the pavilion with its little green pyramid-shaped roof, meaning lighthouse. Although there is no actual lighthouse in the gardens. Kutubiyya Mosque: the Kutubiyya Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakesh. The mosque's name is also variably rendered as Jami' al-Kutubiyah, Kutubiya Mosque, Kutubiyyin Mosque, and Mosque of the Booksellers. It is situated in the southwest medina quarter of Marrakech, near the famous public place of Jemaa el-Fna and is surrounded by large gardens. |
Terzo Giorno
La mattina giungiamo Beni Mellal, che ci ospita con i suoi frutteti e la piazza del mercato circondata da botteghe. Avendo pranzato è meglio che riprendiamo la strada per arrivare a Fes. Fes che con i suoi innumerevoli stucchi e mosaici ricorda il lavoro delle tante famiglie arabe scacciate nel IX secolo dall’Andalusia che si insediarono nella città marocchina. Cena in serata.
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Beni Fellal
Beni Mellal or Beni Fellal is a prestigious city founded in the country's interior. The city has good connections via the road to Casablanca to the East and lies on the ancient route from Fez (or Fes) to Marrakech. The national rail-operator ONCF is also extending the railtrack from Casablanca to Oued Zem to the city.
Fes
Fez or Fes is the second largest city in Morocco after Casablanca, with a population of 1.4 million. Located to the northeast of Atlas Mountains, Fez is situated at the crossroad of the important cities of all regions; it is surrounded by the high grounds, and the old city is penetrated by the River of Fez flowing from the west to east.
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Quarto Giorno
Dedichiamo la giornata alla visita guidata di Fes, addentrandoci nel suo groviglio di passaggi, scale, cortili e vicoli costellati di botteghe. Ammiriamo l’esterno del Palazzo Reale e passeggiamo per quartieri caratteristici come quello Ebraico, quello dei conciatori e dei tintori e quello dei ceramisti. Proseguiamo visitando il Museo Nejjarine delle arti e mestieri del legno e la Medersa Saharij nel quartiere degli Andalusi, originariamente abitato dai profughi musulmani di Spagna. Pranziamo in un tipico ristorante della Medina e ceniamo in città. Dopo cena, passeggiata panoramica facoltativa con degustazione di una bevanda tipica e pasticceria marocchina.
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Royal Palace of Fes: the fortified royal built by the Marinid Sultans in 1276 after they turned Fes into their capital. It covers 80 hectares, taking up much of the city's area. Inside, the vast palace grounds are taken up by numerous courtyards, residential pavilions, gardens, and fountains.
Nejjarine Museum: the funduq is situated in the heart of the medina, at Al-Najjariyyin square, which is also notable for the Nejjarine Fountain. The building was designed for use by the merchants, traders, and visitors to the city of Fez and provided a storage place. It is a prominent example of Moroccan riad architecture. Medersa Saharij: The Madrasa Bou Inania, founded in AD 1351–56 by Abu Inan Faris, is widely acknowledged as a high point of Marinid architecture and of historic Moroccan architecture generally. |
Quinto Giorno
Al mattino visitiamo con la guida il sito romano di Volubilis, immerso in una verde vallata su un fertile altopiano, dove sono riemersi i resti di una città ben sviluppata costruita intorno al 40 d.C. con edifici di culto e civili, quartieri residenziali e oleifici. Dopo il pranzo raggiungiamo Meknes, città imperiale ispirata a Versailles, dove ammiriamo il contrasto tra la struttura semplice e le decorazioni ricercate di uno dei due Mausolei del Marocco accessibile anche ai non musulmani. Proseguiamo per Tangeri dove arriviamo per la cena.
Volubilis
Volubilis is situated near the city of Meknes, and commonly considered as the ancient capital of the kingdom of Mauretania. The city gained a number of major public buildings in the 2nd century, including a basilica, temple and triumphal arch. Its prosperity, which was derived principally from olive growing, prompted the construction of many fine townhouses with large mosaic floors.
Meknes
Meknes is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became capital of Morocco under the reign of Sultan Moulay Ismaïl (1672–1727), son of the founder of the Alaouite dynasty.
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Sesto Giorno
Avendo la mattinata libera possiamo rilassarci con una passeggiata, dominata dalla medina e con la città nuova che scende fino al porto. Ci imbarchiamo per arrivare in Spagna, dove continua il nostro itinerario moresco fra Marocco e Andalusia. In meno di un’ora raggiungiamo Tarifa e ripartiamo per Siviglia. Il pranzo è libero. Cena in serata.
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Sevilla
Seville is a Spanish city, the capital of Andalusia. It is founded on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Its old town, with an area of 4 square kilometers, contains three UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Seville harbor, located about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean, is the only river port in Spain. Seville experiences high temperatures in the Summer, with daily maximums routinely above 35 °C in July and August.
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Settimo Giorno
Procediamo con la visita guidata della capitale andalusa con un breve giro panoramico da Plaza de España fino al quartiere di Santa Cruz. Passeggiamo per le splendide stradine contorte e i giardini variopinti fino alla maestosa Santa Maria della Sede di Siviglia. Una volta pranzato, il pomeriggio è libero e possiamo partecipare alla visita guidata dei Reales Alcazares. La sera possiamo scegliere tra la cena libera o quella facoltativa in ristorante tipico con spettacolo di flamenco.
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Plaza de Espana: Plaza de España is a plaza in the Parque de María Luisa, built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. It is a landmark example of the Regionalism Architecture, mixing elements of the Baroque Revival, Renaissance Revival and Moorish Revival, styles of Spanish architecture.
Santa Cruz quarter: Santa Cruz is the primary tourist neighborhood of Seville, and the former Jewish quarter of the medieval city. The neighborhood is the location of many of Seville's oldest churches and is home to the Cathedral of Seville, including the converted minaret of the old Moorish mosque Giralda. Seville Cathedral: The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. "See" refers to the pontifical see. Christopher Columbus and his son Diego are buried in the cathedral. It is the tenth-largest church in the world as well as the largest Gothic church. Reales Alcazares: The Alcázar of Seville is a royal palace in Seville, built for the Christian king Peter of Castile. It was built by Castilian Christians on the site of an Abbadid Muslim residential fortress destroyed after the Christian conquest of Seville. |
Ottavo Giorno
Raggiungiamo a Cordova per una visita guidata alla Mezquita, a cui si accede dalla Puerta del Perdón attraversando il Patio de los Naranjos ornato di aranci e palme. Consumato il pranzo libero partiamo per Granada, dove possiamo assistere allo spettacolo facoltativo di flamenco dopo la cena.
Cordoba
Córdoba was a Roman settlement, taken over by the Visigoths, followed by the Muslim conquests in the eighth century and later becoming an imperial city under the Caliphate of Córdoba. During these Muslim periods, Córdoba was transformed into a world leading center of education and learning, producing notable figures and by the 10th century it had grown to be the second-largest city in Europe.
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Mezquita: The Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba is the Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Córdoba dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and located in the Spanish region of Andalusia. The structure is regarded as one of the most accomplished monuments of Moorish architecture.
Granada
Granada is the capital city of the province of Granada and is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro, the Genil, the Monachil and the Beiro. The Alhambra, an Arab citadel and palace, is located in Granada. The Almohad influence on architecture is also preserved in the Granada neighborhood called the Albaicín with its fine examples of Moorish and Morisco construction.
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Nono Giorno
Visitiamo con la guida l’Alhambra, fortezza che domina la città, detta “la rossa” dal colore che le sue mura assumono al tramonto. Ci aggiriamo per il complesso composto da palazzi di diverse epoche, con un labirinto di saloni decorati a rilievi arabeschi, splendidi giardini e patios con piccole fontane. Dopo il pranzo libero raggiungiamo Malaga e ammiriamo con l’accompagnatore la Plaza de Toros e l’esterno della Cattedrale. Cena in serata.
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Malaga
Málaga is the second-most populous city of Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most populous in Spain. It lies on the Costa del Sol of the Mediterranean, about 100 kilometres (62.14 miles) east of the Strait of Gibraltar and about 130 km (80.78 mi) north of Africa.
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Plaza de Toros: La Malagueta is the bullring at Málaga which since 1876 has been denominated a cultural asset of Spain. It is located in the eastern district of Málaga, alongside the Paseo de Reding. The first event was held in 1876.