Morocco – Alastair Sawday’s Special Places to Stay
Description
Be prepared for contrast of all sorts, look forward to the unexpected and learn to trust those hooded figures – not sinister, just well protected against the contrasted and unpredictable elements. And decide from the start to take time. Morocco cannot be rushed. The country and the people are open to those who adapt to their rhythms and don’t dash headlong from sightseeing to bracelet-buying to eating ‘fast Moroccan’. Take the time to stand aside and watch. Look for patterns, gestures and expressions that reveal how things work, how people interact; you will relax, your senses of humour and humanity will take you inside the picture. Then you may fall for ever under the enchantment.
Breathe the sweet, clean air of the Atlas mountains and absorb the generosity of your Moroccan hosts
A carved front door leads off a clean white alleyway; a rich old merchant’s house gazes upon ‘eyefuls of plunging sea’
Outlandish luxury on a cliff-top, remote desert inns, colonnaded houses deep within palm groves
A blue patio, lemon trees, terracotta lanterns and raffia blinds – the charm of Morocco is constantly at your elbow
These places take special care of people, and we try to take care of the environment – with ‘green’ and social policies, and an eco office
