The Kingdom of Morocco is a country of ancient.It is here, near Casablanca, showed traces of human settlements, where at least 3,500 years.The Phoenicians were the first conquerors already holding several colonies on the Mediterranean coast and founded on the land another.After a while, these colonies moved to the Carthaginians, and after the fall of Carthage by the Romans.Many outsiders have tried to settle here permanently : Vandals, Byzantines, Portuguese, Spanish.Eventually, the power was in the Moroccan Sultan.And even aspired in the past century in part of the French could not recognize the independence of Morocco.

Today, Morocco is a golden beaches, steep cliffs, bays and lagoons.Here are growing old pine forests, mountains covered with everlasting snow, blooming everywhere juice from citrus tree branches drooped fruit and palm trees throw shadows on the red earth.Nature has been generous with its invaluable wealth of Morocco.This land gives life.Glyn traditionally used in the construction of architecture, as well as folk crafts such as pottery manufacture.Metal pereplavlyaetsya to become precious; Jewelry or ornamentation.Wool clothing and heats, products it incorporated ancient explanation of our ancestors.Wood used for the manufacture of furniture and rubies.Morocco is a real treasure Ali-Baby, full of all kinds of wealth behind its ancient walls, fortresses and cities.

Morocco is a country full of charm and emotion, a country with a shadow is inseparable from the world, produces desert oases, and the sea and sky merge into eternal unity.Indivisible harmony irreconcilable shades and paints kneads one blue palette of brown, red to green, the color of gold, copper and silver in a magic tour.Splendid and unchangeable leaving only the light.Colors of Morocco is the color of Life, Color Festival.The Sorcerer color, which is impossible to resist.

Morocco is a feeling, flavor, taste.Durmanyaschee fun February when the almond bloom.Variety tenderness and depth of national dishes.Calming of mint tea, which is of comfort and freshness.ACH aromas, smell, many other spices.Sodium honey and orange flowers, and smell the roses ago, mysterious smell incense burning constantly.Mystery.Glamorous province kingdom hardly subtle subtle aromas, the name of which hospitality.

His kitchen is a marvel.And look at and hit a sweet taste.The most popular dish is served.This fluvial mixed with meat, vegetables and spices.Another traditional dish made from the menu of all restaurants and local round-tandzhiya acute-marinated beef with spices and lemon juice, cooked in clay pot.There are fish and seafood.And everywhere add spices.The favorite among them - Cola, ginger and pepper.Very tasty soup of dried bread, honey and raisins, fresh meat of the dough with egg filling.The flavorful cup of coffee with spices tavern owner will offer a piece of fresh white bread, sugar buns.Those who prefer tea, mint tea and get famous, very firm and sweet.

Territory

The Kingdom of Morocco is located in the west of North Africa.In the east and south-east border with Algeria, in the south of Western Sahara.In the north bordering the Mediterranean Sea, on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.On the Mediterranean coast of Morocco are two Spanish possession : Ceuta and Melilla.

Climate

The Mediterranean, with hot dry summers and warm, wet winters.The average temperature in January on the coast 12 ° C in July + 24 ° C in the mountains -15 ° C.Number of frosty days in the year 120.The snow at an altitude of 2000 metres, is more than 5 months of the year.Mountains have no glaciers, but accumulate a lot of snow and fed river in the summer.

Population

30 millionpeople

Time

Behind from Moscow at 4:00 in the summer, during the winter at 3:00.

Language

Official Arabic, French distributed

Religion

Predominantly Muslim

Money

The national currency countries - Moroccan dirham.$ 1 equals about 9.5 dirhams.Inflows of foreign currency is not limited, but its circulation in the Kingdom is prohibited.When exporting neistrachennoy currency must have a bank certificate exchange.Banks are open Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 11.15 and from 14.15 to 16.00.Saturday and Sunday : closed.During Ramadan, working from 8.30 to 14.00.Opening hours may vary.

Mail and phone

Police : 19
Ambulance : 177

Shopping, gifts, souvenirs

In Essaouira better buy souvenirs (paintings, lamps from the skin), the national clothing and items from Tui.In a large salon above, but the price higher.In Medina in shops by 30-50% cheaper, but lower quality.The Casablanca-known model of European goods cheaper houses 2 times.Contraband hours famous brands from 10 to $ 50 dollars.In Fez, souvenirs, gold.In Rabat, souvenirs, carpets, leather.In Marrakech, all expensive, a lot of European goods.

Kitchen

In Moroccan cuisine mainly fruit and vegetables grown on land generously spattered sun, a lot of rare aromatic spices, grilled fish and deli meat.This is the best of Eastern cuisine, famous throughout the world - are admired for your fine taste.You can taste exquisite location, cooked with you at the entrance to the eastern markets, and along the roads.Tasty and cheap pleasure.Couscous-kuskus : traditional family dishes for breakfast on Friday, but you can find it every day in restaurants.You can try many different types of couscous during the trip, since cooking couscous highly varies from region to region and cook imagination.Try not to use tableware, you have three fingers of his right hand was in the Moroccan style.Mechoui : cooked in the oven or roasted lamb meat.The meat is so tender that melts in the mouth.Pastilla-pastila : excellent air eastern dessert with almonds with the famous Moroccan sweet and salty taste.There are also options to fish, chicken and even milk for dessert.Dishes for Ramadan (Ramadan) : After entering the day, ends ban on food and a rich and nesladky harira, a lentil soup and eastern peas (ICSC), with beghrir, little pancakes with ghee and honey and shebbakia, pies, obzharenye doused in butter and honey.This "light meals", the dinner will be later at night.Tajine : the word means "both".In glnyanom conical receptacle tushatsya chicken with vegetables or fish.Try it and you will understand why Tajine-Moroccan national dish.Tea with mint : Refreshing, warm and stimulating, drinking morning, after breakfast, or at any other time.The pleasure of which you will never stop.

Tipping

Tipping : here was to give small tips, but often.In restaurants and hotels, even if the tip is included in the bill, a pay 10% of the value of the account.Tipping should give it to someone who cared for you personally to come back.

Visa

Required documents : passport, valid at least 6 months, 2 photo 3H4 given to the embassy as a form of the Schengen (certificates of employment and foreign exchange are not needed).

Customs regulations

The country can bring no more than one bottle liquor and one bottle of wine, no more than 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars and 250g of tobacco.There are restrictions on the importation of professional photographic equipment (in amateur photographic equipment is not available).The import of pagers or mobile phones to be granted special permission to leave (on the ground such permission is not available).

The embassy of Russia

The Russian embassy in Rabat : (07) 75-35-09/27.
Kyong.Consulate in Casablanca : (02) 25-57-08/18-73.

In the mountains of the High and Middle Atlas can see the unique pine forests covered with eternal snows edged peaks porozhisty mountain streams, dark defile.Wonderful beaches, snow High Atlas, pine forest and evergreen oak in the Middle Atlas, a picturesque river valley Rdat, many cultural monuments, the Arab Horse Race shooting of guns, as well as excellent souvenirs tourists in Morocco.The development of tourism in the country is conducive mild climate with lots of sunshine, the diversity of the natural environment and landscape, to engage in various types of sports, hunting and fishing.In Morocco is a Mediterranean zone and the city of Agadir in the surrounding area is an important centre of spa tourism.

Tips

Do not leave for a hotel room in the papers, money, jewelry.Use the vault.It is available at the hotel with a cost of telephone, minibar, telephone and other services.The billing for services can be used plastic card hotel, magnetic bracelet, and other cash payments.Air-conditioning can be a day, and hourly.Country socially and politically stable, in terms of criminality relatively safe.The area hotels can walk even at night.However, in markets and in crowded bag with a precious things to keep to ourselves and to keep the people around you, do not leave things without verification.Local people are respected police.Do not use the services of aggressive well-wishers offering help in finding or obtaining goods, gifts.Resolutely stop their services.Better ask this of any of the merchant shop.Transfer through Medina and the city desirable couple.If lost, do not try to get themselves better to talk to the shopkeeper or policeman.Attitudes towards tourists positive, female unemployed.Not poyavlyaytes in the street too bold clothes.If you agreed to the man's aid, do not forget to tip, even in the hotel.Do not forget to take a bag of gifts and goods purchased (and can be purchased on the spot).The airport Agadir things not packed.Do not forget to take the film (in Morocco expensive).Do not forget to take more small gifts, ballpoint pens for the beggars and children.Capture with a flashlight, it can help you, especially in rural hotels.Karmannikov Morocco very much.Take the usual security measures : not carry wallets in rear trouser pockets, cameras and women's wear bags on the belt through the shoulder, while in a crowd, keep a bag.Do not leave anything in the car and let her custody of one of his guards, please note that these guards are identifications cash.The urgency hawkers and guides should meet polite (!) But firm refusal.Molestation is a major problem for foreign tourists in Morocco.The guests did not object the second and third cup of tea with mint is considered impolite.Please answer all questions, even if they appear immodest you (what you pay, how much a camera, the name of your wife) are a courtesy and friendliness in Morocco.

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