Royal Golf club, Meknes, Morocco
Royal Golf Course in Meknes, Morocco
One of the places we visited in Meknes in Morocco was the very beautiful Royal Golf Course. This was created in 1969 inside an ancient imperial palace in the heart of the city. With the beautifully maintained greens and fairways set in the midst of a range of fruit trees such as olives and oranges, this is a very peaceful and relaxing place in the middle of a hectic, bustling city. It is a nine-hole course.
Royal Golf Course in Meknes, Morocco
Royal Golf Course in Meknes, Morocco
Royal Golf Course in Meknes, Morocco
Updated August 2015.
Scenes of Meknes, Morocco
Meknes, Morocco
Despite our short visit to Meknes in Morocco, we managed to cover quite a range of highlights. While the day was full-on, and we covered many of the main features of te city, I didn’t feel rushed at any time.
One of the intriguing tourist attractions in Morocco I’ve shown in the photo above. In many places we saw horse-drawn carriages. Hiring one of these for a tour is an excellent way of experiencing the city, but is seemed to me to be quite incongruous; not the sort of thing I expected there. On the other hand, we also saw many in the various Spanish cities we visited later on our tour. They appeared to be quite appropriate given the nature of Spanish culture, despite the fact that the two countries are neighbours with just a narrow strip of water between them.
The photo below shows a wool market in the heart of the city.
Meknes, Morocco
Meknes, Morocco
Bou Inania Madrasa, Meknes, Morocco
No Comments »8th March, 2013; Category: Africa, Exotic Destinations, Historic places, Holidays, Morocco
Bou Inania Madrasa in Meknes, Morocco
During our time in Meknes, Morocco, we were given a guided tour of the Bou Inania Madrasa, an Islamic religious school. (There is another in Fes by the same name.)
This school was established in the 1350s and is a wonderful example of the architecture of the time. The guide who accompanied us on the whole tour of Morocco introduced us to a local guide who took us through the school pointing out all the features of this beautiful building. I – and most of the others in the tour group – enjoyed the beautiful building, but didn’t appreciate the heavy emphasis on the virtues of the Islamic faith.
Certainly, it was interesting to hear some of their beliefs but I felt he went far beyond good taste in his enthusiasm, and in the length of his explanations. It was almost fanaticism.
Despite my criticisms I must admit to the sheer beauty of this ancient building., as shown in today’s set of photos.
Bou Inania Madrasa in Meknes, Morocco
Bou Inania Madrasa in Meknes, Morocco
Bou Inania Madrasa in Meknes, Morocco
Bou Inania Madrasa in Meknes, Morocco
The Royal Stables in Meknes, Morocco
No Comments »2nd March, 2013; Category: Africa, Animals, Exotic Destinations, Historic places, Holidays, Morocco
Royal stables in Meknes, Morocco
Yesterday I wrote about the Royal Stables in Meknes. Today I show several more photos taken during our visit. On our visit to Morocco we visited six of the nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites. While these stables are not separately listed, they do make up an important part of the historic city of Meknes with the whole city being on the list.
Below is a water wheel inside the stables. This was part of the extensive water supply system used throughout the stables and adjacent granaries.
Read more about the stables here.
Royal stables in Meknes, Morocco
Royal stables in Meknes, Morocco
The Royal Stables in Meknes, Morocco
1 Comment »1st March, 2013; Category: Africa, Exotic Destinations, Historic places, Holidays, Morocco
Royal stables in Meknes, Morocco
The Royal Stables in Meknes are one of the more impressive buildings we visited during our visit to Morocco. They were built during the rule of Moulay Ismail (born 1645 and lived until 1727). He was a ruthless leader and he had a great love of horses. This impressive building is all the more remarkable when you realise the size of it, the engineering feat accomplished to build and maintain it and what it achieved.
The stables housed no less than twelve thousand horses and their attendants, a groom and a slave for each one. The horses were treated far better than their carers. To build such a facility was amazing, but the story doesn’t end there. Huge granaries (see next photo) were also constructed to store the grain to feed the horses. Feeding so many horses would have been difficult enough, but the stores held a twenty year supply of grain. Thick walls were constructed and a forest was planted on the roof, all in order to keep the grain cool.
You can see more photos of these stables tomorrow, and also read about them on the Morocco.com website (click here).
Royal stables in Meknes, Morocco
Royal stables in Meknes, Morocco