Petit taxis in Morocco
After visiting the ancient Roman ruins of Volubilis we travelled on to Fes, one of the second largest city in Morocco with a population of just over a million people. It is also the site of another World Heritage Site, its fascinating Medina.
Early on the first morning of our stay we were travelling in our tour bus when I took several photos of the local petit taxis, so much smaller than our taxis here in Australia. I guess that they are cheaper to run as well as being easier to drive through the often narrow and crowded streets of the city.
Because we always travelled in the tour company bus, we didn’t get a chance to try using one. At the end of our tour we did get to use several taxis, but we asked for larger vehicles because the three of us had some large luggage (our adult daughter also travelled with us).
Mosaics in Roman ruins of Volubilis in Morocco
Over the last week or so I have been sharing photos of the Roman ruins we saw at Volubilis during our recent tour of Morocco. Volubilis is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is an amazing place to visit.
The town was settled in the third century BC but only began to grow in size and influence under Roman rule in the first century AD. It was occupied for more than 700 years after the Romans were defeated in 285AD. It was almost destroyed by an earthquake in the eighteenth century and only in the last few decades have archaeologists discovered the true extent, beauty and historic value of the ruins.
While the whole site is impressive, the highlight for me was seeing the beautiful mosaic tiles on the floor, as shown in today’s photos.