Rich Kingdoms: Delve into Morocco’s Imperial Cities

Rich Kingdoms: Delve into Morocco’s Imperial Cities

Morocco's imperial cities—Marrakesh, Fes, Meknes—conjure up images of silk-clad sultans, mud-brick marketplaces full of spices, leather and all the exotic goods of Africa…and with good reason. Each of these cities has served as the capital of Moroccan empires; kingdoms stretching down into the Sahara as far as Timbuktu and up across Spain to the Pyrenees.