The short answer is simple: the nearest desert-style landscape is Agafay, about 30 to 45 minutes from Marrakech. If you mean a fuller Sahara trip, Zagora is usually 6 to 7 hours away, while Merzouga often takes 8 to 10 hours by road.

Essaouira gives a Morocco tour with Essaouira a fresh coastal feel that busy imperial cities can't match. The ocean breeze, laid-back streets, and mix of history and local life make it easy to slow down without losing the energy of the trip.

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 low fares airline, today (Wed, 10 June) released its June OTA Survey, showing OTAs like eDreams and Tryp continue to overcharge customers up to 124% over Ryanair’s website prices.

Remains of the industrial past of the Ostrava region are, with time, discovered to be unique documents of human skill, and even objects of unusual beauty. Since mining in the Ostrava region was terminated in 1994, the area passes through a period of great challenge.

New Zealand’s Mathew Gower won the Stihl Timbersports Rookie World Championship with a dominant display in which he bagged four National Records and one Personal Best in the five disciplines he contested. Australia’s Awatea Moore Barrett finished second, ahead of Belgium’s Kamiel Van Raemdonck in third, as the world's top 12 rookie athletes gathered in Budapest, competing for the Rookie World Championship title in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Budapest, who lit up the City Park with their roars and cheers throughout the competition, with an array of flag waving amidst the rainy weather.

David Valero Serrano from Spain and Anna Weinbeer from Switzerland win the Naturland Andorra, the UCI Marathon Cup’s third round – a circuit which athletes had to complete three times! The men’s podium was Spanish-speaking across the board, as Leo Paez finished second, while Jose Gerardo Ulloa Arevalo finished third. On the women’s podium, Natalia Fischer finished second, followed in third place by Claudia Peretti.

Morocco is a great pick for families, with busy souks, desert views, mountain air, and meals that keep both kids and adults happy. A well-planned 12 day morocco family holiday gives you enough time to see the highlights without rushing through every stop.

Time spent outside the home has radically declined, while more free time is spent on screens than ever before. This summer, Finland’s national rail operator VR invites people to binge the country instead of streaming services by offering a month of unlimited train travel for €9.90 – a Finnish answer to streaming fatigue.

Morocco packs a lot into one trip. You can wake up in a busy medina, cross the Atlas Mountains by afternoon, and watch the Sahara glow at sunset. A rushed itinerary can make Morocco feel smaller than it is.

If you want to see a lot of Morocco without rushing through it, a 4-day trip from Fes to Marrakech is one of the smartest routes. You get cedar forests, mountain roads, desert dunes, palm valleys, rocky gorges, and a famous kasbah, all in one journey.