September and the date harvest

In October, the light at Dar Ahlam becomes almost unreal. At the end of each day, the sun slips slowly behind the Atlas mountains, and everything turns shades of red, ochre and gold. It is a soft, enveloping light that caresses the pisé walls, traces every contour of the palm grove, and makes the ripe pomegranates still hanging on the trees shimmer. You settle in silence on the terrace, ...

After five hours on the road from Dar Ahlam, the scenery shifts. The track gradually fades, swallowed by the ochre immensity of the desert. The wind lifts grains of sand like golden mist. And suddenly, in the hollow of the Iriki lake dunes, the camp appears. Just for us. The silence is total, almost sacred. The sun sinks slowly, stretching the shadows, setting the horizon ablaze. A ...

Each spring, generally between the first and second week of May, the region of Kelaa M'Gouna is covered in millions of petals. The air is filled with the scent of Damask rose, picked at dawn by villagers. The alleyways come alive with Berber songs, dances and colourful processions.  The festival lasts 3 to 4 days, but the roses are in bloom throughout the first half of May. This is ...