A week in Morocco with the family

This educational activity starts with objects, not ruins. At the Museum of History and Civilizations, participants choose a small number of materials—bronze, ceramic, marble, coin or inscription—and record what each can and cannot reveal. A second, separately ticketed Chellah visit then asks how excavated fragments, architecture and landscape change the interpretation.

Rabat es la capital que no lo alardea — una ciudad limpia, arbolada y vuelta hacia el Atlántico donde la Kasbah de los Udayas del siglo XII vigila el encuentro del río con el mar, y la Torre Hassan lleva inconclusa desde 1199, sus columnas rodeando la plaza como una frase detenida a medio aliento.

Kaak Rbati is Rabat’s almond-centered interpretation of the kaak family. Culinary references distinguish it from dry anise rings by its almond-paste component, which can appear as a filling or define the biscuit’s richer texture. A careful maker balances ground almond, sugar and floral or citrus perfume against a thin wheat shell, then shapes a ring or another attributed Rabati form and bakes it without drying the center.

Jazz au Chellah belongs to the calendar of Rabat, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra.

Autumn in Rabat-Sale-Kenitra: a travel guide is in Rabat, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra.

Gharb Agriculture and Wetlands in 6 Days connects Rabat, Kenitra, Moulay Bousselham.