DESTINATION story and photos by Sarah Appel
Morocc0 Royal Tour PART II If you are an avid Horse & Style reader, you may have read of my 2018 trip to Rabat, Morocco, to attend the wonderful Morocco Royal Tour (MRT) for the first time, in our Spring ‘19 Issue. Last October, I eagerly returned to Morocco – this time to Tétouan – to catch the first stop on the 2019 Tour.
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ne of the northernmost cities in Morocco, Tétouan is one of two major ports of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea and lies along the Martil Valley just a few miles south of the Strait of Gibraltar. Having been to Rabat the previous year, a bustling city and the capital of Morocco, I was excited to visit a different region in the country I have begun to know and love. Bringing along my trusty travel buddy, my mother Terri Roberson, we set out on the 36-hour door-to-door excursion to Tétouan.
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TAKE ME TO TÉTOUAN Waking up to a view of the ocean was the perfect way to start round two of my Moroccan experience. Located quite a bit further north than more frequented cities, such as Casablanca and Marrakech, spending time in Tétouan felt like a real cultural immersion, and each person we met was kind and welcoming. Tétouan does not get many American tourists, and in fact, the entire time I was there, besides my mother and me, we did not come across any other Americans. The food
