Portugal and Morocco trip recommendations

Sintra is absolutely lovely. I went to Cabo da Roco which is the furthest European point into the Atlantic Ocean. Palace of Pena was unique as well being brightly colored and all.


Make sure you check the Monastery dos Jeronimos and Torre de Belem

Was in Portugal for a week last year. Did Porto, Lisbon and a couple of days in the Douro River Valley plus a day trip to Sintra. Loved all of it . Douro Valley is a sleeper, just amazing

Stayed at penha longa ritz Carlton in sintra for a wedding. It’s beautiful. We also stayed at the 7 hotel in Lisbon. Portugal is awesome. I never thought I would love sardines and olives. Now I do.

Id skip Casablanca. Not very interesting. Replace it with Tangiers

Thanks, that was one of my big question, what stops in Morocco to make. Would Marrakesh, Fez, and Tangiers be the best 3 stops? Skip Casablanca and Rabat?

We did Morocco and it has been one of our favorite trips. We stayed is Marrakech for a week and then went and did a “Sahara Desert” tour that was a 5 night round trip tour into the desert.

We stayed at the Sofitel in Marrakech and it was awesome. Easy to walk to the sooks, safe, clean, and luxurious.

We did the Atlas adventure, rode in hot air balloons, shopped, did hammams, took a cooking class, shopped. It was a great time and the people there were very friendly.

So the trip got pushed a year due to covid so headed that way in May (hopefully). Still looking for any help, advice for the morocco let. Pretty much have portugal planned out. Thanks.

I spent about a month in Morocco a couple years ago.

Fez was by far my favorite part of the trip. One of the coolest and most unique places I’ve ever been. I absolutely hated Marrakech, mostly because I had already been to Fez and it was a huge letdown after seeing that. Way more touristy, cars in the Medina etc. Thankfully was only there a couple nights on the way to the Sahara, which I would highly recommend.

Moulay Idris was my second favorite part of the trip. Only spent 2 nights there, which was enough, but we were the only foreigners in town. Great food, Roman ruins were cool, and the way they built that town on the mountain was amazing.

Chefchaoun and Essaouira were both enjoyable. Lot of the Instagram crowd at both.

I had a great time in both Casablanca and El Jadida even though neither are really “tourist” spots. Probably why I liked them so much. Highly recommend the Mosque tour in Casablanca. Amazing food in that city as well. Wouldn’t go out of the way to El Jadida but if you’re passing through on the train, the Portuguese cistern is worth the time. Speaking of the train, great way to travel around.

Bottom line, do not miss Fez, and don’t sacrifice time in Fez for Marrakech. If you’re more adventurous, definitely check out Moulay Idriss and some of the smaller towns in the mountains. Happy to answer any specific questions in lieu of more semi coherent rambling.