From Asilah we headed to Tetouan
The main square was covered in these traditional Zellige tiles
They are made with clay and water, hand chiseled, dried and then baked
Tetouan is quite a big city and when exploring we experienced a much grottier side to Morocco. There was litter, raw sewage, stray cats and delapidated houses lining the streets. Children on broken bicycles chased after us asking for food.
Eventually we found our way to the medina (the walled, old town) which is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. It was a maze of very thin streets packed with people. There were tiny stalls lining each side selling everything you can imagine: live animals, electronics, fruit and veg, sweet sticky cakes, shoes and clothes. People were haggling and buying, killing chickens, washing goats heads, descaling fish, cooking and eating. It was such a sensory overload I didn’t remember to get my camera out!
It was good to see this raw, busy and authentic side of life in a Moroccan city. But I’m very grateful to be travelling in my own, clean, tiny house where I can shut out the chaos and relax in peace at the end of the day.