Morocco has an undeniable mystique that lies in its soaring mountains, sprawling deserts, homely riads, rose-tinted kasbahs and colourful souks where tantalising aromas of exotic spices come wafting out of narrow alleyways.

Discover that there’s more to Casablanca than the movie, like the enormous Hassan II Mosque, and find yourself transfixed by the blue medina of Chefchaouen, one of the few in Morocco with a decidedly Andalusian vibe.

Continue your journey along the path of nomads of old to the Roman ruins of Volubilis with beautiful mosaics that date back to the 3rd century BC. Stop by Fes, Morocco’s spiritual city, for a look at the Al Karaouine Mosque and University, the oldest in the world.

In Marrakech, shop for babouches and Berber carpets and admire the Moorish architecture, but be prepared for a sensory overload as you wander its meandering alleyways, dotted with soothsayers, conjurers and hypnotic acrobats. As you venture away from the cities and into the mountains, the landscape slowly transforms into swathes of green like in the cedar forests of Azrou, or burnt orange rock like the Todra Gorge with wadis created over millennia by the force of running water.

And finally, journey to the saw-toothed High Atlas Mountains and see for yourself why Morocco is like a feeling that’s hard to shake.