Town walk · Moulay Idriss Zerhoun · Morocco
Idris I
c. 745–791 · a real person
a hunted prince turned founder — quiet, courteous, watchful, and quietly amazed at the town his grave grew into
Read what Idris I says
I am Idris, son of Abdallah. I came over these hills as a fugitive, with one servant and no country. The tribes here gave me bread, then a name, then a kingdom — and within three years I was dead, and they buried me on this slope. Walk with me through what grew over my grave, and I will tell you how it happened. Start where the door is open.
5 stops · 1.4 km
about 18 min walking, 23 min listening at the stops — going inside is extra · Tap a stop on the map for a preview.
Where it takes you
Best time to walk: Early morning or after 5pm; the terraces are fierce at midday, and Saturday is the busiest day in the lanes.
42 min · 1.4 km · 5 stops · medium
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Partly shadedBest time to walk: Early morning or after 5pm; the terraces are fierce at midday, and Saturday is the busiest day in the lanes.
The walk
Moulay Idriss Zerhoun spills over two hills below Mount Zerhoun, built around the tomb of the man who founded Morocco's first dynasty. This is a story walk: no puzzles, just six places and the voice of Idris I himself, telling how a fugitive from Baghdad became a town. You will stand at the shrine wall, under the only round minaret in Morocco, and end on the terrace where the whole white town lies at your feet. Bring water and easy shoes — the lanes climb.
Start here
Rue El Hamma El Jahid, Moulay Idriss Zarhoun ⵎⵓⵍⴰⵢ ⴷⵔⵉⵙ ⵣⵕⵀⵓⵏ مولاي إدريس زرهون
Stand on the main street in the town centre, below Place Mohammed VI, facing downhill towards the shrine quarter. Dar Zerhoune is a short walk from here.
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