A Tour of MEKNES | The Former Capital of Morocco

Exploring the interesting Berber (or Amazigh) city of Meknes, one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and the capital from 1672 to 1727.
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  • @GabrielTravelerVideos
    @GabrielTravelerVideos2 жыл бұрын

    Here's Part 2 of the tour in which I learn a lot about Moroccan history and culture: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y453mrKOp822mNI.html

  • @erolish
    @erolish2 жыл бұрын

    One of the oldest and fascinating kingdoms in the world, I highly recommend Morocco to anyone.

  • @HasseNielsen73
    @HasseNielsen73 Жыл бұрын

    My father was born in Meknes. Love morocco.❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @AmineBoushaq
    @AmineBoushaq2 жыл бұрын

    I am so happy to see you enjoying Morocco Gabe. Please, make sure to visit The South of Morocco especially at this period of time, the weather is not hot and fewer tourists. I would recommend you these places: Tiznit, MirLeft, Sidi Ifni. Don't forget to taste the fish there.

  • @GabrielTravelerVideos

    @GabrielTravelerVideos

    2 жыл бұрын

    I probably won't go to the south this time because I visited that area on my last trip: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fKR3tadxebrbcs4.html

  • @smileawhile3788

    @smileawhile3788

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amine, that sounds like a learning adventure! Maybe you will be my tour guide when I'm finally able to use my passport?! 😊

  • @STiiF_Gaming

    @STiiF_Gaming

    8 ай бұрын

    جنوب المغرب هو داخلة والكويرة 🇲🇦🇲🇦

  • @jerrysherman2743
    @jerrysherman27432 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for hooking us up with Abdul. Great tour of Meknes.

  • @hewolivia9642
    @hewolivia96422 жыл бұрын

    I hope to visit again Morocco 🇲🇦 👍👍👍😘

  • @effie-montreal
    @effie-montreal2 жыл бұрын

    Congrats on hitting 500 thousand subs Gabe and great video thank you

  • @thesilenttraveler4626

    @thesilenttraveler4626

    2 жыл бұрын

    And what for you? he got the money and greedy like hell 🤑😂😂😂

  • @fabianomini2775
    @fabianomini27752 жыл бұрын

    What a trip Gabriel! I've been astonished about the intensity of this wonderful experience it was like I was there with you! Thanks for your job!

  • @donstravelsandrants.
    @donstravelsandrants.2 жыл бұрын

    He certainly brought you on a comprehensive tour of the city.

  • @UVF79
    @UVF792 жыл бұрын

    Looking Well Gabe, fantastic too see you on another wonderful, and another amazing adventure. 😀👌🏻👍🏻👀

  • @sionehefa3458
    @sionehefa34582 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating. Off the beaten tourist trails and with a knowledgeable guide. Thanks Gabriel.

  • @vitocorleone8323

    @vitocorleone8323

    2 жыл бұрын

    Feels like I'm watching Passion of the Christ at 1st. Just curious are girls allowed the just wear jeans and a t-shirt if they want? They seem to dress pretty conservatively.

  • @buddhapiyao1315
    @buddhapiyao13152 жыл бұрын

    This entire Morocco series was absolutely amazing. Never seen anything like this. You make me want to pack my bags so bad !!!!

  • @Ojstra
    @Ojstra2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing fact (thank you and your guide): the Moroccan imperial cities are not just defined by their history, but also by the rich and contrasting colours of their architecture. Ochre and pink for Marrakesh, the dazzling blue of Rabat, and distinctive but differing shades of yellow for Fez and Meknes.

  • @Swampzoid
    @Swampzoid2 жыл бұрын

    I love all the archways and tunnels and mazes. Beautiful and interesting city.

  • @user-fh7fi7fw7z

    @user-fh7fi7fw7z

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello 🇲🇦🌷🇲🇦

  • @frankintx699
    @frankintx6992 жыл бұрын

    What an interesting history of Meknes. I am glad you found the tour guides Gabriel.

  • @fromthethrone
    @fromthethrone2 жыл бұрын

    Great video, it feels so real, like I was there, with the horse, thank you so much

  • @harnaamkaur3020
    @harnaamkaur30202 жыл бұрын

    Loving this series, the layers of history are just amazing! Thanks for sharing!

  • @MyWalkLondon
    @MyWalkLondon2 жыл бұрын

    I wish all readers a very Beautiful, Healthy and Blessed Future. Stay Blessed 💕 Emma from London

  • @bsr6823
    @bsr68232 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing tour guide! Awesome video man.

  • @classiccarsandlifestyle
    @classiccarsandlifestyle2 жыл бұрын

    A good decision to have the guided tour. I really enjoyed seeing this!

  • @elveheim
    @elveheim2 жыл бұрын

    Great video, keep them coming

  • @ChrisJohnsonChannel
    @ChrisJohnsonChannel2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Gabriel, enjoying these videos because of all the people interactions.. makes for an intriguing watch! Happy travels

  • @dianejaegge6347
    @dianejaegge63472 жыл бұрын

    I’m learning so much…..Thank you Gabriel….

  • @smileawhile3788
    @smileawhile37882 жыл бұрын

    Love the tour and the history with the local guide! Wonderful! Thank you!

  • @moshesierra6849
    @moshesierra68492 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos Gabriel. I feel like I’m traveling with you . Keep up your good work mate!

  • @wavechamber
    @wavechamber2 жыл бұрын

    Such a tasteful in rich contexture video Gabe has made, especially at the very end of the film, a long low E pitch sustained underneath with the lady's yodeling style of singing, amazingly beautiful. Bravo again!

  • @aniruz3456
    @aniruz34562 жыл бұрын

    Morocco's just so beautiful, thanks for showing the less touristy places. I've been to Casablanca and Marrakesh. Visited the Yves saint Laurent gardens in Marrakech 😍

  • @wdckqjcgf
    @wdckqjcgf2 жыл бұрын

    I love the tour videos very informative keep one doing the good work

  • @TsarEventsDMC
    @TsarEventsDMC2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for wonderful video! It is really interesting and motivating! Cannot wait when all of us start travel again! Thank you for helping to promote tourism! love it so much

  • @tarikmokafih9665
    @tarikmokafih96652 жыл бұрын

    Glade to see my hometown of Meknes. Most of the places you can find and visit by yourself and most people will help you there for nothing. If you keep the lazy attitude of going by and giving up to those mobs it will only encourage them and make them more aggressive and greedy toward future tourists and even locals (that's how Marrakech was ruined). Furthermore for the ambassadors hall (sad to see the poor state in which it has become), it was the place where foreign delegations came to negotiate the release of their relatives captured during piracy raids. The jail was the place where those captives where held until they were ransomed (At first sight it's not something to be proud of, but Morocco was in war at the time with Spain who occupied numerous Moroccan coastal cities, and that was a way which morocco used to make life difficult on the Spanish in those occupied cities, unfortunately the piracy raids didn't make the difference between Spanish and other Europeans, and therefore many british, dutch and others were also kidnaped and ransomed ) That jail is the topic of many legends among meknassi (of course all of the legends are false), among them that it is way bigger than that and that it was limited, or that people got lost or died there ... The Mausoleum of Sultan Ismail is a very beautiful place unfortunately it seems closed. the old medina is similar to what you will find in Fez or Marrakech, there are however some great spots there, like Medrassa's, Very old mosques, shrines and mausoleums, some very calm ancient alleys. Meknassi traditional cuisine chefs are known to be the best in Morocco. But the cool thing there is the vibe and lifestyle, nice coffee shops and restaurants, everything is at a relatively close distance, and all the interesting spots are nearby (Ifran and Azrou the mountain cities, Fez, Rabat, Atlantic coast beach of My Bouselham, Town of My Idriss, Biggest wine property in North Africa "chateau Roslane", Great countryside and forest nearby, great local fruits: Grapes, Almonds, olives, natural hot springs nearby, also natural freezing cold water sources, Mountains of Oulmes ...)

  • @justincoleman2740
    @justincoleman27402 жыл бұрын

    A delight for the senses. Will be there in the autumn and now I have a feel for things. Cheers!

  • @davidbrand6633
    @davidbrand66332 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Fantastic video , here you can really shop till you drop , get up and shop some more. Very interesting place.

  • @IndjanTraveler
    @IndjanTraveler2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for a great tour of Meknes! Awesome Berber guide👍Interesting that the Berber alphabet looks kind of similar to Ge'ez script.

  • @elmolewis9123
    @elmolewis91232 жыл бұрын

    The tour guide proved very worthwhile.

  • @sandratessem9980
    @sandratessem99802 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting video. Love all the fresh fruit in the suqs😃

  • @kingrafferty
    @kingrafferty2 жыл бұрын

    Love this and your guide. Learning so much.

  • @JeniferCornell
    @JeniferCornell2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing educational fantastic video! 🙌

  • @aliwahbi1573
    @aliwahbi15732 жыл бұрын

    For the information, they didn't find the limits of the jail until this moment, there's some myth saying that the jail is bigger than the city, and they put an unknown exit who's find it, he's free

  • @wildwisdomjourneys7221
    @wildwisdomjourneys72212 жыл бұрын

    So good to see your videos of Meknes. I was there only briefly for lunch on the way to Volubilis - impressive Roman ruins from 2-4 BC with homes that have beautiful mosaic floors and bathrooms with heated floors. If you have time, I highly recommend a day trip to Volubilis. It was so fascinating to see the written Berber language. If was as if I could see its origins in hieroglyphics. Safe Travels, Sylvia

  • @stellamarina4123
    @stellamarina41232 жыл бұрын

    That was an absolutely fabulous video.....I totally felt like I was there and sharing in the adventure. I am so ready to be traveling in foreign places again.......but at least we can share in your travels.

  • @gingermele3111
    @gingermele31112 жыл бұрын

    Hi Gabriel, I’m so glad you are traveling and showing us your story. By the way the GoPro has amazing color! I can see it in the list of videos yours are standing out more because of the color that the GoPro captures. And I am enjoying morocco. Thank you very much for sharing😉

  • @adoe9807
    @adoe98072 жыл бұрын

    It's pretty funny watching Gabriel trying to comprehend what this guy is trying to tell him. The story changes several times over the course of the conversation.

  • @RoryTravel
    @RoryTravel2 жыл бұрын

    That guide deserves more than 100 dirhams! Great stuff!

  • @GabrielTravelerVideos

    @GabrielTravelerVideos

    2 жыл бұрын

    I paid him a lot more. I'll talk about it in the next video.

  • @donnadejesu4445
    @donnadejesu44452 жыл бұрын

    Great guide!!

  • @jumpy2xstreaming
    @jumpy2xstreaming2 жыл бұрын

    I can’t wait to come to Morocco, hope I can find some hash there

  • @chrishurkey8505

    @chrishurkey8505

    2 жыл бұрын

    you will find hash cheap in Chefchouan,a city in north of Morocco

  • @kevinratliff3524
    @kevinratliff35242 жыл бұрын

    Really interesting video. That guy gave you a good tour.

  • @JG27LA
    @JG27LA2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video Gabriel. I really enjoyed it.

  • @fons8313
    @fons83132 жыл бұрын

    Man! That medieval prison looked like something out of Game of thrones

  • @marktrvls1218
    @marktrvls12182 жыл бұрын

    Nice video Gabriel, the guy showing you around gave us all a great tour of Meknes, I’ve been to Morocco twice and never heard of that city, but now I have 😀🇲🇦👍

  • @annukimuni3389

    @annukimuni3389

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's actually considered one of the oldest cities in the world. It's known for its rich history. It has also the biggest prison in the world. Its borders are unknown. I've been there many times.

  • @jacquia.7340
    @jacquia.7340 Жыл бұрын

    That was Soo cool felt like I was also on tour lol thank you for sharing this 🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌💓

  • @terryhughes7349
    @terryhughes73492 жыл бұрын

    Great episode. Loved the section with the underground jail.

  • @evacalder7386
    @evacalder738611 ай бұрын

    I’ll be is this city in Oct 2023. Thanks for this intersting video, gives me idea what to expect, see and experience over there!

  • @primzilledingyv9299
    @primzilledingyv92992 жыл бұрын

    This country must have some of the most beautiful architecture in the world .Now I can understand why Spanish and Portugues e architecture are so splendid ,its because of the North African influence

  • @virginianemith
    @virginianemith2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this excellent video. I have black soap from Africa and had no idea it was from olives. It is great soap !! Wonderful tour guide you had and wonderful questions. Very enjoyable video. They all get along and respect each other. 👍👍

  • @teresaharris-travelbybooks5564
    @teresaharris-travelbybooks556411 ай бұрын

    I enjoyed your video. Morocco is not as I expected. I imagined buildings very crowded together, small allyways, like Khan El Kahlili in Cairo. Oh, I see that part, later in the video. The Berber writing that you saw reminds me of hieroglyphics.

  • @teritran_theTurtleTraveler
    @teritran_theTurtleTraveler2 жыл бұрын

    I like the music goes along with this video, especially toward the end. ❤️

  • @ChrisBing1
    @ChrisBing12 жыл бұрын

    Very good and informative Gabriel !

  • @simohibbane
    @simohibbane2 жыл бұрын

    Interesting tour in Meknes and a lot of things to see 💟💟💟💟💟💟

  • @jerseystotler3615
    @jerseystotler36152 жыл бұрын

    How interesting!!

  • @alfaruq3613
    @alfaruq36132 жыл бұрын

    Amazing thanks man

  • @ibnbattuta1304
    @ibnbattuta13042 жыл бұрын

    This video makes me want to stay in this city. I only passed by here once for lunch.

  • @martynaweronika1330
    @martynaweronika13302 жыл бұрын

    Great tour !

  • @maruwan-dono
    @maruwan-dono2 жыл бұрын

    I am someone who lives in meknes actually.. and harald brought me here somehow. I am glad you filmed this city👍

  • @aliwahbi1573
    @aliwahbi15732 жыл бұрын

    The tour guide talked about gnawa, basically they were black African people brought to work, then they become a part of the sultan army and they known with strength in fighting, as he talked about Portuguese, the sultan had thousands of Europeans, they were brought from the war or Sea piracy, he used them in some work, and for prisoners exchange. The sultan that we talking about is the sultan moulay Ismael from the Alaouite dynasty, they are still on the Moroccan throne from 400 years ago.

  • @Chasworth
    @Chasworth2 жыл бұрын

    Wow nice work man👍

  • @donstravelsandrants.
    @donstravelsandrants.2 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. 👍😊

  • @happytimeswithdave8670
    @happytimeswithdave86702 жыл бұрын

    Hey Gabe , i loved it.

  • @gretchenshannon3002
    @gretchenshannon30022 жыл бұрын

    Hello Gabriel, I am loving your trip in Morocco. I have always wanted to go and am so grateful you are taking me there. I prefer the go pro videos. Just a bit better quality and sharper images. Thank you again for all the fabulous images and anthropology education! Gretchen, Southern California

  • @LUTH1978
    @LUTH19782 жыл бұрын

    Hi, if you are still in Meknès, you might visit the Roman city of Volubilis, it is about 24 km from Meknès. Have a good trip in Morocco.

  • @krishnadas4x
    @krishnadas4x2 жыл бұрын

    You are very very lucky man to travel around the world, good luck with your journey in life.

  • @reelhappytravellers2691
    @reelhappytravellers26912 жыл бұрын

    Damn, this video is so gorgeous. So graceful,mesmerising,lovely and beautiful pictures!! 🧡💛💯 This is the best video I have come across today.👍❤🤩😂

  • @user-fh7fi7fw7z

    @user-fh7fi7fw7z

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello 🇲🇦🌷🇲🇦

  • @GODISMYSTERIOUS
    @GODISMYSTERIOUS11 ай бұрын

    I love your videos. Before visiting to a particular country, I watch your videos first.

  • @GabrielTravelerVideos

    @GabrielTravelerVideos

    11 ай бұрын

    Excellent, glad to hear it.

  • @opportunisticobserver
    @opportunisticobserver2 жыл бұрын

    Wow Gabriel this was such a great video I really loved it from beginning to end being a Maroc in American who’s definitely intrigued by his own culture I loved how the tour guide distinguish the difference between the Arabic and the berber culture and language. People think that Morocco is an Arabian country but it had barbar Kings in dynasties and they still do today

  • @Kirua55

    @Kirua55

    7 ай бұрын

    A Moroccan by definition is a mix of Berber, Arab and Jewish. That's what makes Moroccan so unique. We used to live here under many Moroccan dynasties between Muslims and Jewish without any problems for more than 1200 years. While all Africa was under European colonization, morocco was there as an independent kingdom until 1912 and the French & Spanish protectorate last only 40 years. That's because of the battle of the three kings between Portugal and morocco in 1500 or 1600 I don't remember where the king of Portugal was killed and all the Portuguese army with him. This caused the fall of Portuguese empire and this made all Europeans fear morocco for more than 3 hundred years after. The king that is ruling over morocco now is from a dynasty called Allaouite that ruled over morocco since 1666. Before these dynastie we had strong Moroccan dynasties that ruled over all North Africa, Spain and Portugal and some sub-Saharan countries. Those dynasties are Almoravids, Almohads and Saadis with Marrakech as the capital of the Moroccan empire at that time. This is why when you visit morocco you will see walls, fortifications, huge gates all over morocco which prove how rich was our history.

  • @kubsang
    @kubsang2 жыл бұрын

    You are the real Hero in real life,thanks for nice Video.

  • @vhinsagcal207
    @vhinsagcal2072 жыл бұрын

    Wowwww what a nice beautiful and very interesting Place Of Meknes, Morocco so many Culture, I've learned so much like "Berber Jewish Moroccan and, and happy to see again your, travel local guide abdulaziz, Im so impress, palace, Unqiue design buildings ajd underground jail , markets, and beautiful People of Morocco, 😍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💕👍👍💕🙏 thank u so much sir Gabe for your excellent Wonderful walk around tour video Stay safe Godbless u 🙏🙂 from your solid fan supporter viewer from the Philippines 🇵🇭 sir Vhin 🙂🙏🙏💕👍👏👏

  • @josephd7793
    @josephd77932 жыл бұрын

    A great tour of Menes.

  • @antonytomas1
    @antonytomas12 жыл бұрын

    That tour was awesome, easily worth more than 100MAD

  • @rowbb7525
    @rowbb75252 жыл бұрын

    great tourist guide

  • @user-hi5ez8tu7l
    @user-hi5ez8tu7l5 ай бұрын

    Beautiful place been there

  • @amac140
    @amac1402 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations on half million people

  • @pleasantjourneys
    @pleasantjourneys2 жыл бұрын

    Nice market scenes

  • @affanhassan4746
    @affanhassan47462 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @goldenwarrior5664
    @goldenwarrior56642 жыл бұрын

    Great alcatraz video

  • @hamhari6921
    @hamhari69212 жыл бұрын

    Gabriel i did like the video !! So good I think you are enjoying in morrocco , it is Nice country

  • @zakariabouzanar4350
    @zakariabouzanar43502 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to rabat my brother anytime it's very nice

  • @tricksmat2350
    @tricksmat23502 жыл бұрын

    Thank you !

  • @mouhamedmokhtari1026
    @mouhamedmokhtari10262 жыл бұрын

    Your welcome brother🇲🇦❤💚

  • @mouhssinemouhssine8080
    @mouhssinemouhssine80802 жыл бұрын

    Stay more in morocco .we need to see more informations from you Gabriel

  • @SIMBAofSIMBA
    @SIMBAofSIMBA Жыл бұрын

    I like how the say EXACTLY

  • @wd4313
    @wd43132 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video. Quick question for you, wondering your thoughts regarding current world events Thanks

  • @maruwan-dono
    @maruwan-dono2 жыл бұрын

    I am commenting as long as i am watching.. i just wanna say that the old town and lahdim square .. i mean the market there is always busy. Tbf its not fun being there when its so cracked. So go in the morning.. its nice its calm .. shops get opened.. fresh bread if you want..

  • @ismailkar3852
    @ismailkar38522 жыл бұрын

    Hello gabriel as you're in the north make sure to visit assliah, tangier, tetouan.

  • @moustafanak9910
    @moustafanak99109 ай бұрын

    Meknes and Lahdim , the place where i was born and raised.

  • @galawhites5499
    @galawhites5499 Жыл бұрын

    He's got a point it does reminnd one of Chinese writing.....haha London Underground also true...made me laugh though :)

  • @wilfredotorres6628
    @wilfredotorres66282 жыл бұрын

    Hi Gabriel, It's interesting how the Berbers culture is intertwined with the Arabs yet language is different I'm sure many things have found there way into both of there vocabularys over the centuries the Berbers have converted to Islam.

  • @Bitte66
    @Bitte662 жыл бұрын

    Very Nice video

  • @lamlilou242
    @lamlilou2422 жыл бұрын

    Très belle ville Meknès

  • @amanullahbaloch5645
    @amanullahbaloch5645 Жыл бұрын

    You are great 👍

  • @georgechilidis8446
    @georgechilidis84462 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed the tour. I would like to know if the tour guide had his ID card as a certified guide , just curious…

  • @larsstenseth2351
    @larsstenseth23512 жыл бұрын

    It’s true about the leather from Rabat Moroccan leather is famous for quality and handmade ship👍 I understand you can’t buy suverniers everyday, but you should think about upgrading some EDC when your at places like Rabat, so if I was you I would have upgraded my wallet and a nice belt IF needed 😉