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             Toubkal or Tubkal in Arabic: توبقال‎, is a mountain peak in southwestern Morocco, located in the Toubkal National Park. At 4,167 metres or 13,671 feet, it is the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa and the Arab World. Located 63 km or 39 miles south of the city of Marrakech and it can even be seen from it, although much of the High Atlas consists of sedimentary rocks, the Toubkal massif is a part of volcanic rocks which have weathered into alpine crests cut by deep narrow valleys. To the south, the mountain drops steeply down for 1,800 metres to a tiny low lake called Lac d'Ifni. To the west, the mountain's edge is marked by a pass, the Tizi n'Ouanoums at 3,664 metres. From this pass, the mountain's W-S-W ridge rises up to Toubkal West, which forms a shoulder at 4,020 metres before continuing to the summit at 4,167 metres. The north and western side of Toubkal drains all the way down to the Mizane Valley, which has the passes

A beach holiday is the perfect excuse to escape the daily grind. And whether you’re in the mood for a stroll on a windswept beach leading up to an ancient castle, relaxing on a white sandy slice of paradise in the middle of the Indian Ocean or taking a breather after catching a few early morning waves, there are beaches for just about everyone. Winter is almost halfway in the Northern Hemisphere, the freezing temperatures and grey skies make most of us longing for a hideaway on a magnificent beach. But is it possible to rank the world’s best beaches? Of course not, as preferences will differ from traveler to traveler, based on amenities, accessibility, swimming & water sports options, safety, sense of place, relaxation and scenery. Nevertheless, being well-traveled and having put my feet in the sand of numerous beaches around the globe, I hereby present you my list of the most spectacular beaches in the world. From coral to sandy and long to enclosed, it should come as no surprise

              Essaouira in Arabic: الصويرة‎. In Berber: Tassort or Amegdul. In Portuguese: Mogador, is a city in the western Moroccan region of Merrakech-Safi, on the Atlantic coast. It is the coastal wind that has allowed Essaouira to retain its traditional culture and character. For most of the year, the wind blows so hard here that relaxing on the beach is impossible, meaning that the town is bypassed by the hordes of beach tourists who descend on other Atlantic Coast destinations in summer. Known as the "Wind City of Africa", it attracts plenty of windsurfers between April and November, but the majority of visitors come here in spring and autumn to wander through the spice-scented lanes and palm-lined avenues of the fortified medina, browse the many art galleries and boutiques, relax in some of the country's best hotels and watch fishing nets being mended and traditional boats being constructed in the hugely atmospheric port. During the Middle Ages, a Muslim s

                               Mount Fuji, located on the island of Honshū, is the highest mountain in Japan, standing 3,776.24 metres. It is also the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia after Mount Kerinci in Sumatra and seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth. It is an active stratovolcano that last erupted from 1707–1708. Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometres south-west of Tokyo and can be seen from there on clear days. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped for about 5 months a year, is commonly used as a cultural icon of Japan and it is frequently depicted in many arts and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers. Mount Fuji is one of Japan's Three Holy Mountains, along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku. It is also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and one of Japan's Historic Sites. It was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013. According to UNESCO, Mount Fuji has inspired art

Rakotzbrücke Devil's Bridge. Gablenz, Germany. This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form a perfect circle. Nestled among the verdant foliage in Kromlau, Germany’s Kromlauer Park, is a delicately arched devil’s bridge known as the Rakotzbrücke, which was specifically built to create a circle when it is reflected in the waters beneath it. Commissioned in 1860 by the knight of the local town, the thin arch stretching over the waters of the Rakotzsee is roughly built out of varied local stone. Like many similarly precarious spans across Europe, the Rakotzbrücke is known as a “devil’s bridge,” due to the colloquialism that such bridges were so dangerous or miraculous that they must have been built by Satan. While the bridge (as with all the others) was created by mortal hands, its builders did seem to hold the aesthetics of the bridge in higher regard than its utility. Either end of the Rakotzbrücke is decorated with thin rock spires created to look lik

          Fez or Fes in Arabic:  فاس , is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fas-Meknas administrative region, it's the second largest city in Morocco after Casablanca, with a population of 1.7 million in 2020. Located to the northeast of Atlas Mountains, Fez is situated at the crossroad of the important cities of all regions, it's surrounded by the high grounds and the old city is penetrated by the River of Fez flowing from the west to the east. Fez was founded under the Idrisid rule during the 8th-9th centuries C.E, it consisted of two autonomous and competing settlements. The migration of 2000 Arab families in the early 9th century gave the nascent city its Arabic character, after the downfall of the Idrisid dynasty, several empires came and went until the 11th century when the Almoravid Sultan Yusuf Ibn Tachafin United the two settlements and rebuilt the city, which became today's Fes El Bali quarter. Under the Almoravid rule the city gained a