On a clear day you can see the northern coast of Morocco from the south of Spain, as I did earlier this summer from Marbella. That was the closest I had ever been to Morocco until I took one of Ryanair’s newer flights from Dublin to Rabat, the capital of Morocco. Bizarrely, this incredible building is not yet open to the public, although it was completed in 2021. Morocco is justly famous for its beautiful textiles, and I am particularly drawn to Berber rugs, woven by the Berber people in north Africa. (My suitcase ends up weighing 17kg, so it’s possible to go to Morocco for a few days and bring back your own rugs, instead of shipping them.)
