Morocco is a gateway to Africa and a country of dizzying diversity. Here you'll find epic mountain ranges, ancient cities, sweeping deserts – and warm hospitality.

Morocco holidays take us out of our winter greys and blacks and whisk us, within a three-hour flight, into a rainbow of raucous colours and enlightening Islamic culture. Marrakech, the Atlas Mountains, Essaouira and Casablanca, every town has a medina or souk where the array of colours, from spices to slippers, cushions to costume jewellery, shakes off any pre-holiday blues. Whatever the time of year.