• Mint tea is ready to be served in a traditional house in Kasbah of the Udayas, a picturesque ancient part of Rabat.
    Mint tea is ready to be served in a traditional house in Kasbah of the Udayas, a picturesque ancient part of Rabat.
  • A man walks in front of doors in a wall of Rabat’s Medina.
    A man walks in front of doors in a wall of Rabat’s Medina.
  • A television set is seen inside a home in Rabat’s Medina.
    A television set is seen inside a home in Rabat’s Medina.
  • A man leaves a mosque after evening prayers in Medina, Rabat’s old city.
    A man leaves a mosque after evening prayers in Medina, Rabat’s old city.
  • People walk through Bab el Had gates of Rabat’s Medina.
    People walk through Bab el Had gates of Rabat’s Medina.
  • Different items are offered for sale at a small flea market inside Rabat’s Medina.
    Different items are offered for sale at a small flea market inside Rabat’s Medina.
  • Men sit on a painted wall behind Bab el Bahr gates of Rabat’s Medina.
    Men sit on a painted wall behind Bab el Bahr gates of Rabat’s Medina.
  • A butcher sells met in Medina, Rabat’s old city.
    A butcher sells met in Medina, Rabat’s old city.
  • A man plays video games in an entertainment saloon in Rabat’s Medina.
    A man plays video games in an entertainment saloon in Rabat’s Medina.
  • Peanuts, pumpkin seeds and other snacks are offered for sale on a trolley in Rabat’s Medina.
    Peanuts, pumpkin seeds and other snacks are offered for sale on a trolley in Rabat’s Medina.
  • A woman is reflected in the mirror of shop as a barber reads the Koran in Rabat’s Medina.
    A woman is reflected in the mirror of shop as a barber reads the Koran in Rabat’s Medina.
  • Rooftops of Rabat’s Medina are seen from atop a hotel that is being reconstructed.
    Rooftops of Rabat’s Medina are seen from atop a hotel that is being reconstructed.

The Colors of Rabat

Robert Mickelson

October 07, 2014

  • English
  • Arabic

Reuters photographer Damir Sagolj wandered Rabat, Morocco making photographs of the city’s colourful buildings and textured street life. UNESCO designated Rabat a World Heritage Site two years ago and media and tour operators have labeled it a “must-see destination” yet it seems the tourism industry has yet to experience the impact. While visitors are making their ways through better-known sites sufh as Marrakesh and Fez, the old part of Rabat - with its beautiful Medina and Kasbah of the Udayas - remains an almost unspoiled oasis of calm. Smaller and more compact, its labyrinths of streets, passages and dead ends are a treasure trove of shapes and colours, of moments begging to be caught by the photographer’s lens.

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