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Apr 22 - May 7 2024
Join Mark Glavina for a 16 day adventure in this fascinating location, discovering insights into the geographic, cultural, and religious connections between Europe and Africa, east and west, past and present. Our art travel will take us from the Cultural Mecca of Marrakesh to the port city of Essaouira, continuing north through Casablanca and Rebat en route to Chefchaouen and Fes, before making our way to Merzouga and the gateway to the Sahara desert. Our tour meanders through time, cultures, and stunning landscapes, providing lots of opportunity for drawing, painting, and absorbing as much of the creative culture as possible while recording our own personal visual journey. As part of our art experience we are going to create our on journals with Moroccan leather filled with our own notes, drawings and materials collected along our artistic adventure.
Marrakeh is a former imperial city and one of the most popular cities for tourists in the Maghreb. It is home to beautiful mosques, palaces and gardens, as well as the famous Jemaa el-Fnaa square and souk market. (3+1 Nights)
Essaouira is a port city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast. Its medina (old town) is protected by 18th-century seafront ramparts called the Skala de la Kasbah, which were designed by European engineers. (2 nights)
Casablanca is a port city and commercial hub with French colonial legacy which is seen in its downtown Mauresque architecture, a blend of Moorish style and European art deco, and the magnificent Hassan II Mosque. Rabat, Morocco's capital, rests along the shores of the Bouregreg River and the Atlantic Ocean. It's known for landmarks that speak to its Islamic and French-colonial heritage, including the Kasbah of the Udayas. (1 Night(
Chefchaouen is a city in the Rif Mountains of northwest Morocco. It’s known for the striking blue-washed buildings of its old town. Leather and weaving workshops line its steep cobbled lanes. In the shady main square of Place Outa el Hammam is the red-walled Kasbah, a 15th-century fortress and dungeon, and the Chefchouen Ethnographic Museum. (2 Nights)
Fes is often referred to as the country’s cultural capital, primarily known for its walled medina, medieval architecture, vibrant souks, and old-world atmosphere. The medina is home to religious schools such as the 14th-century Bou Inania and Al Attarine, both decorated with elaborate cedar carvings and ornate tile work. (2 Nights)
Merzouga is a small Moroccan town in the Sahara Desert, near the Algerian border. It’s known as a gateway to Erg Chebbi, a huge expanse of sand dunes north of Merzouga. The Boumalen Dades offer majestic mountains and Berber culture. (2 Nights)
Ouarzazate is a city south of Morocco’s High Atlas mountains, known as a gateway to the Sahara Desert. Its huge Taourirt Kasbah, home to a 19th-century palace, has views over the rugged local landscape, which features in several movies. Northwest is the fortified red-earth city of Aït Ben Haddou. (2 Nights)
Mark Glavina Mark Glavina studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Capilano University and has worked as a teacher and illustrator with various contracts, including background painting for animation as well as private contracts and commissions, and has established a reputation as a muralist. In the 90’s he turned to developing his own fine art, exploring environmental and cultural issues, as well as working with the figure and portrait. Mark has been teaching and facilitating art for over 20 years, encouraging the benefits of art education for all ages, and is a pioneer of Community Public Art.
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