Morocco – An Artist Residency To Remember

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Sue Vincent

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In September I did a two week artist residency at Green Olive Arts in Tetouan, northern Morocco.  It is a beautiful city with a definite Spainish influence and pedestrian streets easy to manuever. I stayed at Riad Reducto, a lovely traditional hotel tucked away just inside the old medina. Walking thru the medina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was a constant pleasure and was filled with beautiful handcrafts as well as vegetable stands, (lots of cats!) and everything for the locals. I didn’t expect to feel so at ease there but everyone was friendly and helpful.


I wasn’t sure what to expect as to the traditions of this Islamic nation – for example – if I would feel compelled to cover my head and dress more conservatively.  But I found that my usual jeans, t-shirts and sweaters were not only accepted but were the common attire for many of the…

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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8 Responses to Morocco – An Artist Residency To Remember

  1. glenrogers's avatar glenrogers says:
    January 6, 2019 at 15:00

    Thanks for sharing my blog, Sue!

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  2. floridaborne's avatar floridaborne says:
    January 6, 2019 at 16:22

    I was in Morocco for 2 weeks in 2004 and stayed in hotels in Casablanca, Rabat, and Chefchaouen. There may have been one more place, but I can’t remember the name, just that when we arrived at the bus station there was a woman attending. She handed us small pieces of toilet paper and we had to use a Turkish Toilet. Fortunately, I always carried TP with me. Most of the rooms during our stay in Morocco cost us $2 per night, and you could buy a meal of Tangine Chicken that would serve 4 people for $10. We spent $15 per night at Hotel Casablanca where they served free breakfst.

    My son was getting married in Gibraltar, so we stayed in a hotel in Casablanca for a few days, then took the train to Tanger for a ferry to Gibraltar. We spent more on a hotel there in one night ($150) and shared expenses in a Spanish hostel the next day ($70 for a 3-bed room). We left for Morocco, and took a cab in a yearly rainstorm to get the Chefshaouen.

    Ah, the memories….. 🙂

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  3. Jacquie Biggar's avatar Jacquie Biggar says:
    January 6, 2019 at 18:01

    Another place I’d love to visit!

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