Rabat - An old medina in Morocco is a world in motion.

Isabella Bernal
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Isabella Bernal
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Isabella Bernal is a journalist and a freelance photographer.

Rabat – An old medina in Morocco is a world in motion.

Within its walls, the colors and textures are transformed with every ray of sunshine, and that’s why getting lost in these narrow streets will always be a new experience.

The mosaics, engravings and paintings that adorn these old neighborhoods are a delight for those who have gotten used to the architectural monotony of the big cities. Here any door or window is not the same as its neighbor because each one has the stamp of its owner.

This photo gallery is a travel inside a little piece of Morocco, so let’s get lost inside this ancient world.

The moon enlighten the minaret of this mosque inside de ancient Medina of Rabat
The moon enlighten the minaret of this mosque inside the ancient Medina of Rabat

A beautiful Moroccan door with arabisc

Doors that are like gardens full of color
Doors that are like gardens full of color
Each door entry welcomes a different universe
Each door entry welcomes a different universe
Immense arches, large and little, lead to dark tunnels
Immense arches, large and little, lead to dark tunnels
Moroccan decor is an invitation to dare with colors
Moroccan decor is an invitation to dare with colors
There is no corner without a cat gossiping what people do
There is no corner without a cat gossiping what people do
Lace made of metalwork
Lace made of metalwork

Old walls are a part of old medinas in Morocco

Moroccan Cooperatives in Rabat

Every carpenter has a great painter inside
Every carpenter has a great painter inside
In each block there is a phone booth
In each block there is a phone booth
Irregular walls form close alleys that seems to conduct to roads without exit
Irregular walls form close alleys that seems to conduct to roads without exit
The freckles of cactus fruit adorn the wooden carts of all the fruit sellers
The freckles of cactus fruit adorn the wooden carts of all the fruit sellers
The Moroccan star and the picture of the king is even in the most hidden corners
The Moroccan star and the picture of the king is even in the most hidden corners
The streets smell like bakery till midnight. Bread is the backbone of every moroccan family
The streets smell like a bakery until midnight. Bread is the backbone of every Moroccan family’s diet
There are no rulers for drawing the straight lines that demarcate the intense pigments of the walls
There are no rulers for drawing the straight lines that demarcate the intense pigments of the walls
Water sources are the meeting points of young Moroccans
Water sources are the meeting points of young Moroccans
The houses share their walls next door to each other
The houses share their walls next door to each other
Mosaics are very simple patterns that create infinite worlds
Mosaics are very simple patterns that create infinite worlds
Antique lamps illuminate the passages during the silent nights
Antique lamps illuminate the passages during the silent nights

Photos by Isabella Bernal

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