Moroccan Sunsets

A sunset in the Atlas Mountains, shot when returning from Ouarzazate to Marrakesh.
Sunset in the “Palmerie” of Marrakesh.

A sunset in the Atlas Mountains, shot when returning from Ouarzazate to Marrakesh.
Sunset in the “Palmerie” of Marrakesh.
The elaborate tiles are omnipresent in Southern Spain and Portugal: you find them as decorative elements on houes, but also as street sign, on park benches, in churches and many other likely and unlikely places. The plaza des España in Seville is full of them and even the "Torre del Oro" (Golden Tower) gets its colour from gilded azulejos! Usually, azulejos are mostly blue, as the name seems to indicate (azul=blue), but just about all other colours may be present as well. As to the origin of the name azulejo: although the connection to the Spanish word for "blue" seems obvious, experts ...
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May 16th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
these are my favorite ones, forsure! i’m in love with the sunsets, and these really are something special!
May 17th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
this is not really cool. You need more animal pictures that are easier for little kids to draw.
March 2nd, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Voila une photo formidable! Les couleurs chaleureuses contraste les couleurs du soir. C’est superbe!