Our day trip to Volubilis was a very good one. Besides the interesting Roman ruin we also had interesting experiences of getting there and back from Meknes.
We decided to take the bus to Moulay Idriss. The bus was old, not maintained, dirty, and full of stains of pukes of people who are not used to motorized travel. But all that has just added to the challenge. People were boarding the vehicle with huge packages of agricultural goods. After arrival the taxi drivers wanted to ask for to much money for the way to Volubilis, about three times more than we would expect, so we decided to walk. We had enough water and time, and the weather was not to hot either so we had a nice walk which lasted an hour or so.
The UNESCO world heritage site is clean, very well maintained and has interesting history. Volubilis was one of the farthest outposts of the Roman Empire established in 40 AD. In its peak the city might have housed up to 20000 people. The site includes the triumphal arch, basilica, capitol and baths. Many mosaics remained undamaged.
We decided to take the bus to Moulay Idriss. The bus was old, not maintained, dirty, and full of stains of pukes of people who are not used to motorized travel. But all that has just added to the challenge. People were boarding the vehicle with huge packages of agricultural goods. After arrival the taxi drivers wanted to ask for to much money for the way to Volubilis, about three times more than we would expect, so we decided to walk. We had enough water and time, and the weather was not to hot either so we had a nice walk which lasted an hour or so.
The UNESCO world heritage site is clean, very well maintained and has interesting history. Volubilis was one of the farthest outposts of the Roman Empire established in 40 AD. In its peak the city might have housed up to 20000 people. The site includes the triumphal arch, basilica, capitol and baths. Many mosaics remained undamaged.
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