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MOROCCO  - Volubilis

Volubilis (40 kms from Meknes) is a partly excavated Berber and Roman city. It was developed from the 3rd century BC and grew rapidly under Roman rule from the 1st century AD. The city gained a number of major public buildings in the 2nd century, including a basilica, temple, triumphal arch and many fine town-houses with large mosaic floors. The city fell to local tribes around 285 and was never retaken by Rome because of its remoteness and indefensibility on the south-western border of the Roman Empire. It continued to be inhabited for at least another 700 years. The ruins remained substantially intact until they were devastated by an earthquake in the mid-18th century and subsequently looted by Moroccan rulers seeking stone for building Meknes. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed for being "an exceptionally well preserved example of a large Roman colonial town on the fringes of the Empire".
BEST TIME to VISIT MOROCCO
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BEST TIME to TRAVEL to VOLUBILIS
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From April to October (hot in summer)
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