{"id":8936,"date":"2025-11-01T11:17:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T11:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-eu\/?p=9510"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:06:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:06:39","slug":"romania-to-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/romania-to-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania to Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro wp-block-paragraph\">7,800km<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This epic journey begins in the bustling city of Bucharest, Romania, famous for its wide, tree-lined boulevards \u2013 perfect for riding \u2013 and stunning Belle \u00c9poque buildings. From here, ride through Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia to the Italian city of Genoa. It\u2019s then a two-day ferry journey to Tanger Med, Morocco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First up is Chefchaouen, the blue city. Founded in 1471, there are several theories about why it\u2019s blue \u2013 some say it represents the sky and paradise, while others claim it keeps mosquitoes away. Navigate winding roads and a changing landscape to reach Fez with its diverse architecture of dars, riads and palaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next are the Atlas Mountains, then Merzouga on the edge of the Sahara Desert, then towards Ouarzazate. Pass the dramatic landscapes of Dades Gorges and the Valley of Roses, and take on the 2,260m-high Tizi n\u2019Tichka pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the labyrinthine souks of Marrakech, then head back to the Tanger Med port via UNESCO World Heritage Site Essaouira, legendary Casablanca and Rabat, the capital of Morocco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A\u00eft Benhaddou, Morocco<\/strong><br>This historic ksar (fortified village) is a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture. It also featured as the fictional city of Yunkai in TV series Game Of Thrones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sagrada Fam\u00edlia, Spain<\/strong><br>The return route of this trip goes through Barcelona, so why not visit Gaudi\u2019s basilica. The famously unfinished, church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click below to view this route in the Harley-Davidson Ride Planner and start planning your next adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.harley-davidson.com\/share\/rides\/4TCq7GBjTO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Part 1<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.harley-davidson.com\/share\/rides\/XBdoaBOqTe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Part 2<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>First published in 2025<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"8833\" src=\"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1129301631-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1129301631-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1129301631-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1129301631-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1129301631-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1129301631.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7,800km.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":8834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-8936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-riding-routes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8936"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8937,"href":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8936\/revisions\/8937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}