Bullets Bars Landscapes Traditions Clothes faces Carpets of Rabat Synonymous with refinement and wealth, the woolen carpets of Rabat are an expression of an art rarely equaled and treasured throughout the world. The oldest of these are valued as collector's items. Originally woven in cities, the carpets of Rabat are not as old as those which come from the Berber regions.
Great doubt shrouds their origins.
And when historic truth is disputed, legend is a quick substitute. Thus it is reported that a stork flew from the Orient and letf all several carpet fragments and these were quickly reproduced by the women of the city. In fact, two theses exist. On the other, it is said that the Muslims of Andalusia ho settled on the banks of the Bou Regreg River after the Reconquest brought with them the designs and skills of producing them. Over the centuries, however, the carpets have evolved the aesthetic criteria of the country with definite oriental inspiration.