Traditional Moroccan handicraft

Morocco has a very long tradition of weaving some of the most beautiful carpets in the world. These beautiful carpets have been woven since the eighth century, when the Berber tribes settled in Morocco. For more than a thousand years, the women of the tribes have hand-knotted carpets from the wool of the sheep they raise at the top of the Atlas Mountains. Even today, the tribes live in the mountains, and the know-how is passed on from mother to daughter.