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Medina of Marrakesh

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were living quarters for students so they were generally small and dark There is however a remarkable variety of shapes and layouts Several of them have loft structures for sleeping The museum of Marrakesh is located in a former palace and in many cases the rooms themselves are more impressive than the displays in them It s a relatively small museum mostly focusing on
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north of the souks That qualifies it for this page This is most of our small but comfortable room named marjoram in the spice theming of rooms We highly recommend Soukhaina A bit north of central Marrakesh is a trio of tourist attractions The Medersa Ben Youssef the Koubba and the Museum of Marrakesh are all located more or less on the same plaza and there is
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Alhambra restaurant where we had pretty good pizzas and a spectacular view The restaurants around the square are generally not the best of Marrakesh but the view often makes up for that Our favorite type of store in the souks of Marrakesh would be the spice stores Those cones are piles of assorted spices These shops also carry teas oils and sometimes soaps How many
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The main section of souks in Marrakesh is north of the Djemma el Fna and is segmented into sections based on products offered The two or three main roads through the souk don t follow the
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assorted small tricks in the hopes of something feels obliged to include the first row of tables in their range If they step past the barrier they re usually chased away by caf� staff This is a traditional water seller s outfit Once upon a time these men wandered through Moroccan cities selling water to travelers The costume is distinctive so that it would be easy and
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makes his own variant The most common of these are harissa and ras el hanout In general you can taste smell and visually pick out the ingredients in these blends before buying them The ground floor of most restaurants around the Djemma el Fna are cafes which may serve sandwiches or ice cream These are good places to relax have a drink and avoid the chaos for a little
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the segmentation and you can find just about anything anywhere there if you can get through the crowd The main streets like this one here are at least partially covered and shaded This picture was taken in the vicinity of the dyer s souk where Melanie was shopping for fabric and scarves Selecting an individual shop once you ve located the product you re interested in
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We spent four days in Marrakesh which resulted in enough pictures that we ve split it up somewhat arbitrarily into the central Medina area this page and everything else the other page
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the western calendar There s not a whole lot to see here but if you ve bought the combined ticket it s worth climbing down to the base where there are also the ruins of an old cistern Unlike Fes there is a clear focal point to all of Marrakesh and that would be the Djemma el Fna Our first impression of this square while walking across it on our first night in Marrakesh
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