MARRAKECH

Marrakech is one of the most important cities in Morocco, and next to Rabat, Meknes and Fez, one of the four imperial cities.


Its location between the Sahara, the majestic mountain formation of Atlas and Anti Atlas makes you the center of a crossroads where traders, merchants, poets and travelers took as a stopping place for centuries.

Is it safe?

Yes it is safe, all the people there want to take money around because they live off tourism and take full advantage. There is much to haggle on price, if they see someone lost in the street are close, take him to the place and then ask for money.

When you get there, there is a culture shock because it is a different place, but not dangerous, just have to learn to orientate a bit through the streets of the Medina, which is like a maze, but when you lose two or three times and you're like at home.

The most dangerous is the traffic, it is impossible to cross because there are very few traffic lights and few crosswalks where they do not stop. Have to get past between cars, motorbikes, bicycles, donkeys ... is a bit crazy, but if you look at as it crosses the street the people there, imitating his footsteps and go get it.

Accommodation?

There are many options, one is to stay outside the Medina, in a hotel, are large hotels, swimming pool, but the problem they have is that you have to take a taxi to the Medina (which is like the centre of Marrakech ) is an option but is more expensive.

Another option is to live Marrakech from within, staying in a Riad, has a small courtyard in the centre and has rooms around. It is very good option, look after you well, costs 27 € per night, and includes a good breakfast. It is a close deal, come to meet you at the airport, gives a lot of confidence. Besides the Riad are good choice why they are out of town, away from all the noise, it's super quiet. It is a good option to go a few days because three days is enough to see the city.

Language?

The language spoken here is Arabic, also speak French, but as living from tourism handle very well all languages (English, Spanish, French ...).

Currency?

Is Dirham. There everything is cheaper here, you can eat 6-7 euros or less, and is also very cheap to buy only there to haggle much.

Food?

The food is very rich, the most typical is the couscous and tajine. Usually dishes with fat and very hot, but worth a try especially since it is very rich, and mint tea, I put everywhere as a token of appreciation, welcome.

Shopping?

Souk area is very large and is all full of shops, are very small streets, but there are many, selling all kinds of things and come after you when they see you are a tourist to tell you to go to look, without compromise.

It took dribbles to do there is to say less than half the initial price they tell you, and gradually you'll adjust the price until it reaches an agreement between the two.

There are many things to buy in all positions, especially things leather, shoes, fabrics, traditional clothing, many spices, crafting bags, etc.

There life is much cheaper than here

What to see?

 The Jamaa el Fna, Daytime come across many posts of oranges and orange juice, snake charmers, women doing henna tattoos, but yet a comparison of the afternoon and evening. At night it is transformed and filled with food stalls, lots of people, lots of noise, odors, smoke, and people come to you to go to dinner at their restaurants.

Mosques, tourists can view only those from outside, because they can only get them to pray, but are very pretty and have beautiful architecture.

 Bahia Palace, which is the one most carefully, you can see it from the inside, the entry is 1€.

Badi Palace, is in ruins, is like a big wall and inside there is a small lake that is what remains, ruins, a small museum, and if you climb up you can see the whole city.

The Majorelle gardens, you have to take taxi to go where there is a house designed by Yves Saint Laurent, very quiet with palm trees, cactus, and water.

The district of tanners, is also a bit off so you have to take taxi, that's where they work and tanned skins, stained ... stinks because these skins have them in quicklime and pigeon droppings. They live there many families are accustomed. When you arrive there is a man at the door which is what will let the neighbourhood or not, gives you a sprig of mint to not smell so bad and explains, and then have to pay. You try to get money, then I try to put in a store to buy the same that you can buy in the souk others a bit cheaper prices.