How to dress and ...
by diageva
In Marrakech you can see women dressed as occidental women ... but if you don't want to be looked or men to say you things ... just try to use big things ...
I walked after women that wear tight trousers or Tshirts ... and they tell them things ... and look at them very much ... (they don't say bad things .. only .. I supouse ... nice things ...)
I used always big bluse ... and a scarf for my neck ... and ... they didn't disturbed me so much ...
at night ... some times ... as I have a little blond my hair ... I covered my head ... is not that I had to ... but ... just because I felt better ...
you don't have to dress like the pic woman
Embroidered tunics are top!
by sunlovey about Clothes & Shoes
There are areas within the souks dedicated to clothing and shoes, if you end up here do have a look at the beautifully embroidered tunics. Priced to please (once you've had a go at bargaining with the "shop" keeper) and truly unique. I find they look adorable with jeans. And I've even contemplated pinning mine up to a wall as art, the way kimonos are often displayed.
But believe me, the moment one catches your eye, should the shop keeper notice, you will find yourself being swept into his shop, and practically cornered there until you make a purchase. You'll find these with long sleeves, short sleeves, shirt length, mid-thigh length and ankle length. Some are solid, while others are woven with stripes. Most are cotton. A lot are "one size fits most". I purchased my lovely embroidered fuschia tunic for around 150 dirhams, for example.
Djemma el Fnaa, Food Stalls
by suvanki about Street Vendors
If you can't decipher the menu boards, (Most are in Arabic and/or French) The food is displayed, so just point to what you fancy!
This display is at Aichas Number 1, but other stalls have similar displays, all painstakingly arranged each evening!
(Please see my Djemma el Fnaa Things to do tips - p5 for more information) I enjoyed freshly cooked brochettes, tagines, cous cous, harissa soup, potato cakes, and the sauces with bread to dip in.
Authentic Kasbah
by vtveen
The Kasbah quarter is the oldest part of the city and once was a walled citadel around the royal palaces built by the Almohad Sultan Yacub el-Mansour. The wonderful gate Bab Agnaou gives entrance to this part of Marrakech. The main sights in this area are the El Mansouria (or Kasbah) Mosque - its minaret with the decorations and green tiles looks like the Koutoubia - and the Saadian Tombs.
But we liked this quarter very much; for us it was the most authentic part we visited; hardly tourists, a lot of Moroccans on the streets and on their way to the mosque for ‘another’ prayer. It is a crisscross of narrow roads, lined with chaotic shops and small restaurants, alleys and little (market) squares. Garbage is collected by open horse or donkey drawn cart, while meat is hanging outside the butcher’s shop.
We had a real Moroccan coffee in one of the small cafés, with ‘bad’ chairs and plastic tables. But people were really friendly and grateful for our visit. A bakery offered fresh baked bread or croissants or have a lunch on one of the roof terraces (woth view of some storks).
Take a side road and you will enter the more quiet residential areas When we walked around a Moroccan woman invited us into her home.
It was really fun to stroll around in the Kasbah, for us the most authentic part of Marrakech.
La Menara Gardens & Bassin
by SirRichard
LA MENARA
This huge bassin is a bit out of town, some 4 kms west of Djema el Fnaa through the gate next to Mamounia Hotel. A nice walk if it's not too hot. Bus 11 takes you there from the Koutubia too.
Free entrance, a pleasant place to have a walk in the evenings to see the sunset. You can feed the fishes that live there, bring some bread.
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