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Djellabas and kaftans   Marrakesh

Djellabas and kaftans, Marrakesh

 6 Reviews   The traditional Moroccan dress for both men and women is this long hooded garment known as a djellaba. It seems very practical – the body is protected from weather and from the dirt of the street,... 

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Bargain!   Marrakesh

Bargain!, Marrakesh

 9 Reviews  When in Marrakesh expect to have to haggle for everything! Some general tips: - Have a maximum price in mind for the item and offer slightly below it. - If they offer you a ridiculously high price... 

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Henna Ladies   Marrakesh

Henna Ladies, Marrakesh

 3 Reviews  Moroccan ladies desperate to paint henna designs on foreigners' hands and feet seem to be everywhere in the Medina, with the biggest concentration in el Djemaa el Fna. There are two types: natural... 

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Moroccan Wine   Marrakesh

Moroccan Wine, Marrakesh

 2 Reviews  Despite the huge growth in tourism in Marrakech, it's still surprisingly difficult to find places selling alcohol, especially in the medina. On our last night in the city, we wanted to get some wine... 

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Moroccan music   Marrakesh

Moroccan music, Marrakesh

 3 Reviews  The Jmaa El Fna square is a UNESCO heritage site, largely due to the story tellers that pass on stories in Arabic, but also note the musicians and various other stalls. However, be prepared to pay a... 

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Water man   Marrakesh

Water man, Marrakesh

 2 Reviews  Around the Medina and some of the historical sites you will see men in funny looking attire with brass cups hanging off them. These are water men who supply the locals with water usually from local... 

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Taking Photos   Marrakesh

Taking Photos, Marrakesh

 1 Review  This advice isn't unique to Morocco, but it's the first time I've been brave enough to try it and it worked a treat: I always look in travel magazines and books and am amazed at the magnificent... 

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Public Baths   Marrakesh

Public Baths, Marrakesh

 2 Reviews  Hamman Ziani is just down the road from Palais Bahia. It is a traditional style Hamman catering for tourists. 80Dh for Hammam, Steam, Gommage and Soaping - compared to 150 Dh at our hotel spa. I took... 

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The Pink City   Marrakesh

The Pink City, Marrakesh

 1 Review  Well all the houses inside and, nearly all outside are pink ... why??? well the material with wich the outside wall makes the wall be pink, ... nowadays people MUST by law paint their houses that way... 

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Money

by dr.firas

Moroccan money is funny, and they have always the picture of Hasan II the Ex King of Morocco!I think soon it will be changed to Mohammad 6 money, the Nowadays King!

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White is the major color

by dr.firas

Even though that the white is the richness color in Tangier, but many other government buildings are having this color, and so it is the major one in Tangier!

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Very nice buildings

by dr.firas

White and very rich in decoration and beautiful in architecting, surrounded by Palms, this is a typical house of a wealthy Moroccan family :-)

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Style

by dr.firas

And sometimes you can see special colors for the roofs or balcony or even the border of the building, and all this gives Tangier more special flavors!

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Local

by dr.firas

You can see here the Spanish Arabic : Andalusia style, very beautiful mix indeed, and there are many buildings, flat, banks that have this style here!

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Green

by dr.firas

Green is the color of Tangier, almost all the Northern cities of Morocco shares this adjective, lots of water and rains, so plants and trees are happy :-)

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Town Name

by amsterdam_vallon

When you go trought the desertic zone, you will see some arabic name on the sand. This marking is to mark the limit of each town since there's no easy limit.

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People - azrou

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man drinking tea on the street

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People - hamada do guir

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hassan and mohammad in the desert tracks of hamada do guir.

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People - auberge du sud erg chebbi

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owner of hotel improving his front garden in the hotel.

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Q:  Hallo people, I've just reserved this Riad: http://en.riadselection.com/medina-marrakech/luxury-ryad/riad-idra.html for the last... 

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A: For the weather I would check here....you can look up last years weather for that period and compare http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:00000.1.60230 

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