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The taxi, the best choice!

Once you’re in Marrakech and need to get through the city, the best option is to take a taxi. (Unless you don’t mind walking a lot, in the dusty heat and traffic). But be careful with the taxi! Here are some tips / ideas to take into account when taking a taxi: Haggle the price …

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Marrakech Popular Arts Festival

When:14 – 19 Jul 2008 (annual) Opening Hours:Various http://www.marrakechfestival.com (french website) A foretaste of the 43rd edition, a popular festival immersed in a city in celebration of 14 to 19 July 2008. The festival covers its 43rd edition in an original format, powerful, innovative and popular. In the continuity of the 42nd edition, the next …

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  • June 14, 2008
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Recommended Day Trips

Essaouira This is our top recommendation! Essaouira is an easy 2 ½ to 3-hour trip. Take Avenue Hassan II past the train station and head straight out of town on the road to Agadir. Upon reaching Chichaoua, stay to the right and continue on to Essaouira. (Alternatively, heading left will take you to Agadir.) Upon …

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  • January 15, 2008
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Finding cheap flights to Morocco…

In the past trying to find cheap flights to Morocco,  I flew to southern, Spain got a ferry services that run between Spain & Morocco. Air fares from the UK to Morocco have been coming down a lot recently, so the difference between fares to Spain and fares to Morocco is getting less. For example, …

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  • January 8, 2008
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Sights

Djemma el Fna The Djemma el Fna is really the heart of Marrakech. It is a large central square in the old city (Medina) and during the day it’s a perfect place to grab a freshly-squeezed orange juice and a handful of dates. At the end of the afternoon the Djemma el Fna transforms into …

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Get there & away

The best way to see Marrakech is on foot especially in the medina. But it’s a sizable town and you’ll probably want to make use of some of the following options: Taxis are readily available throughout town and probably the most efficient way of getting to the main sites. Grand taxis are old Mercedes cars …

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Morocco’s many contradictions

The sweltering hot winds from the Sahara desert made sticky with sea-salt sweep through the wide, luxurious avenues of Rabat, once known as “the Pearl of Morocco”. Morocco’s middle classes opt in to western consumerism And it is still a very attractive city, albeit a modern one, with ATM machines, McDonalds and other western chain …

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  • January 3, 2008
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Djemaa el Fna

The central square of Marrakech. It is fantastic, especially in the evening. Smoke rises up from the dozens of food stalls which all offer beautiful piles of vegetables, merguez sausages, kebabs, tagines and more. The cooks will call to you as you walk by, but take your time as you’re protected by the watchful eye …

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Taxis in Marrakech

If it’s daytime, and you are travelling within the medina or the New Town, insist the meter (le compteur) is on. It starts at about 1 dirham 60. If they say it’s broken, tell them to stop and get out. There are lots of other taxis. The only ones you negotiate with are the Grand …

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“I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching it too fast derides it, makes it a little less easy to understand.”
― Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

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