Carol's Top Tips!

Carol
Carol's Top Tips!

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Some popular sights which you have to see-& some which you might have to yourselves!
Climb up to the top terrace at your chosen cafe; order a mint tea & watch the "street theatre' that is Djemma al Fnaa; you won't be surprised it is a World Heritage Site! It is also completely different at night time to daytime & you should try to experience both
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Brigade touristique
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Climb up to the top terrace at your chosen cafe; order a mint tea & watch the "street theatre' that is Djemma al Fnaa; you won't be surprised it is a World Heritage Site! It is also completely different at night time to daytime & you should try to experience both
If you are at all interested in Fashion, this is an amazing experience. A beautiful building packed full of astonishing designs & clothes: a real tribute to Yves St Laurent, who lived right here for some months every year. It also has a stylish cafe with great food & service
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Museo ni Yves Saint Laurent
Rue Yves Saint Laurent
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If you are at all interested in Fashion, this is an amazing experience. A beautiful building packed full of astonishing designs & clothes: a real tribute to Yves St Laurent, who lived right here for some months every year. It also has a stylish cafe with great food & service
Right next door to the Yves St Laurent Museum- buy a double ticket at the Museum & avoid the long garden queues! This is a unique garden, full of colour & desert plants- but peaceful & almost spiritual at the same time. There is a lovely courtyard cafe
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Hardin ng Majorelle
Rue Yves Saint Laurent
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Right next door to the Yves St Laurent Museum- buy a double ticket at the Museum & avoid the long garden queues! This is a unique garden, full of colour & desert plants- but peaceful & almost spiritual at the same time. There is a lovely courtyard cafe
The oldest palace, recently restored & just astonishing for its sheer scale & the use of water to promote power & luxury
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Palasyo ng El Badi
Ksibat Nhass
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The oldest palace, recently restored & just astonishing for its sheer scale & the use of water to promote power & luxury
A recently re-opened newly restored palace, which is way off the normal tourist route, so quiet & uncrowded. Astonishing workmanship throughout & a brand new & very upmarket cafe
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Dar El Bacha - Musee des Confluences
Rue Fatima Zahra
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A recently re-opened newly restored palace, which is way off the normal tourist route, so quiet & uncrowded. Astonishing workmanship throughout & a brand new & very upmarket cafe
This museum dedicated to things culinary, is the first in Africa & one of the very few in the world. Its surroundings are beautiful: in an old restored palace & it contains lots of fascinating information about Moroccan cuisine-all artfully displayed...
Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum
Rue Riad Zitoun el Jdid
This museum dedicated to things culinary, is the first in Africa & one of the very few in the world. Its surroundings are beautiful: in an old restored palace & it contains lots of fascinating information about Moroccan cuisine-all artfully displayed...

Sightseeing

The Madrassa was the Koranic School & main seminary equivalent for hundreds of years. Boys attended to get a good quality education & were taught by the religious body, permanently housed there. Following a 3year renovation project, The Madrassa has been returned to its breathtaking best. The calligraphic decoration is awesome & there is a pervading sense of peace & spirituality
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Paaralan ng Anak ni Jose
Rue Assouel
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The Madrassa was the Koranic School & main seminary equivalent for hundreds of years. Boys attended to get a good quality education & were taught by the religious body, permanently housed there. Following a 3year renovation project, The Madrassa has been returned to its breathtaking best. The calligraphic decoration is awesome & there is a pervading sense of peace & spirituality

Payo sa lungsod

Paano makapaglibot

Keep mobile phones out of sight- pickpockets' target!

Marrakech has a low crime rate EXCEPT pickpocketing. They are not interested in credit cards or cash, so much- it's the latest MOBILE PHONES they want, so don't leave them in back or side pockets- you won't even feel them disappearing....
Mga kapaki-pakinabang na parirala

'No' will be your most useful phrase

It's really easy to say & remember. If you get bothered by children or someone offering you something, just hold up your hand, palm facing them & say 'LA' in a strong voice. This is the arabic for no & seems to work well in making people go away.
Paano makapaglibot

Travel in Style

Treat yourself to a caleche ride. It's an open coach, you sit up high & are pulled by 2 horses, who are well looked after. The driver will take you round the old city walls & you will see everything from a completely different viewpoint- just like a member of a Royal Family!
Ang dapat iempake

Remember Morocco is a moslem country...

This isn't the place to bring your mini skirts & skimpiest of tops. No-one is expecting you to be dressed like locals, just to have a bit of respect....
Mga kagawian at kultura

Bargaining is a way of life

Most of us are really uncomfortable with bargaining, but in The Souks, there are no fixed prices & its expected. As a rule of thumb, start your offer at 50% of what the shopkeeper is asking & work your way up. Never show too much interest in anything: keep your sunglasses on so they can't see what you are looking at!
Mga kagawian at kultura

Stilettoes not required

Pavements everywhere are badly maintained & very uneven, so leave the high heels at home