Guidebook for Marrakesh

Chris
Guidebook for Marrakesh

The Food Scene

There are dozens of modestly prices restaurants nearby. Here are a few more up-market ones, where you will also find wine (something we get asked about all the time!)
For a classy Italian or Moroccan meal, in an amazingly glamourous classic riad setting. Wine available
17 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Pepe Nero
17 Derb Cherkaoui
17 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
For a classy Italian or Moroccan meal, in an amazingly glamourous classic riad setting. Wine available
Nouvelle Moroccan food -- an excellent and different menu in the medina. Wine available
26 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Un déjeuner a Marrakech
26 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Nouvelle Moroccan food -- an excellent and different menu in the medina. Wine available
A good choice for a reliable Moroccan meal, and with bellydancers. Leave by 9:30 if you prefer to avoid the dancers.
13 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Le Tanjia
13 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A good choice for a reliable Moroccan meal, and with bellydancers. Leave by 9:30 if you prefer to avoid the dancers.
Moroccan food and (as I recall) also pizzas in an elegant and quiet corner of Place des Ferblantiers
51 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Bar Marrakech - Kosybar Marrakech
51 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Moroccan food and (as I recall) also pizzas in an elegant and quiet corner of Place des Ferblantiers

Sightseeing

There's a huge amount to see in Marrakech. Here, I only list the places that are within very easy walking distance.
This now the national carpet museum, right behind the riad, but you have walk around the block to get to it. If you like carpets, this is the place for you. But it's also a wonderful old merchant's house
90 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Museo ng Dar Si Said
8 Rue de la Bahia
90 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
This now the national carpet museum, right behind the riad, but you have walk around the block to get to it. If you like carpets, this is the place for you. But it's also a wonderful old merchant's house
"The Square." If you come to Marrakech, you have to go to the square. All life is here, from the snake charmers to the street food and the market stalls
97 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Jemaa el-Fna
97 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
"The Square." If you come to Marrakech, you have to go to the square. All life is here, from the snake charmers to the street food and the market stalls
This amazing house is less than 5 minutes walk from the riad. I have no idea why Airbnb assigns a picture of a cemetary to it! The name means "brilliance" and it's a 2-acre complex of incredible tiled rooms and gardens
354 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Palasyo ng Bahia
Rue Riad Zitoun el Jdid
354 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
This amazing house is less than 5 minutes walk from the riad. I have no idea why Airbnb assigns a picture of a cemetary to it! The name means "brilliance" and it's a 2-acre complex of incredible tiled rooms and gardens
Originally covered in marble bought with wealth generated by the sugar trade, this space is a ruin now. But the exhibitions in it make it surprisingly worth visiting, and the space is highly atmosphere. 8-10 minutes walk from the riad
216 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Palasyo ng El Badi
Ksibat Nhass
216 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Originally covered in marble bought with wealth generated by the sugar trade, this space is a ruin now. But the exhibitions in it make it surprisingly worth visiting, and the space is highly atmosphere. 8-10 minutes walk from the riad
A museum as well as functioning synagogue in the old Jewish neighbourhood, about 10 minutes walk from the riad. Small and beautiful, this museum will give you lots of information about Marrakech and Morocco's Jewish community and their history
Slat Al Azama Synagogue
Rue Talmoud Torah
A museum as well as functioning synagogue in the old Jewish neighbourhood, about 10 minutes walk from the riad. Small and beautiful, this museum will give you lots of information about Marrakech and Morocco's Jewish community and their history
Amazingly intricate and impressive marble and wood decoration, the tombs of the Saadian dynasty are an important part of Marrakech's cultural legacy and very beautiful. 12 minutes walk from the riad
169 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Mga Libingan ng Saadi
Rue de La Kasbah
169 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Amazingly intricate and impressive marble and wood decoration, the tombs of the Saadian dynasty are an important part of Marrakech's cultural legacy and very beautiful. 12 minutes walk from the riad
This museum is the house of Bert Flint, a great anthropologist who lives in Morocco and explored the trade routes around the Sahara that cross over the Atlas to include Marrakech. His museum is full of the handicrafts and artefacts of the different people who live on those routes. Once you've been round the Tiskiwin, you'll understand a lot more about Marrakech's long history as a trading crossroads. About 7 minutes walk from the riad
41 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Musee Tiskiwin
8 Rue de la Bahia
41 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
This museum is the house of Bert Flint, a great anthropologist who lives in Morocco and explored the trade routes around the Sahara that cross over the Atlas to include Marrakech. His museum is full of the handicrafts and artefacts of the different people who live on those routes. Once you've been round the Tiskiwin, you'll understand a lot more about Marrakech's long history as a trading crossroads. About 7 minutes walk from the riad
An excellent introduction to Moroccan cuisine, in a beautiful restored building. The basic entrance fee is very reasonable. But if you want to do Moroccan cooking classes, they also have a very well equipped kitchen area and lessons in multiple languages
Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum
Rue Riad Zitoun el Jdid
An excellent introduction to Moroccan cuisine, in a beautiful restored building. The basic entrance fee is very reasonable. But if you want to do Moroccan cooking classes, they also have a very well equipped kitchen area and lessons in multiple languages

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How to make the locals in the alleyway like you

Buy a triangle of cheese at one of the corner shops and put it down for the cats. People here like the cats and they like people who are nice to the cats. But I advise you not to touch the cats. They are street cats, with fleas, and a bite or scratch could have nasty consequences
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How to bargain in the souks

Remember -- the shop owners won't sell to you if they are really making a loss. Don't ask how much something costs unless you are really interested. Know how much you are willing to pay. Then start well below that amount. For example, if you're thinking you'd pay 50, and the shop owner says 200, don't say "how about 50" because his next answer will be higher. Say, "oh, I'm sorry, it's too expensive for me, I was only wanting to pay 20." Then you'll find out quickly if he really wants 200, or if he's prepared to go lower. Don't be embarrassed to offer a very small amount and then slowly work up from there. Know what price is the limit for you and walk away then. It's quite possible the shop owner will come after you and let you have it for that price. If not, well, you have not paid too much
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alcohol

I have offered some information about nearby restaurants that offer alcohol. Unfortunately, there are no shops in the medina that sell it. You can go to one of the supermarkets in Gueliz (Carrefour, for example, or Champion) or ask Ibrahim to take you to a Carrefour on the way in from the airport. Make sure the wine is not visible when you exit the supermarket. We have a cork screw in the kitchen along with "wine saver" plugs and a vacuum pump if you want to make a bottle last.
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What to say to pushy shopkeepers in the souks

"La. Shukran" and "Perhaps later" usually work these days. The first one means "No. Thank you" I recommend being smiley but firm.
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Pack for cooler temperatures

If you're coming in the summer, it's going to be hot. But the rest of the year, remember the temperature can drop 10-20 degrees at night. So, bring warm clothes, especially in winter. Few places have heating (our radiators in the bedrooms are an exception!) so you'll want to be warmly dressed in the evening. Also bring shoes suitable for walking and dusty streets