The Cultural Richness and Diversity of Marrakesh, Marrakech, Morocco
Marrakesh is a beautiful city that offers a lot of聽cultural richness and diversity. With its bustling souks, surprising snake charmers,聽delicious traditional聽food, amazing palaces, wonderful gardens, and famously welcoming hospitality, the city is an amazing place to experience.聽Within this article, I describe a top ten of sights you must visit聽in Marrakesh.
Jemaa El-Fnaa is a big聽square and market place in the centre of Marrakesh. During the day, there are many orange juice stalls, spice stalls, snake charmers, henna tattoo artists, magicians and locals with chained Barbary apes. At the square you will taste聽the best orange聽juice you have聽ever tasted.聽A glass of orange juice costs around five to ten Dirham聽(鈧�0,50-1,00). In the evening, all the charmers and聽artists depart and the square gets filled with dozens of food stalls. It becomes a great place to try the traditional Moroccan food. Both day and night,聽Jemaa el-Fnaa, is an聽amazing place to experience. Around the square are some rooftop restaurants located and the square is the gate to the Marrakesh souk. This is an typical traditional North African indoor market with all kind of local products and tourist souvenirs. Haggling is expected at the souk and it is easy to get lost while wandering in the souk. The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) proclaimed the Jemaa el-Fnaa in 2001 as an intangible聽heritage of humanity and part of the world heritage list. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Jemaa El-Fnaa is a big聽square and market place in the centre of Marrakesh. During the day, there are many orange juice stalls, spice stalls, snake charmers, henna tattoo artists, magicians and locals with chained Barbary apes. At the square you will taste聽the best orange聽juice you have聽ever tasted.聽A glass of orange juice costs around five to ten Dirham聽(鈧�0,50-1,00). In the evening, all the charmers and聽artists depart and the square gets filled with dozens of food stalls. It becomes a great place to try the traditional Moroccan food. Both day and night,聽Jemaa el-Fnaa, is an聽amazing place to experience. Around the square are some rooftop restaurants located and the square is the gate to the Marrakesh souk. This is an typical traditional North African indoor market with all kind of local products and tourist souvenirs. Haggling is expected at the souk and it is easy to get lost while wandering in the souk. The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) proclaimed the Jemaa el-Fnaa in 2001 as an intangible聽heritage of humanity and part of the world heritage list. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: The Cultural Richness and Diversity of Marrakesh
Guide Location: Morocco » Marrakech
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Daphne Van Der Pol
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Guide Location: Morocco » Marrakech
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Daphne Van Der Pol
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Jemaa el-Fnaa
- Koutoubia Mosque
- Bahia palace
- El Badi (Badia) palace
- Majorelle garden
- Saadian Tombs
- Oasiria Water park
- Bab Agnaou
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