Guide to Marrakech
Welcome to our Guide to Marrakech, an exotic, colourful and mysterious city buzzing with life, charm and character. One of the pleasures of staying in the Medina of Marrakech is that it floods the senses with colourful and stimulating sights, sounds and smells.
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Bougainvillea Restaurant, Marrakech
The Bougainvillea Restaurant is a long established, cheerful and reasonably priced Cafe. It is conveniently located toward the Jemaa Al Fnaa end of the Rue Mouassine and serves as a bit of landmark walking north up Mouassine as the street deviates around the Mouassine Mosque. It serves some western dishes like Pizza as well as [...]
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Cafe Arabe, Moaissine, Marrakech
Cafe Arabe is one of the longest established and best respected restaurants in Marrakech serving Moroccan cuisine with an Italian influence. It is located less than five minutes from Riad Papillon and Riad Cinnamon at the top of Rue Moaissine. There are are many different dining and seating areas within which almost feel like visiting different [...]
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Riad Medina
Medina living is a very special experience with centuries old homes woven together in an intricate tapestry. In the Medina of Marrakech there is a huge variety of accommodation from modest houses to palaces, from the street it is almost impossible to guess what is behind each door.
A stay in a Riad in the Medina [...]
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Chickens in Marrakech
It is surprisingly common to keep chickens in the Marrakech Medina, they are fed on scraps and kept mainly for eggs. When I first started visiting Marrakech regularly five years ago there were a particularly fine looking group of Andalusian hens that used to scratch around at the top of the well known Derb Semarine [...]
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Ryanair Edinburgh to Marrakech
Ryanair have announced a new Edinburgh to Marrakech route with the first flight leaving on May 4th 2010. Initially there will be two flights a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays leaving Edinburgh at 14.50 arriving in Marrakech at 18.10 Marrakech Riad can meet you at the airport and whisk you away to one of our [...]
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The Marrakech Tanneries
The famous Marrakech Tanneries are located to the East of the Medina and offer a fascinating opportunity to see an ancient craft alive and well in the twenty first century. The tanners use their skill and judgement to progress animal hides through a succession of processes essentially unchanged from those used by their forbears centuries [...]
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Earth Cafe organic, vegetarian and vegan restaurant Marrakech
The Earth Cafe is the the only western style vegetarian restaurant in Marrakech and the food is truly outstanding as well as great value for money with main dishes from 60 dirhams. The extensive menu caters also for vegans and is regularly updated featuring fresh produce from the owners organic farm near to Marrakech.
The rustic [...]
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Al Fassia restaurant, Marrakech
This outstanding Moroccan restaurant is staffed exclusively by women and is run as a workers cooperative. Al Fassia means literally the women from Fez and the menu includes a number of specialities from the Fez region. The menu is a la carte and our favourite dishes are the intricate Pastilla and the superb slow roasted [...]
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Chez Pascal Restaurant Kenzamane Marrakech
Chez Pascal, also known as Kenzamane is a wonderful bistro offering mainly French cuisine with a diverse and frequently updated menu. In true French style a three course meal is offered with a limited selection of alternative dishes at a fixed price, currently 180 dirhams which we think is one of the best bargains in [...]
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The Marrakech, Tea in Marrakesh