marrakesch ramadan 2010

Dipping pool at night Riad papillon

The first day of Ramadan is anticipated around the 19th of July 2012. This is an extremely important month in the Moslem calendar when practicing Moslems do not eat or drink during the hours of daylight and offer more prayer than usual. The main tourist attractions in Marrakech remain open during Ramadan with some slight […]

Marrakech Marathon 2010

Today (Sunday 31 January, 2010) saw the annual Marrakech Marathon and half Marathon.  More than 5,000 runners participated in this international event. The weather was relatively cool and overcast.  There was a fantastic atmosphere as the runners passed through the Palmerie as well as the new town of Guiliz and circled the Medina.  There were spectators applauding […]