Guide to Marrakech
Guide to Marrakech
Le Tanjia Restaurant
Le Tanjia is a long established restaurant, South of the main square in the direction of the Jewish quarter, the Mellah. It is named after a classic Moroccan Lamb dish the Tanjia but the real signature dish is another slow cooked Marrakechi Lamb speciality ‘Mechoui’ where the whole lamb is cooked (traditionally undergound) for many […]
Fnaque berbere, the Berber bookshop!
The wittily named Fnaque Berbere, or Berber bookshop is a Marrakech institution which has recently had a facelift. This great little bookshop used to be a ramshackle kiosk on a prominent corner of the Rue Mouassine which runs up from the Jemma al Fna Square North toward the Central Medina. During 2011 it was demolished […]
Moroccan craft weaver
This weaver is making traditional scarves on a traditional berber loom. this could be a mediaeval scene, it is fantastic to see such crafts alive and thriving in Modern day Marrakech The beauty of staying in a Riad in Marrakech is that centuries of living history are right on your doorstep.
Svenj, Morroccan donuts
Prepared fresh each morning Svenj sometimes written Sfenj or Svenge is a Moroccan donut or Beignet. A delicious everyday food enjoyed by rich and poor alike it is often eaten with sweet mint tea for breakfast. Marrakech Svenj specialist Mohammed has been cooking this traditional dish for 23 years. Below is his ‘secret recipe’ and method: Ingredients: […]
Marrakech Birthday
Marrakech is a fantastic place to celebrate a birthday. Kindly give our Riad staff a days notice and we will always be pleased to offer guests a complimentary birthday cake. These are normally simple and delicious sponges baked in the Riad kitchen. You will never have felt so at home in a hotel as in […]
Marrakech Android & iphone App
Our new Marrakech Riad Travel Guide App is now available to download for Android. Handy information for visitor the Red City in the palm of your hand as you explore. More than 3,000 visitors to Marrakech have already enjoyed using our Marrakech Riad Travel Guide iphone App. There has never been a better time to […]
FIA Race of Morocco, 2112
The FIA World Touring Car Championship Race of Morocco was first run in 2009, the only WTCC race in Africa. The 2012 race takes place in Marrakech from 13 to 15 April under the patronage of his majesty the King. There are fantastic hotels and villas all over the world, the luxury accommodation that is […]
Adventure in the Red City
We are delighted when our guests offer to write for this website, Below is an article by recent guest at Riad Cinnamon, Deniz Turk. We look forward to welcoming Deniz back soon! Adventure in the Red City Jackson Bentley: “What attracts you personally to the desert?” T.E Lawrence: “It’s clean.” After watching the sweeping epic, Lawrence […]
Rais Elghanbaz, Ribab group
The arabic word Rais usually means ships captain, the berber language has borrowed this word to describe the leader of a group, like this one, that play with the traditional Ribab instrument. Recorded live in the Jemma al Fnaa square Marrakech at the time of the Marrakech Film festival 2011, note the giant outdoor screen […]
Ryanair EMA to Marrakech
Sunday March 25, 2012 sees the welcome return after a winter break of Ryanairs direct flight from East Midlands Airport to Marrakech. Marrakech Riad can arrange transfers direct to Riad Papillon, Riad Cinnamon or Dar Habiba and a superb dinner for your arrival evening! With Ryanair’s famously low fares and our special offers, for those lucky enough to live within reach of East Midlands Airport a luxury […]
Marrakech iPhone App
Download our free iPhone App now available in iTunes. Marrakech Tourist information and an introduction to our Riad hotels. Coming soon for android.
Snail seller, Mostafa Elbahja
Mostafa Elbahja is the self appointed NUMBER ONE Babbouch (snails) vendor in the Jemma al Fnaa square, in this film he explains in comical fashion the health benefits of eating his snails marinaded in spices like the cinnamon, ginger, cumin, rosemary and aniseed. Orange juice sellers provide the backdrop as Mostafa tells us how his snails are good […]
Hassan the wood turner
Hassan the young wood turner works on a street corner near to the Ben Yussef Mosque in Central Marrakech just a few hundred yards from Riad Cinnmaon. His traditional North African lathe is powered by his right hand while his left hand and feet control his tools, this is in contrast to a European pole […]
Souvenirs produced locally in Central Marrakech
Most of the souvenirs on offer in the Marrakech Souks are produced locally, often just a short walk from the shops where they are sold. Don’t be shy about asking for a special size or design, they can usually be produced to order amazingly quickly. Marrakchi artisan Azdine supports his young family by making ‘treasure […]
Qu’elle est jolie, Jemaa al Fnaa
Qu` elle est jolie is a folk group usually to be found playing in the Jemma al Fnaa square opposite to the landmark Cafe France. Their best known song of the same name switches between Spanish, Berber, French and the Darija Moroccan dialect. The group was established in the early 1980s, and today usually comprises four or five […]
Yussef, plaster carver
The Marrakech street ‘traffic’ whizzes by as young plaster carver Yussef works on a piece in his boutique in the Souk Sidi Isshak near to the Ben Yussef Medersa in central Marrakech just around the corner from Riad Cinnamon. Youssef is a 17 years old, since he left school he has been learning this craft […]
Hanout, designer clothes shop
We are delighted to have discovered ‘Hanout’ a newly opened ladies designer clothes shop in the Marrakech souks. It is modestly named, literally hanout means ‘the shop’ in Darija Moroccan arabic, but the designer clothing on offer is world class. Collections include Indian inspired pieces from Anaya in London and other select designer clothes, hand […]
Secure online payments Gateway
Arranging payment for your Marrakech break just became even easier with our new online payments gateway. Contact our reservations team to secure accommodation and we will email an easy to follow link. You can use the link to pay at your convenience using most commonly accepted credit cards. Best of all we are making NO PROCESSING […]
Arts in Marrakech Biennale 2012
The fourth Marrakech Biennale will take place between 29th February and 4th March 2012. Visual Arts Exhibitions will remain open until 3rd June. The main Exhibition entitled ‘Higher Atlas’ will be located in the sixteenth century Al Badi Palace. The full programme of events including Film, Literature and Music will be announced nearer the time. […]
Henna Cafe, Marrakech
We are proud to have funded and helped organise the start up of Henna Cafe a not for profit project ‘giving back’ to the welcoming Marrakech Community. The Cafe is located not far from Riad Papillon near the Dar El Bashash taxi rank. It serves an inexpensive range of drinks and snacks with a menu […]
Introducing Riad STAR
We are grateful to our guests at our Riad hotels who have been wonderfully supportive recommending us to family and friends. With so few rooms at each Riad we have, more often than we would have liked, had to explain that we were fully booked for returning guests preferred dates. It seems our Marrakech Riads are not […]