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Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. By Jessica Macdonald. Jessica Macdonald. King's College London. She also covers travel products and has written about everything from camping knives to climbing chalk. TripSavvy's editorial guidelines. But instead of hexagonal honey cells, the medina is packed with square riads, traditional houses with peaceful inner courtyards.
They also seem to host the same number of tourists. Beyond the souks, the streets settle down, and the medina starts to feel and smell not much different than it did centuries ago. Stay in Bab Doukkala, a relaxed corner of the Marrakech medina within easy walking distance of busier souks, streets, and main sights.
We picked our Airbnb with Yassine at Riad Tereza because of the great reviews and good value—both of which proved to be true. For a hostel, check out Rodamon Riad. I randomly wandered into it because it has the same name as a well-known restaurant in Valencia, Spain and was super-impressed.
The reviews back up what I saw. This left the souk sellers as confused as I looked. They quickly ignored me to focus on easier targets.
Marrekchis are tough to faze. They wait patiently or lend a hand if a donkey cart is causing a traffic jam, they saunter instead of sprint even when jaywalking even the busiest streets, and they brush inadvertent shoulder bumps—a surprisingly rare occurrence—right off their other shoulder. While they somehow avoid hitting anyone, they cause a lot of noise and consternation. We learned to stay right when walking to stay out of their way. We were impressed that everyone in the Marrakech medina speaks English as well as they do French.
Well… not the French tourists, just the local Moroccans. Prepare for cigarette smoking everywhere, including restaurants and most definitely, patios. Get ready to walk. Quite a few young Marrakshi men wore t-shirts, shorts, and sandals, so I felt comfortable wearing the same.
I refrained from wearing tank-tops, though, and wore a nicer shirt to the fancy hotels see below. Kim felt most comfortable covering her knees and shoulders at all times, which is how all but very few Marrakshi women dressed. Or exchange. Download the Google map of the Marrakech medina for offline use see our Google Maps guide. Despite their travel inexperience, they told us their favorite thing to do in the Marrakech medina was wander mapless for an hour or two until they were completely lost, then pull out their phones to find their way back.
The streets are less busy, the colors are their deepest, and the mood is most movie-worthy. Rather than get a fancy, spa-like hammam, Kim and I went for a more authentic experience at historic Hammam Mouassine. The Saadian Tombs, the place where over princes and Ahmed el Mansour, sultan of the Saadi Dynasty, are interred here. The marble stones of the graves are elaborately inscribed, and the tombs themselves are brilliantly tiled, with geometrical mosaics.
The burial chambers are magnificent with domed chambers and subtle light from lanterns creating a serene atmosphere. Getting lost in the souks of Marrakech is all part of the fun, but if that feels like too much then hire a guide the first time you enter as that may help you to get your bearings.
If you want to navigate the maze alone, then a decent Medina Marrakech map will help you through the labyrinth of alleyways filled to the brim of colorful textiles and clothing, pottery and ceramics, jewelry and souvenirs, meat, fruit and vegetables, lanterns, slippers, I could go on. Pleasant editorial and fantastic list of stuffs to do in Marrakech as somebody who lives there. I would also add a tour or camel hike in the Palmieri desert or Quading too.
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