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Marrakech – Cheap dinner at the beach of the Jemaa El Fna square
One of the surprises you’ll pay your trip to Marrakech, in Morocco, is the great atmosphere that exists at dusk in the square Jemaa El Fna.
If you visit during the afternoon the great heart of the Medina and the city of Marrakech, you’ll see how from afternoon there is a large whirlpool on the Esplanade which is opposite the main entrance of the Bazaar.
Arrive carts with the metallic structures of “Chiringuitos” of food, after be installed quickly, in a short time will populate the square. Since that time, this area is filled with people who come to dine.
It bars similar to which they will find at a fair in which are mounted in the summer in many towns and villages in Spain.
If we walk between these bars in Marrakech, which expel a large from smoke in its itinerant kitchens, we will be constantly assaulted by the “hooks” that invite us insistent way to dine in one of the group. Read the rest of this entry »
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One of the icons of the square Jemaa El Fna square in Marrakech, in Morocco, are the exotic and diverse characters you’ll find during your multiple visits to the same.
The rhythmic sound of flutes will tell you that the snake charmers have deployed their carpets where contonean striking cobras and Adders crowd. When moved by curiosity approach to quickly see the show, you “assail” with a serpent in his hand with the intention of colgár you to the neck.
The purpose is that you you a photo with the serpent, in exchange for which you are going to demand a tip. The same is true with loves monkeys that also focus on the plaza: expect that you you a photo along with group in exchange for a tip. Read the rest of this entry »
Marrakech – terraces on the Jemaa El Fna square to enjoy panoramic views
The Jemaa El Fna Plaza will be the nerve center of your trip to Marrakech, at Morocco. Great animation there, both during the day and the evening, is in itself a great show.
While you pasearás continuously for this place of great breadth, a vital recommendation for your visit in Marrakech is upload to one of the terraces of the numbers of cafes and restaurants surrounding to enjoy the best panoramic views and the spectacle from other perspective.
In particular, a good time to enjoy the views of the Jemaa El Fna square is at dusk, when they are mounted Street checkpoints of meals with a frenetic activity. Read the rest of this entry »
Marrakech – square Jemaa El Fna square, major center of tourist and commercial activity
Perhaps the most famous enclave of all Morocco, and without a doubt, the nerve center of the activity of Marrakech, the Jemaa El Fna square you will surprised by its enormous dimensions despite being located in the Centre of the Medina, a true network of narrow streets and passageways.
When you visit Marrakech and you move around the historical Medina, all routes will converge to the Jemaa El Fna square, with an elongated shape stretching from the great spiritual centre of the city, the great Tower, or Minaret of the Koutoubia mosque.
The name of the Jemaa El Fna square has a meaning of Assembly or meeting, which is due to that in the past was a great arenal where outlining the bodies and the severed heads of the executed. Read the rest of this entry »
As soon as you approach the city on your trip to Marrakech, in Morocco, you’ll soon be able to see the large icon of the same, the Minaret of the Koutoubia mosque, which can be seen from practically all over the city, have become its central axis.
The Koutoubia is located on the edge of the Medina of Marrakech, close to the famous Jemaa El Fna square, the great mosque of the city, and its minaret Tower is the tallest building in the same (is not allowed to build any more high), with its 69 meters of height.
The Koutoubia mosque was finished in 1147, at the site where previously there was an Almoravid Palace.
But after the construction of the mosque, realized that it was not well oriented to Mecca, which is why the building was demolished and turned to construct a new building. Read the rest of this entry »
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In your tourist trip to Marrakech, in Morocco, when visiting the ancient Medina best is “lost” among its cluster of alleys to discover its beautiful places to live the great atmosphere there throughout the day.
However, to make good use of the visit from the tourist point of view, and don’t miss out on the top corners, you should know what are the essential visits in the walled enclosure of the Medina of Marrakech.
Then, and from my point of view, tells you 5 essential visits in the Medina of Marrakech. Read the rest of this entry »