The Souks
Marrakesh
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This labyrinth-like market is a place to wander around and let your senses be assaulted by the sights, smells and sounds. Prepare to bargain if you feel like shopping.
Do & See
The city divides into two highly contrasting districts. The medina, founded by the Almoravids nearly 1000 years ago, and the Ville Nouvelle, a French colonial modernist project from the early 20th century. It is the medina, and its central square Djemaa el-Fna, that will undoubtedly fire the imagination.