Marrakech Excursions
Marrakech History and Souks - Walking tour
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Daily Tours:
With the touch of a journey back in time and quite the best introduction to this garden city, we shall visit the dramatic Almohad Koutoubia Minaret and the lavishly decorated Saadien Tombs - some dating from the middle 1550s. Next is the 14th century Ben Youssef Medersa - one of the most beautiful buildings in Marrakech and thence through the labyrinth of narrow alleyways making up the renowned cool, colourful and aromatic Souks of Marrakech - the Dyers' Souk being the last to be visited - finishing our guided visit in the Djemaa el Fna Square ('The Assembly of the Dead'), where until the 19th century, were traditionally displayed the severed heads of criminals.
Now we see stalls of goods, from fruit to alarm clocks; snake charmers and water sellers; fortune tellers and public scribes; tumblers and nakkachat - women with syringes full of henna - soothsayers and gnaoua musicians. The perfect start to any stay in Marrakech for, without a doubt, you'll be back in the souks for more, but it's best not to get lost on your first adventure.
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