Insight Guides Explore Marrakesh (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

Insight Explore Guides: pocket-sized books to inspire your on-foot exploration of top international destinations.

Experience the best of Marrakesh with this indispensably practical Insight Explore Guide. From making sure you don't miss out on must-see attractions to discovering hidden gems, including exploring the city's medinas and souks, the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking routes will help you plan your trip, save you time, and enhance your exploration of this fascinating city

- Practical, pocket-sized and packed with inspirational insider information, this will make the ideal on-the-move companion to your trip to Marrakesh
-Enjoy over 12 irresistible Best Routes around the city
-Features concise insider information about landscape, history, food and drink, and entertainment options
-Invaluable maps: each Best Route is accompanied by a detailed full-colour map, while the large pull-out map provides an essential overview of the area
-Discover your destination's must-see sights and hand-picked hidden gems
-Directory section provides invaluable insight into top accommodation, restaurant and nightlife options by area, along with an overview of language, books and films
-Inspirational colour photography throughout

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Sujets

• Marruecos
• Travel
• Morocco
• North
• Africa

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781789198072
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

How To Use This E-Book

This Explore Guide has been produced by the editors of Insight Guides, whose books have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970. With top- quality photography and authoritative recommendations, these guidebooks bring you the very best routes and itineraries in the world’s most exciting destinations.
Best Routes
The routes in this book provide something to suit all budgets, tastes and trip lengths. As well as covering the destination’s many classic attractions, the itineraries track lesser-known sights, and there are also ex cursions for those who want to extend their visit outside the city. The routes embrace a range of interests, so whether you are an art fan, a gourmet, a history buff or have kids to entertain, you will find an option to suit.
We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments – options are shown in the ‘Food and Drink’ box at the end of each tour.
Introduction
The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink, shopping and more, while a succinct history timeline highlights the key events over the centuries.
Directory
Also supporting the routes is a Directory chapter, with a clearly organised A–Z of practical information, our pick of where to stay while you are there and select restaurant listings; these eateries complement the more low-key cafés and restaurants that feature within the routes and are intended to offer a wider choice for evening dining. Also included here are some nightlife listings, plus a handy language guide and our recommendations for books and films about the destination.
Getting around the e-book
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights mentioned in the text are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of the destination. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.
© 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





Table of Contents
Recommended Routes For...
Architecture
Arts and crafts
Children
Fabulous views
Parks and gardens
Shoppers
Sporting activities
Stress relief
Explore Marrakech
Development
The Red City
Routes out of the city
Tourism boom
Rooms to rent
Work, work, work
Royal connections
The cult of king
Religion
A garden city
Food and Drink
Moroccan cuisine
Street food
Staple dishes
Couscous and tajines
Pastilla
Sweets
The Moroccan menu
Drinks
Tea
Juice
Alcoholic drinks
Shopping
Where to shop
The souks
New Town
Sidi Ghanem Industrial Zone
What to buy
Carpets and blankets
Ceramics
Edibles
Beauty products
Leatherware
Metalware
Woodwork
Activities
Performing arts
Hiking and biking
Golf
Horse riding
Watersports
Ballooning
Hammams and Spas
Upmarket hammams
Local hammams
Recommended hammams
Hotel spas
Popular choices
History: Key Dates
Pre-Islam
Islam and the dynasties
European encroachment
Independence
Modern times
Koutoubia Mosque and Jemaa el Fna
Koutoubia Mosque
The Booksellers’ Mosque
The minaret
Jemaa el Fna
The entertainers
A ringside seat
The souks and Ben Youssef Madrassa
The souks
Souk Semmarine
The spice souks
Souk el Kebir and Souk Cherratine
Souk des Babouches, Kissaria and Souk Haddadine
Place Ben Youssef
Ben Youssef Madrassa
Students’ quarters
Prayer hall
Museum of Marrakech
Boucharouite Museum
Moroccan arts and crafts
Koubba el Baroudiyn
The Mouassine Quarter
Starting off
Mouassine Mosque
Dar Cherifa
Mouassine Fountain
Le Jardin Secret
Souk Cherifia
Dyers’ Souk
Museum of Mouassine
North along Rue Mouassine
Shrine of Sidi Abdelaziz
Dar el Bacha
Return to the Koutoubia
The Southern Medina
Setting off
Maison Tiskiwin
Dar Si Said Museum
El Bahia Palace
Lavish decoration
The mellah
Place des Ferblantiers
El Badi Palace and the Saadian Tombs
Setting off
El Badi Palace
The Koutoubia’s minbar
The Kasbah
The Saadian Tombs
Rue de la Kasbah
Lunch and a spa option
Guéliz
The main artery
Bab Nkob and Cyber Parc
Catholic church
Place du 16 novembre
Luxury on Liberté
Refreshment options
Centre point
Majorelle Garden and the Palmeraie
Majorelle Garden
Jacques Majorelle
The garden
Berber Museum
The Palmeraie
The Museum of Contemporary African Art Al Maaden
The Menara
The Menara
La Mamounia
Tour of the Gates
History of the walls
Royal Palace
Western gates
Essaouira
On arrival
Place Moulay Hassan and the harbour
The harbour
Iles de Mogador
The medina
Skala de la Ville
Museums and galleries
The beach
Activities
South of Essaouira
Sidi Kaouki
Cap Tafelney
The Ourika Valley
Leaving Marrakech
Anima Gardens
Tnine Ourika
Saffron Garden
Nectarome
Berber Ecomuseum
Ourika Valley
Mountain activities
Along the Ourika Road
Setti Fatma
Hiking options
Return to Marrakech
Imlil and Mount Toubkal
Leaving Marrakech
Asni
Marigha
Mizane Valley
Kasbah Tamadot
Imlil
Kasbah du Toubkal
Guide services
Climbing Toubkal
Tamatert Pass and Tacheddirt
Over the Kik Plateau
Lalla-Takerkoust
Return to Marrakech
Tizi-n-Tichka to Zagora
Leaving Marrakech
Across the Haouz Plain
The Atlas foothills
Taddert
Tizi-n-Tichka
Telouèt
The kasbah
Into the south
Ait-Benhaddou
Tamdaght
Ouarzazate
Kasbah Taourirt
Draa Valley
Agdz
Kasbah Tamnougalte
Towards Zagora
Zagora and Tinfou
Accommodation options
Return via Ouarzazate
Oasis Fint
Tizi-n-Test to Taroudant
Leaving Marrakech
Into the High Atlas
Lunch stop
Ouirgane
The N’Fis river valley
Off-road options from Ijoukak
Tin Mal
The Tizi-n-Test
Souss Valley
Oranges and lemons
Taroudant
The souks
Staying overnight
Return to Marrakech
Agadir
Accommodation
The Medina
Guéliz and the Hivernage
The Palmeraie
Outskirts of Marrakech
Essaouira
The High Atlas
Agdz and Ouarzazate
Agadir
Restaurants
The Medina
Guéliz and the Hivernage
The Palmeraie
Out of town
Essaouira
Nightlife
Music venues
Bars
Casinos
Nightclubs
A-Z
A
Admission charges
Age restrictions
B
Budgeting
C
Childcare
Climate
Clothing
Crime
Customs
D
Disabled travellers
Driving
Car hire
Rules of the road
Breakdown
Parking
E
Electricity
Embassies/consulates
Moroccan embassies
Moroccan consulate
Embassies in Morocco
Emergencies
Etiquette
F
Festivals
H
Health
Insurance
Stomach upsets
Hours and holidays
Business hours
State holidays
Muslim holidays
I
Internet
L
LGBTQ travellers
M
Maps
Media
Publications
Television
Money
ATMs
Credit cards
Tipping
P
Police
Post
R
Religion
Islam
Christianity
Ramadan
S
Smoking
T
Telephones
Time
Tourist Information
Tours
Transport
Arrival by air
Arrival by train
Arrival by road
Airport
Transport within Marrakech
V
Visas and passports
W
Websites
Women travellers
Language
Useful phrases
Time
Eating/drinking
Shopping
Accommodation
Emergencies
Transport
Numbers
Books and Film
Books
Novels
History and society
Travel literature
Films
Moroccan films
Western films


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