{"id":177,"date":"2012-02-14T11:28:15","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T11:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joaoleitao.com\/holidays-marrakech\/?p=177"},"modified":"2013-02-06T09:11:06","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T09:11:06","slug":"best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joaoleitao.com\/holidays-marrakech\/attractions\/best\/","title":{"rendered":"What people usually like in Marrakech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tourist when they visit Marrakech they love the souks.<\/p>\n<p>Souks are the markets that basically spread all around the old medina of Marrakech.<\/p>\n<p>A souq or souk is a commercial district in an Arab city.<\/p>\n<p>In Marrakech these souks can be explored walking few hours in a day.<\/p>\n<p>Very nice experience because Marrakesh souks are very active and there&#8217;s thousands of people, motorcycles, donkey carriages,  shops, palaces, museums and artisans workshops.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video with Marrakech Souk Scooter ride:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is a very nice video where you go deep inside Marrakech souks. This is not during rush hour.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"520\" height=\"382\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_pwF1Dlm_G0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Apart from the souks people love to visit palaces and old sites such as the Ben Youssef Madrasa, the Badii Palace, the Bahia Palace, the Koutoubia Mosque.<\/p>\n<p>For some that can explore more, they usually end up also visiting the hidden Saadian Tombs.<\/p>\n<p>For some off the beaten path destination in Marrakech the Jewish district called Mellah is one of the favorite by visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Some people love the beautiful Majorelle Gardens that belonged to Ives Saint Laurent and were designed by the French artist Jacques Majorelle in the 1920&#8217;s and 1930&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video of walking in the Jewish district Mellah of Marrakech:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"520\" height=\"382\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OxtOvAHgDcE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of the best things people love in Marrakech, is the Muslim call for prayer.<\/p>\n<p>Usually Morocco is the first muslim country visited by most westerners.<\/p>\n<p>So, the first impact of listening to the muezzin call.<\/p>\n<p>This impressive 5 times a day ceremony stays indeed in most peoples memory while on a visit to Marrakech.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video of call to prayer in Marrakech:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"520\" height=\"382\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/If4dTxorSY4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Some people love the Marrakech snake charmers as they provide a quick glance of most people imaginary ideas of how a snake charmer really is.<\/p>\n<p>Jemaa el-Fnaa main square has a bunch of groups with several snakes (cobra, small snake and viper) and with drums and ghaita flaute, they make the cobra dance.<\/p>\n<p>You can pay some money to make pictures with the snake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video of snake charmer in Jemaa el-Fnaa Marrakech:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"520\" height=\"382\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UvZvE7G1Im4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A very nice experience in Marrakech is to assist the well known and famous fantasia.<\/p>\n<p>This astonishing spectacle of music, dance, food, fireworks, belly dancers, Moroccan folklore, singing, horse riding men shooting rifles and lights make your evening in Marrakech a great experience.<\/p>\n<p>Price of full show and restaurant menu start at 40 Euros.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video of Fantasia Chez Ali in Marrakech:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"520\" height=\"382\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QkDFP8krK4o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Most people while on a visit to Marrakech don&#8217;t miss out a dinner in the main square, in one of those restaurant stands.<\/p>\n<p>In this restaurants in Marrakech you can eat almost all famous Moroccan cuisine and very tasty recipes in street restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>This is a crazy place to visit and stay a couple of hours for an unforgettable evening in Marrakech.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video of Marrakech main square Jemaa el Fna Restaurant Stands:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"520\" height=\"382\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x3785IV58OM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourist when they visit Marrakech they love the souks. 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