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DJEMAA EL FNA
2008-05-31 01:01:00 GOODBYE MARRAKESH - NOVEMBER 2006No visit to Marrakesh would be complete without a tour of the Djemaa El Fna, a truly open-air theatre, the main square of Marrakesh, the largest in Morocco and allegedly the largest in Africa! Its fame is not due to its particular beauty, but to the incredible day and night life as well as to its atmosphere. Djemaa el Fna, whose name may mean either «Assembly of the Dead» or «Place of the Vanished Mosque» is famous for the large number of spectacles going on all the time and for the exquisite, tasteful and much appreciated food sold at night at the numerous food stalls. The place, a crossroads of Arab and Berber cultures, was closed to traffic in the early 2000s after having served as a bus station for some time!"ARGANA - Some believe that the Argana has the best combination of view and price. From the Argana Restaurant one may have a nice view of the place, which is the perfect excuse for poor food..."THE SHOW MUST GO ON!"WATER SELLERS - Colourful c...
By: Blogtrotter
STILL IN MARRAKESH
2008-05-25 03:00:00 FROM GARDEN TO MEDRASSA ? NOVEMBER 2006?THE MAJORELLE GARDEN - Jacques Majorelle was born in 1886 in Nancy but settled in Marrakech in 1924 to continue his career of painter. He then created a botanical garden that displays plants from the five continents: cactus, yucas, water lilies, jasmines, bougainvilleas? and hosts more than 15 bird species, which can be found only in the area of North Africa. Since 1947 the garden's doors were open to the public. In 1980 Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent purchased the garden and restored it??ISLAMIC MUSEUM ? In 1931 Paul Sinoir created a workshop for Jacques Majorelle, painted in the special shade of bold cobalt blue which is named after him, «Majorelle bleu». It now houses the Islamic Art Museum, displaying the personal collection of Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Lauren, including North African textiles and carpets, as well as ceramics and potteries, weapons, jewellery, woodworks, and paintings by Majorelle??MAJORELLE BLUE - Majorelle was on...
By: Blogtrotter
RED CITY MONUMENTS
2008-05-19 22:45:00 MARRAKESH ? NOVEMBER 2006LA MENARA"LA MENARA - This pavilion, built in the 16th century by the Saadi dynasty, was renovated in 1869 by sultan Abderrahmane who usually came here in summer to spend some time. On our back there are the Atlas Mountains; unfortunately the morning haze blurred the pictures""MENARA ARTIFICIAL LAKE - The basin, supplied with water from the Atlas Mountains located at approximately 30 km distance through an old hydraulic system, was created to irrigate the surrounding gardens and orchards. The gardens and orchards were built around 1130 by the Almohad ruler Abd al-Mu'min. The stadium-like environment is prepared for the Sound and Light show..."***KOUTOUBIA"AVENUE - A large avenue links La Menara to the Koutoubia mosque""KOUTOUBIA - The 69 m tall minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque («Booksellers» mosque, due to the manuscript sellers that set shop around it since its creation), was built by Yacoub al-Mansour, grandson of Sultan Abdelmounen, who built the mosque i...
By: Blogtrotter
Massú pasó a la final del challenger de Marrakesh
2008-05-16 23:22:00 Nicolás Massú pasó a la final del challenger de Marrakesh tras derrotar al español Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo por 6-4 y 6-2. Se enfrentará al francés Jeremy Chardy, 160 del circuito.
By: La Página
MARRAKESH
2008-05-16 01:43:00 RED CITY - NOVEMBER 2006For many people when you speak of Morocco you mean Marrakesh, the second largest city in the country after Casablanca, and earlier known to travellers as «Morocco City». Started to be built in 1070, in the plain near the Atlas Mountains, as a new capital for the Almoravid leader Abu-Bakr Ibn-Umar, it reached its apogee under the leadership of Yacoub el Mansour, the third Almohad sultan. Having been an imperial capital (like Fez, Meknes and Rabat), it's still nowadays a cultural crossroads, which has attracted many foreigners to the flourishing real estate market! "AVENUE YARMOUK, in the residential area of Hivernage. For some reason Marrakesh is named the red city; the ramparts of the Medina make justice to the name""STOP - After a long journey from Rabat, through Casablanca (the Casablanca-Marrakesh Expressway was not yet fully completed - it opened on April 17th, 2007), we were supposed to stop!""RED HOUSE HOTEL - Opened in 1923, the La Mamounia Hotel clo...
By: Blogtrotter
New Moroccan palace hotel in Marrakesh
2008-03-24 09:59:00 A new luxury hotel in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh officially opened its doors in March 2008. With only 5 guest rooms, the ultra-exclusive Ana Yela is established in a 300 year-old city palace in the heart of Marrakesh?s historic Medina.
Impressions of Marrakesh
2008-01-06 18:32:00 Impressions of MarrakechI am very surprised by Marrakech. I can breathe peacefully here. I walk down the streets without being hustled or hassled. There seems to be less drug dealers and hotel runners here per capita than in most places in Morocco. I am rather impressed. Either the authorities in Marrakech have done a good job in keeping the hustlers away from tourists, the shop keepers have already earned so much money that they do not need to hire the services of touts and faux guides, or the tourist cloud is so think that poor little me can slip through the crowd undetected by barnacles, leeches, and touts- and I therefore do not really notice the hassles that other people are being put through. Maybe it is a little of all three. The way I figure it is if one were in the market for a pig they would select the biggest, plumpest one they could find. And in this city of fat pigs (tourists with money), I look like the gauntest, poorest, degenerate piglet of them all. Needless to say,...
My Marrakesh in Budget Travel
2007-12-11 15:55:00 Non-Korea-related, I know… One of my original blog buddies, whom I met through maryeats, is getting more and more famous all the time. Maryam Montegue of My Marrakesh has been having magazines and documentary crews snag her for interviews and features since she and her family moved to Morocco to start an olive farm ...
CouponSurfer Coupon - Save at least $1 on any one Marrakesh Express Product
2007-12-07 13:59:00 Marrakesh Express Source: CouponSurfer Coupons Technorati Tags: coupon-codes , closeouts , bargain-deals , coupon-code , last-minute-bargains , deals-bargains Share This
Vote For One Gutsy Lady - In Marrakesh
2007-11-05 16:15:00 Maryam of My Marrakesh is one of the finalists in the 2007 Weblog Awards and I appeal to you to go and vote for her in the Best Middle East and Africa Blog categoryThis gutsy lady not only works as a journalist and writer but brings up two children whilst working with her architect husband ... Related Entries: A Basin for MaryamA Place In Marrakesh For Richard Branson To VisitYay or Nay: Chanel No 5MTV’s Art battles - Last day to vote!!!!!! Tags: Websites - Cool Stuff
Christmas holidaymakers to visit Marrakesh
2007-11-01 00:00:00 Many Britons who are flying abroad this Christmas are set to visit Marrakesh, it has been revealed.The Moroccan city was highlighted as a popular location among winter holidaymakers by TravelRepublic....
Dar Khmissa Gay Guesthouse - Marrakech area (Marrakesh province)
2007-09-20 21:15:00 Stay at Ryad Kh' missa, a gay owned and operated guesthouse which will make you discover or relive the charm of Morocco in an authentic and warm frame.Ryad Kh' missa is ideally situated in the most pleasant district of the medina, Riad Zitoun Jdid's district, that of the Palace Bahia, the Palace Badi, the Tiskiwin and Dar Si Saïd museums, but also in the door of souks. Streets are there wide and paved.You can reach it there car without difficulties, the parking of the prefecture of the medina of Marrakesh, which is guarded day and night is in 20 metres of the ryad.This Ryad is also in five minutes in feet, of the place Jemaa El Fna, one of the most famous places of Morocco.These three rooms and his suite in colours and in names of our history open on a central patio, the centre of life of ryad where you take advantage of orange trees mandarin trees and banana trees, colours of our seasonal plants, under the rustle of the fountain and the birds.Since bring down it, you will overh...
By: Arab Gay Blog
The Marrakesh Express
2007-07-10 17:44:00 By Larry WebI had spent eight totally disappointing days in Morocco. Oh, I thoroughly enjoyed sites such as the Bab bou Jaloud (Blue Gate), and the Moorish architecture of the medersas, and the amazing sites in the medinas in Fez. I was fascinated by the sites and sounds of the people in the Djna el Fna Square in Marrakesh, with its snake charmers and other unbelievable human attractions. What I had not found, was the primary reason why I came. I wanted some young, carmel-colored Moroccan cock!I prepared for my trip over several months, studying a variety of guidebooks, which, of course, included the leading gay guidebooks. I had reserved a room months earlier in a hotel in Fez, which the guidebook said had "attractive, young room service waiters, who are available". Unfortunately, the hotel had been purchased by an international chain shortly before my arrival. The room service waiters were neither attractive, nor young. I did not care about theiravailability.In Marrakesh, ...
By: Arab Gay Blog
Dar Khmissa Gay Guesthouse - Marrakech area (Marrakesh province)
2007-05-28 04:38:00 Stay at Ryad Kh' missa, a gay owned and operated guesthouse which will make you discover or relive the charm of Morocco in an authentic and warm frame.Ryad Kh' missa is ideally situated in the most pleasant district of the medina, Riad Zitoun Jdid's district, that of the Palace Bahia, the Palace Badi, the Tiskiwin and Dar Si Saïd museums, but also in the door of souks. Streets are there wide and paved.You can reach it there car without difficulties, the parking of the prefecture of the medina of Marrakesh, which is guarded day and night is in 20 metres of the ryad.This Ryad is also in five minutes in feet, of the place Jemaa El Fna, one of the most famous places of Morocco.These three rooms and his suite in colours and in names of our history open on a central patio, the centre of life of ryad where you take advantage of orange trees mandarin trees and banana trees, colours of our seasonal plants, under the rustle of the fountain and the birds.Since bring down it, you will overha...
By: Arab Gay Blog
Marrakesh Bathroom Design
2007-05-28 00:00:00 Dare to be different. This is the message behind these bathroom products. These beautiful decorated faucets and lavatory basins with stunning patterns, colors and textures, are decorated with a special technique that creates raised ruby-like flowers and 24k gold tendrils make me feel like a king. Named for the ancient capital ...
My Marrakesh
2007-02-20 18:20:02 My Marrakesh: Morocco: and brazen hussy? But, as someone once told me: In such ugly times, perhaps the only true protest is beauty. BeautyBeauty [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: TrueGrit
A Luxury Weekend Break In A Marrakesh Riad
0000-00-00 00:00:00 A Luxury Weekend Break to Marrakesh has the real sound of romance and mystery to it, and it is easily possible to find and book a romantic getaway package to a new Riad in Marrakesh called the Riad Noir DIvoire The luxury weekend break will start at the airport where you will be met, and driven the fifteen minutes to the Medina, and then it is a ten minute walk, and the sights and sounds of Marrakesh will overwhelm you immediately
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