Vacation in Morocco

Djemaa El Fna, the heart of Marrakech

Djemaa El Fna is the biggest square in Marrakech and the heart of the city. This fantastic open air theatre is included in UNESCO's world heritage and has millions of tourists each year. 

Music, drums, rhythms that can put you into trance, apes, snake charmers, water sellers in colorful costumes with traditional goat leather water-bags and brass cups give a magical touch to Djemaa El Fna. 

Another point of interest in Djemaa El Fna is henna body painting. Under umbrellas, sitting on a small chair, Moroccan women make henna tattoos for tourists.

As an observation, in case you will want to have a henna tattoo, you should know first that natural henna has red color, not black. Black henna has chemicals and in some cases, it might burn or affect your skin very seriously. 

In Marrakech you will find dozens of stalls with fresh oranges inviting you for a juice full of vitamins. Many street restaurants, lots of flavours from the spices used in traditional Moroccan food, smoke of the barbecues, sugarcane juice (very healthy - used especially for kidney stones - and delicious when is fresh and well done). 

Horses and carriages are waiting in Djemaa El Fna for tourists to take a tour. 

Bazaars with many traditional Moroccan clothes, jewelry, colorful scarves, decorative objects, beautiful Moroccan lamps, carpets from Atlas Mountains, spices, kaftans, djellabas, babouch - Morrocan traditional shoes, leather bags, and many more you will find in Djemaa El Fna.

Marrakech is a crowded city. Tourists from all over the world are here each year to visit it.  But all these make Marrakech looks like a colorful and exotic painting drew from a fairy tale. 

While you are in Djemaa El Fna don't forget to try different types of tajine, harira, kefta and brochettes, henna tattoo, orange and sugarcane juices and shopping in bazaars.
Djemaa El Fna is the young and restless heart of Marrakech. Always atractive and full of magic. 

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  1. Nice blog, it provides many informative articles about Marrakech and Morocco. Thanks for sharing the information. Looking for more updates in future.

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