Marrakech - get your deal!

The food court of the Souk

First I gonna tell you something about Marakech. First of all, no it's not the capital, that is Rabat. Marakech is about 2-3h from the Essaouira were the atlantic ocean is. It's very lively and busy this city. They have one of the biggest market of Morocco. They call the markets souk. Often it's very crowded and in narrow paths they are selling their products. You will find everthng. Sheeps, spicies, turtles, fruits, arts and crafts.... Do you ne

the old part of the souk

ed anything? Just go to the souk. The souk of Marrakech is huge and you can get lost easily. But no worries. You always gonna find a way out just take time. The have this sings that should help you to find the places of interest.
The souk is open every day. Please remember that the arabs have their sunday on saturday. That means on saturdays the shops will open later or sometimes they are closed. The Moroccans are very good salesman. Imagine you want to buy this wonderful leather bag he will tell you the price. But never ever buy it for that price. That's way too high. You have to call your price. As far as I know you shouldn't pay more then a third of his first price. If the seller is a Berber it's very hard to decrease the price. But just try it. The seller are always happy if you are a good trader. Ther busines works like that. If you don't try to decrease the price the seller won't be happy.
Since I'm talking about money I gonna tell you were to get money. I always to cash from an atm. Sometimes it doesn't work but I'm sure you will find another one. The currency is Morocan Dirham. I never payed with dollars or Euros, but I think in big places and luxury hotels they will accept it.