Markets of Morocco

From any trip you want to bring something to memory. It can be a beautiful dress or decoration, a useful thing for a house or just a trinket for a mantelpiece. And from a trip to one of the African countries with their traditional picturesque bazaars, it's simply impossible not to bring a souvenir . Morocco is also the state on the north-west coast of Africa. When going there, check out the information on the markets of Morocco.

What should a tourist know?

The Moroccan market carries the traditional Arabic name "bitches". Here you can find everything from ripe fruits to antiques. For Moroccans, such a bazaar is a real center of a stormy city life, where you can not only make purchases, but also eat cheaply, chat, learn the latest news. It is here, and not in supermarkets, you need to go for juicy oranges and aromatic spices, the cost of which for 1 kg in any market of Morocco will be at least half as much.

The main rule when visiting Moroccan bazaars is compulsory bargaining. If the product does not have a price tag, then its price is not fixed, but, as a rule, overstated by the seller. Bargaining, you get the opportunity to reduce it several times. Bargaining is a real local tradition, a way of communicating with the buyer. Even for bread, the price of which ranges from 1 to 3 Dhs, you will have to bargain.

Morocco markets all day until it gets dark. But the best time to visit them is either early morning (from 6 to 8 hours), or the afternoon, after 16 hours. At this time, it is not so crowded, by the same evening sellers are more willing to reduce prices for their goods.

The best markets in Morocco

So, the best oriental bazaars are located, as a rule, in large Moroccan cities:

1. Marrakech is the center of Moroccan shopping . Around the area of Jemaa el Fna (Jemaa el Fna) is one of the largest and noisy neighborhoods of street trading. It consists of several small markets, each of which specializes in a specific kind of goods. For spices it is better to go to the market, located opposite the square of Rabah Kedima.
2. In Casablanca there is an excellent grocery market Marche Central, where you will always find fresh peaches, apples, oranges and, of course, excellent dates. This bitch occupies the whole block, bounded by boulevard Muhammad V and streets of Abdullah Mejuni, Chayuya and Ben Abdallah. Here, as in all markets of Morocco, you can and should bargain. In this case, bargaining is appropriate only if you are really interested in buying. The entrance to the market is located opposite Ibn Batouta Street.
3. If fate brought you to the Moroccan city of Fez , be sure to visit the market on Rue AbuHanifa, located on the stretch between the streets of Avenue El Hayan and Rue de Damas. Here, mainly food products are sold, and at relatively low prices. But if you want you can find and manufactured goods, including antique. You can walk to the market on foot from Avenue des Almohades.
4. The largest market of Rabat is located in the old part of the city - the medina. It is tourist oriented, so there is a large selection of souvenirs and gifts. Here is also an indoor food market. You can reach other areas by public transport by going to the Medina Rabat or Bab Chellah stop. And on the street Consulov in Rabat there are specialized antique and souvenir shops where you can buy jewelry from silver, wool carpets, decorative glassware and ceramics, natural aromatic oils, traditional Moroccan grandmothers (shoes with long noses), earthenware called tazhin and m.
5. Tanger is not such an attractive resort as Marrakech or Casablanca , however, shopping is very popular here. In the center of the city is the central market of Gran Sokko, where you can not only make purchases, but also admire the colorful show of numerous magicians, trainers, snake charmers. Also, a large market, open on Sundays and Thursdays, operates near the Sidi Bou Abib mosque. There is a weaving market in Tangier (in the center of the medina), an antiques market (near the Kasb square) and even the so-called smuggling market, functioning in the building of an old caravan-shed.
6. The Agadir Souk El Had market is one of the largest in Morocco . All products presented on the shelves (carpets, spices, ceramics, souvenirs) are either made by local craftsmen, or brought from the surrounding cities. The market itself is located inside a large park surrounded by jagged arches. You can get to Souk El Had in Agadir by buses №5 and №22.