- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications (1 Feb 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1740595947
- ISBN-13: 978-1740595940
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 10.9 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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- #64 in Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Africa > Morocco
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Sherman's Travel, April 2007
'...Encounter guides...discreet in size, but generous enough on page count to provide a fuller city experience minus the hefty guidebook load.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
'...Encounter guides...discreet in size, but generous enough on page count to provide a fuller city experience minus the hefty guidebook load.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This is the only full-colour guide to Marrakesh with fold-out city maps. It features mapped walking tours, including Marrakesh by Design for the best of the city's elegant interiors. An entertainment chapter provides myriad options from clubbing to performing arts. Marrakesh was an oasis of tolerance for gay travellers long before Yves Saint-Laurent settled down here with his partner in the '60s, and today many same-sex couples report a greater sense of ease here than in their hometowns. Palais el-Badi was reputed to be one of the most beautiful palaces in the world when it was built in 1578-1602. In the traditional cosmetics corner of the Rahba Kedima Market, tourists experiment with kohl eyeliner and cochineal, perhaps unaware that this all-natural lip-stain is actually made from ground-up bugs! 70 fresh fruit juice stalls, pulp over 100,000 oranges, lemons and grapefruits every day.
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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Forget the tourist uniform of backpack and Lonely Planet/Rough Guide in hand.... you're going to need both hands to carry all the 'bargains' that the salesmen of Marrakech have so considerately helped you spend your money on!
This is a tremendous little guidebook to carry in your pocket as you wander round Marrakech.
The old Medina is a rabbit-warren of alleyways (you WILL get lost, so enjoy the experience!), so to have a well thought out little book like this on you is a real help. It is just the right size (and weight!) to slip into the leg pocket of your combat trousers or back pocket of your jeans, and has just enough practical information about sights of interest, shopping, restaurants etc etc, to keep you busy. I found that whilst I do have an interest in the politics of 17th Century Morocco, I was quite content to leave my full-size, full-on guidebook at the hotel for a bedtime read, and just go for a walk to see what I could see.
This book is different from many others in that it is organised by neighbourhoods, each with a detailed map of the area. I found these maps to be significantly more use than most I saw, as you will need to navigate not by street signs but by landmarks, and these maps are full of helpful landmarks (what signs there are- and they are fairly few and far between!- are mainly in Arabic of course). They are also not fold out maps, just pages in the book, which makes using them quicker and easier too.
My only real criticism is that I would have liked to see more information on cheaper places to eat in each neighbourhood. The suggestions they do have were often a little pricey, and in my opinion- in Marrakech at least- pricey certainly isn't to be equated with better; the best places I found to eat (very) well, were also the slightly more rough and ready places, which perhaps this guide's authors didn't care for!
I always find Lonely Planet books the best laid out and easiest to use. Their full-size 'Morocco' guide has a rather brief, if helpful, section on Marrakech; and their 'Best of Marrakech' guide is very good too (with a lot of the information duplicated in this book), but the excellent layout and design of this book, not to mention it's physical size, shape and weight, gave it the edge for me.
This is a tremendous little guidebook to carry in your pocket as you wander round Marrakech.
The old Medina is a rabbit-warren of alleyways (you WILL get lost, so enjoy the experience!), so to have a well thought out little book like this on you is a real help. It is just the right size (and weight!) to slip into the leg pocket of your combat trousers or back pocket of your jeans, and has just enough practical information about sights of interest, shopping, restaurants etc etc, to keep you busy. I found that whilst I do have an interest in the politics of 17th Century Morocco, I was quite content to leave my full-size, full-on guidebook at the hotel for a bedtime read, and just go for a walk to see what I could see.
This book is different from many others in that it is organised by neighbourhoods, each with a detailed map of the area. I found these maps to be significantly more use than most I saw, as you will need to navigate not by street signs but by landmarks, and these maps are full of helpful landmarks (what signs there are- and they are fairly few and far between!- are mainly in Arabic of course). They are also not fold out maps, just pages in the book, which makes using them quicker and easier too.
My only real criticism is that I would have liked to see more information on cheaper places to eat in each neighbourhood. The suggestions they do have were often a little pricey, and in my opinion- in Marrakech at least- pricey certainly isn't to be equated with better; the best places I found to eat (very) well, were also the slightly more rough and ready places, which perhaps this guide's authors didn't care for!
I always find Lonely Planet books the best laid out and easiest to use. Their full-size 'Morocco' guide has a rather brief, if helpful, section on Marrakech; and their 'Best of Marrakech' guide is very good too (with a lot of the information duplicated in this book), but the excellent layout and design of this book, not to mention it's physical size, shape and weight, gave it the edge for me.
38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Only someone who has not been to Marrakesh can complain about the book. I just used it with 2 friends to spend 5 days in this wonderful city and it was truly thorough, giving us some great itineraries to eat, shop and use the Imams (get the exfoliating massage) without getting lost in the maze of the Old City or the Souks. A most definite buy if you are going. And by all means do go.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I used this for my trip to Marrakech in Dec/Jan, and it was fantastic. I was only in the center for 3 days and it ended up being invaluable especially for places to eat, and shop, as well as what to see. There's a map at the back which in the end didn't get used at all, but the maps of each area were very good, and we even managed to find our way through the souks! Definitely recommend it.
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Little guide
The most useful feature of this guide is its size which allows it to be carried discretely in your pocket - an important feature in a city when visitors are regularly assailed by... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Robert Cordner
marrakech encounter
good little guides with useful informations, the map of the various area was very useful to find our way round the city
Published 8 months ago by claudine
Enough for Marrakech
This is a small size book packing a lot of information. I used this in with Top 10 and combined was more than enough. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ajmal Sultany
Marrakesh-Lonely planet
The book is tiny, which is not a bad thing, but not very well segmented.
It's difficult to find the places to see in it as they are not proeprly mentioned in the index; one... Read more
It's difficult to find the places to see in it as they are not proeprly mentioned in the index; one... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Roma
Ok-ish
This book is useful in terms of geographical orientation; really good maps and an idea of whats where. Read more
Published 18 months ago by yeahbutnah
Handy Little Book
Very nice sized pocket book. Colourful pictures and good information. Details on some lovely Riads, which we then looked up on the internet. Read more
Published 20 months ago by bb
Useful for a weekend break
Good little pocket sized book to have if you want to get as much done in Marrakesh is a few short days. Bought this as well as the Morocco guide. Read more
Published 21 months ago by ClaireBear
Lonely Planet guide to Marrakech
Between us we had four guide books to Marrakech. This was the least useful - badly written, badly organised with a bit of a 'smart-arse' attitude. Read more
Published on 11 April 2010 by R. Sacks
Discovering Marrakesh
A useful pocket size guide, well written and researched, providing valuable information and insight
into this fascinating city. Can't wait to discover it for ourselves!
into this fascinating city. Can't wait to discover it for ourselves!
Published on 6 April 2010 by A. Murray
Not Lonely Planet at its best
The author profile says it all "Alison's first crush was on Sufi poet and whirling dervish honcho Rumi, ... as a five year old. Read more
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