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Moroccan Culture

Moroccan culture and heritage: medinas, crafts, food, Amazigh traditions and festivals.

Colorful Moroccan dishes including tagine, couscous, and fresh spices on a traditional table - what to eat in morocco
Tagine is the easy answer. The useful ones are what a meal actually costs, how to eat street food without regretting it, and what happens when you say you are vegetarian in a country where the word means something else.
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Jardin Majorelle Marrakech - Ultimate Visitor's Guide to YSL's Blue Paradise
The blue came first, in 1937, on a villa that had been white. Here is where the colour came from, what is true about the trademark story, and the practical side of visiting: online only tickets, opening hours, and the one day the YSL museum shuts.
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How much to tip in Morocco: mint tea service, a guide and a taxi driver
Tipping in Morocco is an everyday courtesy, not an obligation, and the amounts are smaller than most visitors expect. What to give a guide, a driver, a waiter, a riad and a porter, in dirhams and in euros.
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Do you need a guide in Morocco? A local guide explaining a medina doorway to a small group
For wandering the Marrakech medina, no. For the High Atlas, the desert and the historic monuments of Fez, yes, and for different reasons each time. An honest answer from people who sell guided trips.
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