Other shopping in Central Morocco & The Atlas Mountains
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ACR Libraire d’Art
Splashy coffee-table books about Moroccan gardens, arts and architecture in French and English, plus handy DIY books on cookery, mosaics and tadelakt (lime plastering).
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MarraBook Café
Paperback books in French and English on the ground floor, photo exhibitions upstairs, tea and coffee on the terrace and welcome calm around the corner from the Djemaa.
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Marché Municipale ibn Toumert
For a solid selection of fresh produce, dried fruits and nuts, try the new Marché Municipale ibn Toumert.
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Cooperative Artisanale Femmes de Marrakesh
A hidden treasure worth seeking in the souqs. Here you’ll find breezy cotton clothing and household linens made by a Marrakesh women’s cooperative and a small annex packed with items made by non-profit and women’s cooperatives from across Morocco, including sustainably harvested thuyya wood bowls from Essaouira, Safi tea sets and small Middle Atlas rugs.
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Al-Kawtar
A wonderful non-profit boutique, where you can find luxe household linens minutely embroidered along the edges for less than you’d pay for plain cotton back home. You can also get fabulous hand-stitched Marrakesh-mod tunics, dresses, shirts and pants off the rack or tailored to fit you – there’s no extra charge for alterations. All the items here are made by disabled women, and your purchases pay for their salaries, training programs and a child-care centre.
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Kif-Kif
A hip boutique that engages the city’s most inventive artisans to come up with clever gifts. These include tote bags made of pop-art awning fabric, rings with interchangeable felt baubles and adorable striped-jersey baby jellabas – and 15% of the price on all kids’ items goes to a local non-profit organisation supporting disabled children.
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Ensemble Artisanal
To get a jump start on the souqs, savvy shoppers visit the Ensemble Artisanal to glimpse artisans at work and see the range of crafts and prices Marrakesh has to offer. The set prices are higher than in the souqs and the selection is obviously more limited, but it’s hassle-free shopping and the producer gets paid directly.
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ACIMA Supermarket
For staples such as cheese, cereal and alcohol, head for the supermarket, ACIMA supermarket.
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L’Art du Bain Savonnerie Artisanale
Sells argan oil from an Essaouira cooperative alongside handmade soaps made with fragrant blends of local herbs, flowers and spices.
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Assouss Cooperative d’Argane
For pampering and foodie finds, this is the Marrakesh retail outlet of a women’s argan cooperative outside Essaouira. The all-women staff will ply you with free samples and proudly explain how their ultra-emollient cosmetic oil and gourmet salad oils are made.
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Creations Pneumatiques
To buy crafts directly from Marrakesh’s favourite recycling artisans, head over to Riad Zitoun el-Kedim and check out the items cleverly fashioned from recycled tyres: Michelin mirrors, well-travelled footstools, man-bags with street cred. There are several to choose from, but there’s usually a good selection among the framed Bob Marley posters at Creations Pneumatiques.
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Jamade
Sells locally designed items at fixed prices, including some hip, hand-sewn coasters and placemats from Tigmi women’s cooperative.
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Central Souq
Fresh cheese, meat and vegetables can be found at the daily central souq.
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Coopérative de Tissage
At the Coopérative de Tissage, you can glimpse local women artisans at work on hanbels (locally woven carpets) and embroidered straw mats, and take one home at fixed prices of Dh550 to Dh750 per sq metre. Next door is the Ensemble Artisanal, the state-run showroom with stone carvings, pottery and woollen carpets woven by the region’s Ouzguita Berbers.
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Supermarché
The Supermarché carries all the desert essentials: water, toothpaste, lip balm, packaged soups, cookies, film, vodka and argan anti-cellulite lotion.
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Supermarket
This large supermarket has imported European foods.
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Horizon Artisanat
On the north side of town, Horizon Artisanat sells handmade pottery, metalwork and carpets produced by the local Horizon Association, which works to integrate disabled children and adults into the community.
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Arc-en-Ciel Women’s Cooperative
At the crossroads for Amezrou, Arc-en-Ciel Women’s Cooperative sells folkloric tote bags, baby clothes and funky fleece jumpers made from fabric remnants.
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Iklane Association
This town has several carpet shops that mostly sell to trade, but the best option is to buy from the source 4km outside of Tazenakht at Iklane Association. Here the association takes 8% of reasonable retail prices for initiatives like the community clean-up program (hence the immaculate village); the rest goes to the carpet maker.
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