Shopping in Rabat
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Aux Belles Images
Good picture books of Morocco.
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English Bookshop
New titles and second-hand English-language novels.
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American Bookshop
A good range of new titles, and a good selection of books on Morocco.
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Souq as-Sebbat
This place specialises in gaudy gold and begins roughly at Rue Bab Chellah.
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Libraire Kalila Wa Dimma
Carries a decent collection of trekking and travel guides (in French) to Morocco.
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Hypermarché Marjane
You’ll find Western food at the vast Hypermarché Marjane on the road to Salé.
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Ensemble Artisanal
For fixed prices head for the Ensemble Artisanal, which sells a good selection of crafts. For ceramics, your best bet is to head across to Salé to the Complexe des Potiers.
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Fruit and Vegetable Market
The medina is the best place to go for self-catering supplies. The indoor fruit and vegetable market has a fantastic choice of fresh produce, dried fruits and nuts. You should be able to find everything else you need (including booze) at the surrounding stalls or along Rue Souika and near Bab el-Bouiba.
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Division de Cartographie
Rabat is one of the few places in Morocco where you can get a range of topographical Moroccan maps and town plans. The Division de Cartographie sells topography maps, but staff can be sensitive about selling some maps. Take your passport. Most maps need to be ordered and can be picked up 48 hours later.
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Rue des Consuls
Rue des Consuls is the best place to go if you want to shop at the stalls and choose crafts or gifts. Rabat was traditionally an artisan centre and a wide range of handicrafts are still practised here, so the choice and quality of goods is generally high. There are more offerings along Blvd Tariq al-Marsa towards the kasbah. You'll find everything in this area from jewellery, silks and pottery to zellij and carved wooden furniture.
Weaving was one of the most important traditional crafts in Rabat, and the more formal, Islamic style is still favoured. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings women descend from the villages to auction their carpets to local salesmen at the carpet…
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