Market shopping in Morocco
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Central Market
The cavernous Central Market is the local spot for fresh meat and produce, and a vibrant experience as well.
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Central Market
A good place to shop in the ville nouvelle, with a variety of fresh food stalls, alcohol shops and various imported foodstuffs.
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Ensemble Artisanal
This government-sponsored emporium is a hive of activity, with carpet weavers, leatherworkers, jewellers and woodworkers all plying their trades. Prices are fixed.
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Bab Doukkala Food Souq
Less touristy than the central souqs and easier to navigate, this neighbourhood market is a prime spot to pick up spices, preserved lemons, earthenware tagines and other gourmet goodies, plus fresh fruit and baked goods.
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Coopérative Artisanal des Marqueteurs
Essaouira is well known for its woodwork and you can visit the string of woodcarving workshops near the Skala de la Ville. For fixed-price shopping try the Coopérative Artisanal des Marqueteurs.
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Central Market
For fresh fruit and vegies, spices, nuts, olives or a parcel of delicious dates, you can’t beat the ville nouvelle’s central market. It also has a couple of good cheese stalls and there are alcohol shops around the outside.
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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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Medina craft shops and showrooms
Tetouan's medina has the usual mix of craft shops and showrooms for the souvenir hunter. Wood and leatherwork are the local specialities. Unique to the Rif are the eye-catching mendeels (hand-woven, brightly coloured striped cloths), worn by farmers. The best place to buy them is from the women on the tiny square to the northeast of Bab er-Rouah. The tannery is the best place to browse for leatherwork.
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Kissariat
The kissariat (covered markets) at the bottom of Talaa Kebira have dozens of tiny shops selling babouches in every colour, fabric and design. Here, you can get yourself a top-quality, hand-stitched pair of leather babouches for around DH120. Only men wear yellow or white. Venture further into the kissariat to discover a wealth of bright yellow-gold wedding jewellery and superb fabrics.
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Market
The Market is excellent for fresh fish, meat, fruit and vegetables, and particularly throngs on Monday and Thursday, when people come from outside Chefchaouen to sell produce.
Several local specialities are worth checking out, particularly the fragrant mountain honey and soft ewe's cheese - both served up at breakfast. Add fresh dial makla (a type of bread) and you have all the ingredients for a heavenly picnic.
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Souqs
While the Souqs of Meknès aren't as extensive as those of Fès or Marrakesh, the lack of hassle makes them a great place to potter around looking for souvenirs.
The easiest route into the souqs is through the arch to the left of the Dar Jamaï Museum on the north side of Place el-Hedim. Plunge in and head northwards, and you will quickly find yourself amid souvenir stalls and carpet shops.
As you walk, notice the qissariat (covered markets) off to either side. A couple of these are devoted to textiles and carpets, which are noisily auctioned off on Sunday mornings. Okchen Market, in the last qissaria on the left before you reach the T-junction with Rue Najjarine,…
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Covered Market
This is the place in Meknès to get fresh produce, and is virtually a tourist attraction in itself, with its beautifully arranged pyramids of sugary sweet delicacies, dates and nuts, olives and preserved lemons in glistening piles. There’s also good-quality fruit and veg here, as well as meat – the faint-hearted may choose to avoid the automated chicken-plucking machines at the rear of the hall.
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Spice Souq
For herbal Viagra, Berber lipstick, cures for baldness and exotic spices, the spice souq is the place to go. The jovial traders will try and draw you in with their more eccentric wares but the best buys are the aromatic spice blends for tajine, fish and chicken. You can also buy argan oil products here as well as the traditional amlou (about Dh40 per bottle). Nearby is the fish souq, an interesting place to wander even if you're not buying, and across Ave de l'Istiqlal, is the jewellery souq, a small area of jewellery shops with everything from heavy Berber beads to gaudy gold.
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