Sunday Souq


The valley's weekly market takes place on Sunday and offers a great insight into valley life. Traders and shoppers start arriving in Tabant on Saturday evening, 'parking' their donkeys at the top of town. Expect an authentic experience of busy butchers stalls and veg vendors alongside traders selling everything from used clothes and imported shoes to teapots and tajines and even the kitchen sink (literally).


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