based out of marrakesh

• things to do
  • wander the medina
  • shop the souqs
  • visit a hamam
  • Djemaa al Fna at night
  • admire zellij
    • tilework
• monuments to see
  • Koutoubia mosque
  • Djemaa al Fna
  • El Bahia palace
  • Saadian tombs
  • El Badi palace
  • Ben Youssef Medersa school
  • Bab Agnaou gate
    • part of ancient city wall
  • Museum of Moroccan Arts
    • also great architecture!
  • Jardin Majorelle
    • shows up on most lists
  • Menara Gardens
    • historic
  • Dar Si Said
    • palace museum
    • zellij-tastic
• places to go
  • Agafay desert
  • Berber villages?
  • Essaouira
    • not as touristy beach town
  • Volubilis
    • Roman ruins
  • Oualidia
    • lagoon
• food to eat
  • tagine
    • meat & veggies cooked in a clay pot
  • lamb tanjia
    • cooked in clay pot
  • brochettes
    • skewered meat
  • grilled veggies
  • b'stilla
    • meat with sweet spices, wrapped in dough
    • originally made with pigeon meat
  • maakouda
    • small snack
    • potatoes, mashed, with egg and parsley and coriander, deep fried
  • dried fruits
  • pastilla
    • phyllo pastry with variety of sweet or savory fillings
  • couscous
  • briouates
    • small phyllo pastry filled with meat or veggies
  • salads
    • tomato jam: roasted tomatoes with honey, orange flower water, cinnamon
    • zaalouk: eggplant, tomatoes, and spices, eaten alone or with bread
    • matbucha: tomatoes and roasted red bell peppers, garlic and chili pepper
    • taktouka: tomatoes, bell peppers, garlic, olive oil, chopped rather than pureed
  • "gazelle horns"
    • sweet pastries
  • ghoriba cookies
    • "macaron like", flavored with coconut or almond
  • eating notes
    • slow service
    • bring bill to table, but pay up front
• items to buy
  • mint tea
  • saffron
  • leather shoes
  • a leather pouf?!