Morocco Travel Guide

ANTIQUES,   LOCAL

CARPETS

FLEA    MARKET

SOUVENIRS

ANTIQUES,   JEWELLERY

ART &   CRAFT,  CLOTHING

JEWELLERY

VILLE NOUVELLE

Bazar Tindouf

Offline map Google  map (   72  Rue de  la  Liberté)    This    shop    opposite    El-Minzah   Hotel   is  bursting    to

the seams with antiques, glassware, brassware, ceramics, lamps, jewellery, clothing and more
besides. It’s definitely worth a browse.

El Tapisero

(www.eltapisero.com; 31 Rue el Hassan el Youssi Aziz Bou Charf) Make like Madonna and
order a handmade carpet at El Tapisero. The team at this carpet-weaving enterprise is very
creative and works with some of the big European decorators. Expect to pay about €50 to
€250 per square metre.

La Casa Barata

(Ave Abou Kacem Sebti at Ave Fayçal Ben Abdel Aziz, 9am-8pm Thu & Sun) Literally ‘the
cheap house’, this large flea market carries everything you can imagine, from vegetables to
electronics to carpets. The best opportunity to find real treasure, and an experience unto itself.

Ensemble Artisanal

Offline map Google map ( cnr Rue Belgique & Rue M’sallah; 9am-1pm & 3-7pm Sat-Thu) This
government-backed arts-and-crafts centre is a good place to see the range of local crafts and
watch the artisans at work. There’s no haggling, as prices are fixed, but they are also much
higher than in the souqs.

MEDINA

The souqs of the medina are a wonderful place to spend hours shopping. Following are some
unusual places you might want to see.

Boutique Majid

Offline map Google  map (   Rue Les Almohades)  You can get lost    for hours   in  this    exotic  antique

shop, but the real gem is Majid himself. Straight out of central casting (including his red fez) he
will regale you with stories of the Rolling Stones and other luminaries while showing you his
amazing collection of Moroccan doors, jewellery and artefacts, clothing, fabrics and carpets.

Laura Wefling

Offline map Google  map (   Pl  de  la  Kasbah) Next    to  the Kasbah  Museum, this    is  a   beautiful   shop

with some stunning one-off pieces of clothing, bags, decor items and ceramics. Look out for the
chandelier in the shape of a sailing ship.

Bazaar of Silver Jewelry

(13 Rue Jamaa Jadida) The name says it all: two floors of glass cases full of silver jewellery
from throughout Morocco, both new and antique, and great staff, too. Located in an obscure
alley near the Café Central, Petit Socco.