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Tips 1 - 10 of 10 Marrakesh Off The Beaten Path
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From Marrakesh it's easy to visit the High Atlas and the Ourika Valley. The Ourika Valley is at an one-hours drive south of Marrakesh. The Jebel Toubkal ( 4167M) is just west of the Ourika Valley. From the Ourika Valley you can easily reach Oukaimeden, a ski-resort in winter time. In 1975 I made a nice donkey ride in the mountains near Oukaimeden. In 2000 we stayed in the valley and visited a local Berber house.
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In 2000 we spent some relaxed hours in the beautifull scenery of the Ourika Valley. We had a lunch on the terrace of one of the auberges in the valley, enjoying the nice views. We walked around a bit and explored the riverbed. When we saw the small amount of water at that moment , we could hardly imagine, that in November 1995 severe floods damaged many houses and resulted in the loss of hundred of lives in this valley.
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On our way to Ouriki, one hour south of Marrakesh, we saw many fruittrees and agricultural fields in the green Ourika Valley. The villages looked very nice. The kasbah village on the picture we saw just before we reached Ouriki. The red colour of the buildings fits very well against the mountainslopes in the same colour.
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In 2000 we visited the village Ouriki, south of Marrakesh for the weekly local market. Many villagers from the surrounding villages visit this market. When we crossed the river, before entering the village, we saw a large parking lot, not with cars ...., but with donkeys, many many donkeys,shoulder by shoulder. If you enlarge the picture you will see it better.
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When we entered the market village Ouriki, we saw also at the the other side of the bridge a lot of ''parked'' donkeys of the local people, visiting the market. Never before I had seen so many donkeys at one spot. When we saw the huge amount of donkeys in the oued and all the people at the bridge, we were prepared, that the market must be very crowded.
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We were very excited to have a look in this village at the marketday. When we walked around, it was as if we were back in another era. These pictures are not from 1975, but made in 2000. It was very crowded in the village indeed, but it was also easy to find some more quiet places at the edges of the village with only a few donkeys and local men around.
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We walked around at the market, exploring and trying to discover the different sections of the market. The market was spread out in the whole village, so it took some time before we had visited all the sections with animals, vegetables, local craft and more. We enjoyed the special atmosphere and ambiance in the village.
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The most crowded part of the market, where it was not easy to move forward, was the animal section. Here we saw many goats and sheeps. It was very interesting to have a look at the lifely bargaining and trade between the villagers.
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In another part of the village we found the vegetable market. At this coulourful part of the market we saw many tomatoes, onions and other vegetables and herbs. The soil in the surrounding area of the village must be fertile. In the animal part of the market we saw only men, as we expected, but also at the vegetable part of the market we saw hardly any woman.
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In Ouriki we saw except a lot of vegetables also fruits from the fertile valley. We enjoyed a lot to walk around at this part of the local market. It was nice to look, what's happened here. And of course we bought some of the delicious local fruit.
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hindu1936 Tue Oct 23, 2007 15:06 UTC
Hi Ali, love your new page on Morocco. Did you by any chance buy a new camera. Those are some really sharp photos. thanks | adema29 Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:52 UTC
Your tips and pictures from Majorelle Gardens are beautiful! | MM212 Mon Apr 30, 2007 19:14 UTC
I'm glad you made it back to Marrakech. Let me know if you post new tips & photos. | matcrazy1 Wed Oct 18, 2006 20:43 UTC
It had to be interesting to compare how Marrakesh changed during 25 years. I liked it a lot (incl. some food on Jemma el Fna) and even more High Atlas. |
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