Marrakesh Local Custom Tips by 43beckos

It is nigh on impossible to buy alcohol inside the medina, so it is worth taking a trip to one of the supermarkets in Guliez to stock up, especially if you are staying in a riad.

The local brews of Casablanca & White flag beer are very pallitable and quite strong at 5.2%.

But be advised that alchol can only be purchased through certain checkouts at these supermarkets, which seems a little hypocritical, but hey who cares that much.

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Good, Morrocan and Wine are not 3 words I would usually expect to see in the same sentance, however I must say that the local wines that we sampled on our trip were actually quite good.

On a hot day, a chilled glass ( or two ) of the local rose, Gris Guerrooane, was extremely pallatable, and the local white, Medallion, made for a very quaffable white.

We did not try any reds as we had taken some bottles with us, but the staff at the riad advised us that the Medallion red was supposedly very nice, if somewhat expensive.

All of these wines can be purchased at the supermarkets in Guliez

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You know how you hate those people who, as soon as the pilot has turned off the fasten seatbelt sign, dash to the plane door to get off, well if you want to stand any chance of getting through Marrakech customs in less than 45 minutes, you need to become one of those people.

It's not that the customs officers are slow, it's just that they have to complete a lot of paperwork before stamping your passport.

But hey your'e on holiday, whats the rush.

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In the centre of Jemaa El Fna Square, you will friend lots of brightly painted juice carts.

These carts supply fresh orange juice to locals and travellers alike, squeezed to order, and are amazingly cheap ( about 20p / 34 cents ), and taste great.

We were warned that the same bowl of water is ued to wash out the glasses all evening, and that this might make us ill, but we did not seem to suffer any adverse effects.

You may also be approached by a local beggar asking you to buy them juice. They will usually give you an old water bottle so they can take it away to drink later, and at these prices how can you refuse.

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