Djemaa El Fna

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  • Address: Rue el Ksour , Marrakesh, Morocco
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  • Timings: 24-hrs Details
  • Time Required: 03:00 Hrs
  • Tags: Walking Area, Square, Street Market, Street Food
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This grand square adjoining the Palace Jemma El Fna is a pot pourri of smells, colors and textures. Like a neighborhood out of an exotic movie, this place is full of esoteric and simply unbelievable sights and sounds. You’ll see old morocco men enjoying a game of cards over a shisha in one corner, you’ll encounter over-zealous shopkeepers and street chefs vying for your attention, you’ll come across fascinating magic potions, alladin-style lamps and magic carpets on sale and yet you are the exotic foreigner for them!

Djemaa el Fna can be many things to a tourist ; a chaotic but entertaining circus, an overwhelming experience or an exasperating confrontation with the reality of Morocco. For all this and much more, this place warrants a visit. Don’t miss out on the scrumptious local cuisine on offer at the innumerable food stalls. After all, the best way to visit a new place is through your stomach!

Djemaa El Fna Travel Tips

  • Stick to Bottled water.
  • Use your bread as a bowl instead of using the cutlery and crockery that is offered on the food stalls.
  • Don’t forget to haggle around a bit before settling on a price.

How to Reach Djemaa El Fna

  • Take the Local sight seeing bus or even any of the local municipal buses, all of which stop at Djemaa El Fna.

  • There a number of food stalls in this area.

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  • Djemaa El Fna Address: Rue el Ksour , Marrakesh, Morocco
  • Djemaa El Fna Timing: 24-hrs
  • Best time to visit Djemaa El Fna(preferred time): 06:00 am - 01:00 pm
  • Time required to visit Djemaa El Fna: 03:00 Hrs
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  • 68.24% of people who visit Marrakesh include Djemaa El Fna in their plan

  • 56.1% of people start their Djemaa El Fna visit around 06 AM

  • People usually take around 3 Hrs to see Djemaa El Fna

Monday, Thursday and Friday

86.49% of people prefer to travel by car while visiting Djemaa El Fna

People normally club together La Bahia Palace and Ali Ben Youssef Medersa while planning their visit to Djemaa El Fna.

People also prefer to start their day with Djemaa El Fna.

* The facts given above are based on traveler data on TripHobo and might vary from the actual figures

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