Marrakesh is just a couple of hours away from major European capitals, but, so close in distance, yet so far in people’s mind. Often people stress or worry about going to Africa, to Arab countries, to Morocco.

Traveling is not just about the arrival and the departing. People worry about how it will be to get to a specific place and then, how will it be when coming back home.

Have you ever deeply tough about how it would be during your stay? Don’t worry about your return, and, just worry a bit about some travel details and you’re set to travel in style, enjoying your destination at ease.

Marrakesh offers unlimited shopping opportunities, endless palaces, dar, villas, museums and monuments, the perfect destination to enjoy 2 or 3 days, 1 week or even a couple of months exploration. For those who choose be to “Marrakchis”, well, Marrakesh invites you to stay as long as you want.

Having a accommodation booked in advance is a great way to improve the quality of your travel while in town, this way you can actually have all that privacy you dreamed about for your future vacations in Morocco.

I bet that after a huge day walking in the souk shopping, you’ll beg for peace and tranquility, and, for sure a Riad and probably and late afternoon hammam massage are the best you can delight your body and soul with.

In late March 2008 a new travel guide from Lonely Planet just came out. This time, the “Encounter City Guides” landed in Marrakesh, providing a great reliable source to travel in the city.

Lonely Planet Marrakesh

Marrakesh Encounter Guide
EUR €10.95

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1st Edition / March 2008
ISBN: 9781741047875
176 pp colour / 10 maps
Alison Bing

« Get steamy in a hammam, get cool in a shady riad courtyard, get kitted out in clothes from the souqs and get fat on pastries in the Nouvelle Ville - the Marrakesh Encounter guide gives you twice the city in half the time.

This pared-down number is ideal for quick trips - it’s less accommodation, more neighborhood highlights and the best local knowledge. »

• Full-color pull-out map and detailed neighborhood maps
• Interviews with locals reveal Marrakesh’s secrets
• Special chapter on choosing the perfect riad
• Itineraries to make the most of your Marrakesh trip

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• Accommodation in Morocco
• Photography in Marrakesh
• Basic French vocabulary