Marrakech - Jemaa El Fna Square, the great center of tourist and commercial activity

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Jemaa El Fna Square in Marrakech in Morocco

Perhaps the most famous enclave of all Morocco, and without a doubt, the Marrakech nerve center, the square Jemaa El Fna, you will be surprised by its enormous dimensions despite being located in the center of theMedina, a true network of alleys and passages.

Whenvisits Marrakech and you move through the historic Medina, all routes will converge to the square Jemaa El Fna, which with an elongated shape extends from the great spiritual center of the city, the great tower, or minaret, of theKoutoubia Mosque.

NameJemaa El Fna It has a meaning of Assembly or meeting, which is because in the past this place was a large sandy area where the bodies and heads of the executed were exposed.

Jemaa El Fna Square in Marrakech in Morocco

During your tourist stay in Marrakech, you will visit this square during the day, when you want to get lost in the incredible swarm of shops that is the Souk next to the square.

What to see in Jemaa El Fna

But I anticipate that you will also visit it during the night, when the square, in an incredible transformation, completely changes the stage and is filled with beach barsWhere people gather for dinner.

Therefore, when you are already inMarrakech, and you have settled minimally in the special rhythm of life of this city, plan your diverse visits to the square Jemaa El Fna to enjoy its different environments.

Jemaa El Fna Square in Marrakech in Morocco

During the morning, the great movement of people in the square is also disturbed by the continuous wandering of cars, motorcycles and bikes, so you have to be very careful when moving around this large esplanade so as not to be hit by any vehicle.

The shops surrounding the square already show a great atmosphere.

A must date is go up to any of the viewpoints that have restaurants and cafes that surround the square to, with the panoramic views of it, be able to contemplate the continuous hustle and bustle that is in it.

Viewpoints from restaurant terraces in Jemaa El Fna Square in Marrakech - Morocco

In addition, the call to prayer from the speakers of the various mosques which are distributed by the square Jemaa El Fna from Marrakech they provoke a constant movement of parishioners for her.

When you walk through the square throughout the day, you move under the sound of the flute of the snake charmers. Or between monkey trainers and other exotic characters like downpours or the denture vendors.

Water in Jemaa El Fna square in Marrakech in Morocco

And always with the invitation to have a natural orange juice or dates in one of the many stalls that are distributed throughout the square.

In the afternoon you are surprised by the arrival of a maelstrom of wagons with metal structures.

Jemaa El Fna at night

You will soon realize that with that chaos, like every day of the year, at sunset is going to ride a wide beach bar area of food, where very soon you will see the smoke coming out of the street kitchens prepared to feed the thousands of people who will go to dine in Jemaa El Fna square.

Snakes in Jemaa El Fna square in Marrakech in Morocco

The whirlpool of the beach bars, and the smell that emerges from them, will be an invitation hardly avoidable to sit in any of them to enjoy popular elaborations.

your Last walk through Jemma El Fna After dinner you will probably be accompanied by the music of one of the many events that are held in the square throughout the year, as the nerve center of the city.

TOURS and EXCURSIONS in MARRAKECH
- Tours and guided tours in Marrakech
- 3-day excursion to Merzouga desert
- 2-day Zagora desert excursion
- Quad tour and camel ride
- Excursion to the waterfalls of Ouzoud
- Excursion to Essaouira
- Dinner and Show at Casa Alí

In short, an essential experience to feel the atmosphere of a country like Morocco.

Finally, if this visit you prefer to do in group with the company of a Spanish guide, here you have information about guided tours and excursions in Marrakech.

Beach bars for dinner at Jemaa El Fna square in Marrakech

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