http://simonwillison.net/2011-01-06T13:04:00+00:00Simon Willison2011-01-06T13:04:00+00:002011-01-06T13:04:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2011/Jan/6/what-are-the-best/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-things-to-do-see-or-eat-in-Marrakech?no_redirect=1">What are the best things to do, see, or eat in Marrakech?</a> on Quora</em></p> <p>Stay in a Riad. We stayed in Riad Laârouss and absolutely loved it - the best place we stayed in Morocco or Egypt (and we were travelling in North Africa for three months). Peaceful, friendly and with a plunge pool for cooling off. <span><a href="http://www.booking.com/hotel/ma/ryad-laarouss.html">http://www.booking.com/hotel/ma/...</a></span></p> <p>It's also in a really good location - far enough away from the main tourist square that you can get thoroughly lost in the medina. Exploring is definitely the best activity.</p> <p>Marrakech has some amazing restaurants - our favourite for traditional Moroccan food was a place called Ksar Essaoussan - it's down a series of progressively scarier back alleyways, which makes it all the more spectacular when the door opens on to a beautiful courtyard. Great hospitality there. <span><a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/marrakesh/restaurants/moroccan/ksar-essaoussan">http://www.lonelyplanet.com/moro...</a></span></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/travel">travel</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/morocco">morocco</a></p>

2010-10-11T10:51:00+00:002010-10-11T10:51:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2010/Oct/11/what-are-the-best/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-places-to-visit-in-Morocco/answer/Simon-Willison">What are the best places to visit in Morocco?</a> on Quora</em></p> <p>We just spent six weeks travelling around Morocco. Our favourite town was Chefchaouen, up in the mountains - it has an incredible medina (walled city center) painted in different shades of blue. It's a lot more relaxed than other parts of Morocco, though if you got there first (as we did) you may not appreciate it as much. It's a three hour bus journey from Fez, so I'd suggest visiting Fez first.</p> <p>If you do visit Fez, keep an eye out for Café Clock - a fantastic Australian-managed café that makes a welcome quiet escape from the hustle and bustle of the medina. Great food (try the camel burger) and they do cultural stuff like cookery classes as well.</p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/travel">travel</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/morocco">morocco</a></p>