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Lonely Planet's top five tips for Ramadan travel

In | By Alison Bing, Lonely Planet

Eid-al-Fitr prayers Pointers for travel during the Ramadan holiday, ending September 10, in countries with majority Muslim populations like Indonesia, Egypt, Turkey and Morocco. Read more…

Get lost in a Moroccan souq

In | By Alison Bing, Lonely Planet

Shoes for sale You haven’t really been to Morocco until you’ve wandered through a Marrakech souk. Who knew shopping could be so enlightening? Read more…

The Moroccan tradition of the Moorish garden

In | By Anthony Sattin, Lonely Planet

The ochre-coloured ramparts of the Marrakech Agdal Gardens have great importance in Morocco, as elsewhere in the Muslim world. The Moorish garden usually has orange trees, flowers and a water feature, all intended to provide calm, shade, perfume, beauty and pleasure. Read more…

Lonely Planet's top 10 ways to devour Moroccan cuisine

In | By Alison Bing, Lonely Planet

Sweets for sale in a Marrakesh souq Imagine breakfasting on beghrir, pancakes drizzled with cactus flower honey; lavishly lunching on mechoui, slow- roasted almond-stuffed lamb; and after several laps of the souqs, mustering an appetite for a savoury, seasonal tagine. Read more…

Djemaa el Fna, the beating heart of Marrakech

In | By Anthony Sattin, Lonely Planet

Musicians in the Djemaa el Fna At least since the 17th Century, this place has been the heart and soul of Marrakech, a meeting place for residents from the medina and Berbers from the mountains, Moroccans from elsewhere in the country, expats home for a holiday and tourists from around the world. Read more…

A selection of these Morocco articles were originally published on Lonely Planet.

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