Marrakesh [antikvár]

MARRAKESH The last few years have seen Marrakesh well and truly established as Morocco's capital of chic, attracting the rich and famous from Europe and beyond. Yet the city has always had a mystique about it. It's a place of immense beauty, sitting beneath the dramatic peaks of the High Atlas mountains - its narrow alleys beg discovery while its thoroughfares bustle with excitement and vitality. Arguably the last outpost of the Mediterranean before the Sahara, Marrakesh is still steeped in nomadic and West African influences. Nowhere is this fact more evident than in the Jemaa el Fna, the main square at the heart of the old town. Here you'll find a constant reminder that Marrakesh was once the entrepôt for goods (gold, ivory and slaves) brought by caravan across the desert. Lantern shopping in the souks