Lonely Planet Pocket Marrakesh 4

Lonely Planet Pocket Guides

by Jessica Lee

Lonely The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Marrakesh is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Plunge headfirst into the mapcap mayhem of Djemaa el-Fna, reflect on the beauty of Ali ben Youssef Medersa, spend the night in an atmospheric riad -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Marrakesh and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Pocket Marrakesh : The Perfect Lonely Planet Pocket Marrakesh , a colorful, easy-to-use, and handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, provides on-the-go assistance for those seeking only the can't-miss experiences to maximize a quick trip experience. Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends both popular and offbeat experiences, and extensively covers all of Marrakesh's neighbourhoods? Check out Lonely Planet Morocco guide. About Lonely Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. The world awaits! Lonely Planet guides have won the TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2015

Reviews

[Maria Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lonely Planet sempre utilissima compagna di viaggio.

L'unica pecca è che non esiste ancora una versione aggiornata pertanto in questa non erano segnalati i danni causati dal terremoto di settembre 2023, col risultato che in certi casi ci siamo trovati davanti ad attrazioni mezze distrutte e visitabili solo parzialmente.

[Maxim K. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ну не знаю, мне бы хотелось меньше про то, где (по мнению автора) лучше есть, и побольше про историю и всяческую антропологию, но, видимо, это специфика серии. Не скажу, что узнал что-то новое, но симпатично, концентрированно и, в целом, верно (хотя некоторые рекомендации автора вводят меня в ступор — например, "всегда спрашивайте, прежде чем сфотографировать местного жителя" или, что еще веселее, "всегда вежливо и с юмором отвечайте на приставания зазывал" (нет, просто игнорируйте всех и все, желательно с наушниками в ушах, чтобы не возникало проблем). Надо было догадаться раньше и прочитать книжку два месяца назад, да.

[Fracesca Dignan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gives basic info r n action & use full f or health & safety etc but gives you very little info on tourist attractions and best places to see and where to go .

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Probably a good overview of Marrakech. Lonely Planet books are generally pretty good. Read to keep up my enthusiasm for saving for 6 weeks in Morocco and Spain in early 2023.

[Suzanne Maughan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seems quite comprehensive. I'll add a further review once I've seen how helpful it was getting me round Marrakech!

[Chas Bayfield · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm normally a huge fan of Lonely Planet - I never go anywhere for even a few days without some kind of LP guide, and I've done two recent trips to Marrakech with this one. I actually found the guide almost as hard to get around as the city. The trouble with Marrakech is that there are very few signs telling you where you are, and most of the time is spend in nameless alleys in monster souks that all ultimely spill out onto the big square. It sounds crazy, but a guide book that describes Mouassine and Bab Doukkala is only useful if you know you are in this area (or near it) and not, for example, in the central souks or the Kasbah. Also, finding any of these places is almost impossible, the only place that seems to be signposted is the square. I gave up trying to find any of the restaurants or shops as street numbers seem non existent. I found some of the places LP rave about (Bahia Palace) to be underwhelming and useful information such as how the buses work and where to catch them almost non existent. The LP guide is dated 2015 but the pricing is woefully out of date. I found any tip of less than 20 dirhams was sniffed at, a horse drawn caleche which LP says should cost 125 for an hour cost 200 for a reasonably short trip, and we haggled down. As a guide, LPs prices are roughly 50% of the actual price, even for a hardened haggler. I felt that this guide is fine if you are really into discovering the moves and shakers in Marrakech's art, design and fashion scene, and where their artisanal shops can be found, but if you're just after a week of diving into the culture, there are probably better guides around.