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Nothing in Marrakech's medina is sold at a fixed price. The vendors can recognise the exact figure that they can ask for any particular item merely by an instantaneous evaluation of the prospective customer’s appearance. There is one price for locals and another for tourists. One for tourists in groups and another for back-packers. There is a price for tourists who are passing through and another for those who are staying a few days, or weeks. And, of course, there is a price for a tourist who is accompanied by a guide.
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[ES] La mezquita Koutoubia, la más importante de Marrakech, cuyo minarete sirvió de modelo para la torre Hassan en Rabat y la Giralda de Sevilla.
[EN] The Koutoubia mosque, the most important one in Marrakech. Its minaret was the model to build the Hassan tower in Rabat and the Giralda of Seville.
Our original intention had been to visit the Ben Youssef Madrasa but it was closed on a Monday. Very close by is the Marrakech Museum so that became the alternative and it did not disappoint. Firstly having walked from from Jemaa el-Fnaa through the seemingly chaotic souks and medina being indoors in a beautiful peaceful building was a welcome relief.
The museum has some beautiful features, a lot relating to the building itself., especially the glass covered courtyard. This contains a very large centrally hung chandelier ceiling piece consisting of metal plates decorated with fine geometric and epigraphic cuttings. It really is unusual and quite beautiful.
There is a mixture of exhibits from pottery to photographs and it is a great place to spend an hour or two.