The souk is lined with 100s of stalls and stores, each one filled with a plethora of trinkets, handmade kilims and carpets, and an array of eye-catching lamps in all shapes and sizes. There's little that isn't gorgeous, that wouldn't slot simple and elegantly into any home. It's hard not to want to purchase everything in sight, especially if you have an eye for things of beauty that are made with soul.
One thing's for sure, the Moroccans sure know about beautiful style. Be it interior or exterior, the colors, textures, lighting, shapes, configurations, materials - everything - is laid out in such ornate beauty, it's difficult not to fall in love with the place and wish your own abode could in some small way resemble the exceptional eye of the Moroccans.
The main town square, Jemaa al-Fnaa, is filled with dozens of orange juice stalls in the daytime, each occupied by a young Moroccan gentleman eager to prove his juice outranks all others. Snake charmers slowly give way as the sun drops to traditional musicians and dancers and the square comes to life. Berber musicians entertain with a mix of beautiful old melodies intertwined with stories of days gone by. You don't need to understand the language to relish in the passionate tales. The Berbers are an indigenous ethnic group of North Africa west of the Nile Valley.
Elsewhere, peddlers of traditional medicines and henna tattoo artists call out to passersby with an enthusiasm that's hard to beat. Marrakech is well and truly alive and kicking.