Agadir
A massive, rambling jumble of over 6,000 stalls with all the atmosphere you'd want from the largest souq in the region. On offer are spices, pottery,…
Must-see shopping in Southern Morocco & Western Sahara
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Taroudant
The main souq, also known as the grand souq, has wonderful antique leather goods, textiles and jewellery shops hidden in the quiet streets. It's slightly…
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Agadir
This covered, breezy market will appeal to fans of Brutalist architecture; it's all concrete and corrugated metal. Inside, it's a mix of leather tailors…
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Agadir
Over a dozen vendors, spread out over two large blue-and-white Brutalist souqs, sell some of the finest crafts in Agadir. Fine leatherwork (everything…
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Tafraoute
A good range of Amazigh (Berber) and Tuareg products, including pottery, jewellery, blankets and camel-wool kilims (carpets). Products are sourced from…
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Tafraoute
Amazigh (Berber) handiwork and local souvenirs at reasonable prices. Hours are sporadic, but adjacent shopkeepers usually phone owner Houssine Laroussi if…
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Agadir
A touristy but well-located blue-and-white bazaar with everything from pottery to football tops and pool toys. In the centre are some surprisingly…
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Taroudant
This large market, held outside Bab El Khemis north of the kasbah, brings in people from the whole region. It's worth a visit for local flavour, and to…
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Sidi Ifni
The shop of Miel Afoulki, a honey cooperative, sells some extraordinary local flavours, including orange and euphorbia. Hours are flexible, but someone…
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Tafraoute
Stocks Berber and Tuareg carpets, jewellery and souvenirs from the Atlas, Rif and Sahara. Shopkeep Saïd is a shrewd salesman: we dare you to leave his…
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Sidi Ifni
This women’s cooperative produces oil and cosmetic products from the versatile argan tree. Opening hours are flexible, but visitors are made to feel…
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Tafraoute
A lively weekly souq takes place near Hôtel Salama. Small dealers sometimes sell Berber carpets here.
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Complexe d'Artisanat de Dakhla
Dakhla
This is less a complex and more a few dusty floors under continuous construction overseen by a bored security guard. At time of writing there was one…
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Taroudant
Also known as the marché municipal (central market), this souq, on the south side of Place An Nasr, serves as the shopping centre for workaday Taroudant:…
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Coopérative Souktana du Safran
Anti Atlas Mountains
Founded in 1979, the largest and oldest of Taliouine’s saffron cooperatives has 160 members (four are women). The centre is nothing much to visit itself,…
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Sidi Ifni
Beads for DIY jewellery make this boutique, run by the friendly owner of Hôtel Suerte Loca, a unique shopping stop in southern Morocco. She also trades in…
