Videos tagged with "imperial city"

Fes Tanneries - The inside [00:32]
The tanneries in Fez have been in the same spot and using the same techniques since the 8th century. Here, a Maluum ( master) refines the leather to rid of any access texture and soften the hide. The Chouwara tanneries are one of the city's most iconic sights (and smells). For more information and / or a surface-scratching, get-on-down tour of Fez' artisanship see culturevulturesfez.org
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Equity Point Marrakech Hostel World [01:50]
Equity Point Marrakech is the newest of our hostels, and is ideally located in the heart of the Médina of Marrakech, near the souqs, and la Place Jamae el Fenae. Situated at the foot of the Atlas mountains, the imperial city of Marrakech is large, noisy, polluted, and smelly. But Marrakech is also beautiful, fascinating, full of history, and the cultural centre of Morocco. If you enjoy a daily assault on all your senses, then you'll have a lot of fun. Produced by Brian Cox
Tags: Equity, Point, Hostel, Equity-Point, Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco, albergue, accommodation, private, shared, rooms, dorms, Brian, Cox, Travel, Adventure, Culture, Tourism, Destination

Marrakech Cultural Festival [00:10]
Marrakech or Marrakesh (Berber: ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ Mərrakəš or Murakuc, Arabic: مراكش‎ Murrākuš, local pronunciation: Mərrakəš), known as the "Ochre city", is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history. The city of Marrakesh is the capital of the mid-southwestern economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, near the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains, being also the fourth largest city in Morocco according to the 2004 census. We went to morocco in Nov 2011 and the small video clip is from the cultural festival that we attended.
Tags: marrakech, morocco, festival, culture, marrakesh, Erum, 1491

African cobra snake charmers...in Marrakech Morocco - Micky Trip [04:06]
Foreign Correspondent Micky Trip has another installment. This time from Marrakech Morocco (Africa). Snake charmers, cobras, monkeys, traditional music and a look at the cuisine. Another great contribution from the traveling Trip family. Marrakech is known as the "Red City", and is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history. The city of Marrakesh is the capital of the mid-southwestern economic region also the 2nd largest city in Morocco. The city of Marrakech comprises both an old fortified city and an adjacent modern city. Marrakech has the largest traditional market in Morocco and also has one of the busiest squares in Africa and the world. You will see this in the video.
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Marrakech Morocco [05:11]
Mərrakech "Land of God". is also known as the "Red City" and was the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history. Marrakech is situated at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, the highest mountainous barrier in North Africa. The desert borders it to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Stretching over 700 km, the High Atlas chain features a series of peaks of which a dozen attain 4000 meters. Snow can be found on hilltops all year long at altitudes as low as 600 meters above sea level. Like many North African cities, the city of Marrakech comprises both an old fortified city (the médina) and an adjacent modern city (called Gueliz) for a total population of 1070000 Since opening in 1946, La Maison Arabe has achieved a legendary status in Marrakech. Ideally situated in the medina, the hotel includes 26 rooms and suites, most with private terraces and fireplaces, 3 restaurants, a piano bar, a world-famous cooking school as well as a new spa including a traditional hammam, where natural products from the region of Marrakech are used. Guests at La Maison Arabe have a choice of swimming pools. One can relax at either the heated pool in the hotel's garden patio, or at the pool located at our spectacular Country Club, 15 minutes away by complimentary shuttle. Walking through the hotel's flower-filled patios, one can admire the traditional Moroccan craftsmanship (tadelakt walls, chiseled plaster, cedar wood ceilings) that has created a refined, exotic and serene ...
Tags: Marrakech, Morocco, Maison Arabe, La Mamounia, The Medina