What Will Your Marrakesh Encounter Be?...taking in the daily spectacle from ringside seats on Djemaa el-Fna...savouring the city's tangiest chicken tagine with preserved lemons and green olives...fleeing the heat in the shady courtyard garden of a traditional riad...surrendering to the time-honored delights of steam and mud in a hammam...coveting hand-embroidered tunics and antique Berber rugs on Rue de la Liberte...salivating as you window shop at the patisseries in the Nouvelle VilleDiscover Twice The City In Half The Time...full-colour pull-out map to help you navigate the Medina with ease...our discerning author recommends the very best sights, restaurants, shops and entertainment...unique itineraries and highlights help you make the most of a short break...local experts reveal Marrakesh's secrets: from Meryanne Loum-Martin, Parisian lawyer turned sustainable-travel champion, to Saida Chab, co-owner of legendary Marrakesh restaurant Al FassiaWho We AreAt Lonely Planet, we see our job as inspiring and enabling travelers to connect with the world for their own benefit and for the benefit of the world at large. What We Doo We offer travelers the world's richest travel advice, informed by the collective wisdom of over 350 Lonely Planet authors living in 37 countries and fluent in 70 languages.o We are relentless in finding the special, the unique and the different for travellers wherever they are.oWe update our guidebooks by visiting thousands of places in person to get the details right and tell it as it is.o We always offer the trusted filter for those who are curious, open minded and independent.o We challenge our growing community of travelers; leading debate and discussion about travel and the world.o We tell it like it is without fear or favor in service of the travelers; not clouded by any other motive.What We BelieveWe believe that travel leads to a deeper cultural understanding and compassion and therefore a better world."...Encounter guides...discreet in size, but generous enough on page count to provide a fuller city experience minus the hefty guidebook load." (Sherman's Travel)