Spring/Summer Collection stretches to a new lumberjack shirt here but at the Marrakech Fashion Week it’s pure Moroccan roll.
Where the coloured cottons hang in the air and striped djellabas we can wear at home.
And they put on a higher-end fashion to what you’ll find in Jemaa El-Fnaa.
In among the charming cobras in the square which a trader wrapped around my neck for a photo.
And I was hawked out of my dirham to buy a Morocco football top which has had a few outings at five-a-side football.
Haven in the hustle
Jemaa El-Fnaa can be a daunting experience for a first-time visitor to the Rose City.
And the bustling souk will bring you cheek by jowl with shopkeepers only too keen to lure you in for a Turkish tea.
And not allow you out until you part with said dirhams for a threadbare carpets.
The riads with their verdant courtyards are your solace and solitude from the chaos.
And Dar Darma, an 18th-century boutique in the heart of the medina, is a haven of calm.
Up on the roof
From where you can look out from the rooftop on all the madness of the hippy heaven.
And the Atlas Mountains and the adventures that await over the horizon to the Sahara Desert.
Surrounded by a swimming pool, a shaded area, a solarium and hammam.
Spice up your soup
Now at DD a breakfast, lunch and dinner are all served at the time and in the place of the guest’s choosing.
And just as a sample the riad tells us that just one of chef Maria’s specials is seasonal vegetable soup.
Served with sour cream and a hint of spices.
There’s also briouats, meat or chicken tajine with citrus fruits and honey, meat or vegetable cous cous.
To finish with fruit or creme desserts.