Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
plenished. More importantly the DJ booth is the width of the whole club, providing a suit-
able platform for some of Morocco's hottest house talent.
Theatro
CLUB
( 0524 44 88 11;
www.theatromarrakech .com
;
Hôtel es Saadi, Rue Ibrahim el Mazini, Hivernage; ad-
mission Dh200; 11.30pm-5am)
The most convenient club in Marrakesh is the old-time fa-
vourite Theatro, actually located as its name suggests in an old theatre. Themed nights,
bizarre floor shows with acrobats and jugglers and a lively mix of house, R&B and
Middle Eastern pop keep the punters coming. A recent collaboration saw Wednesday
nights dedicated to aspiring Marrakshi DJs, dancers and performers.
Pacha
( 0661 10 28 87;
www.pachamarrakech.com
;
Blvd Mohammed VI, Zone Aguedal; admission
Dh150-200; 8pm-1am Mon-Thu, 8pm-2am Fri & Sat)
Pacha Ibiza was the prototype for this
clubbing complex, which is now Africa's biggest, with DJs mashing up international and
Maghrebi hits for weekend influxes of Casa hipsters. Ladies arrive en masse Thursdays to
drink gratis at Rose Bar.
CLUB
Entertainment
For a good selection of French and sometimes Moroccan films, check out the program at
the Institut Français (
Click here
)
, where films are usually in French or subtitled in French.
Mohammed Zerktouni; orchestra/balcony Dh25/35; 3pm, 5pm, 7pm & 9.30pm)
sometimes shows
films in the original language and subtitled in French.
For Sunday night music concerts, check out the website of Cafe Clock (
Click here
)
.
Shopping
Medina
Souq means 'market', but when locals refer to 'the souqs' they mean the maze of market
streets north of the Djemaa el-Fna and southwest of the Musée de Marrakesh. The main
thoroughfare from the Djemaa el-Fna,
Souq Semmarine
(Leather Souq), sells a hotchpotch
