This is a really crappy, disgusting place, and I would not recommend it to anyone. There are so many more interesting souks in other parts of Maroc - Rabat and Fez, for instance, offer genuine, authentic and engaging central areas of cultural interest within their medina's. Jemaa el Fna is a big, grubby rip-off. I spent 10 days in Maroc,... more

We were in Marrakech two nights, about 10 days apart, as part of a small tour group. Had two great meals at Booth 41 - great kebabs, pastilla, tangier, tagine. Accomodated our group of 7 wonderfully - an atmospheric and delish meal to remember both times. Cap it off with fresh OJ and dates from neaby stands. more

Once upon a time, I'm sure this must have been a place of miracles, but the fairy tale has definitely ended. Today's Jemaa el Fna is a very rough place, intimidating to say the least and not in a good way. The cultural outbursts that once were spontaneous and genuine are now clearly a facade put up for tourists. In... more

Jemaa el Fna is a fascinating place to shop or just explore. During our stay in Marrakech we spent a lot of time in Jemaa el Fna. The experience is completely different during the day vs night. It is amazing how the open square fills up with restaurants offering exotic and/or delicious foods as soon as the day starts to... more

Jemaa el fna is the heart of Marrakech and my reason for visiting and it didn't disappoint. The atmosphere is amazing and there's so much to see from transvestite dancers to snake charmers and so many places to eat with the boys sent out to get you into their area hilarious with their chat. A must-see. more

I read all these reviews and was expecting something exotic and interesting. I do not feel this square lived up to the hype. The snake charmers were tired and incapable of understanding that their audience might be more interested in photographing the snakes than in taking pictures of them dancing and waving an orange plastic bucket in front of the... more

This place did live up to the reviews we read before going here. During the day it's usually empty, all there is are the orange juice and fruit and nut stalls, and snake charmers. But at night this does liven up with music and the various BBQ stalls and 'restaurants' with their own benches and tables. And it really doesn't... more

It's hard to find the words to describe Jemaa. Exotic; absolutely. Confusing; probably. But when you come back to home and your friends are asking to tell them something about your holiday, it's very likely that you start from the Jemaa el Fna. We visited in Marrakech in February and were very impressed about this big square, even there were... more

This is the heart of Marrakech and has to be experienced to understand. Yes, its noisy, raucous even a little intimidating for the new traveller - but doesn't everyone come to Marrakech to experience the exotic? My advise is to experience it over several days AND in the evening and night. Daytime it is merely a third world market, but... more