Pottery Painting vs. Pottery Making: What’s the Difference?

Pottery painting vs. pottery making — the short answer Pottery making is the craft of shaping raw clay into a form — on a potter’s wheel or by hand — and firing it. Pottery painting is the craft of decorating an already-made ceramic piece with colour and pattern. In short: making is about the form; […]

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Jemaa el-Fna: A Square Built on Blood?

From Execution Ground to Market Jemaa el-Fna wasn’t built for tourists. In the 11th century, it was a brutal site for public executions. Its name translates to “Assembly of the Dead” because the Sultans used this open space to display the severed heads of rebels. It was a massive, dusty warning to the public long […]

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Is a Riad Just a Fancy Hotel? (Spoiler: Not Even Close!)

If you’re coming to Marrakech and booking a chain hotel, you’re missing the point. You didn’t travel this far to stay in a sterile box that feels like a suburban airport lounge. You came for the energy of the Medina, but to actually survive it, you need to stay in a Riad. It’s the only […]

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