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Knopf Guide: Morocco (Knopf Guides)

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This is a beautiful book, as it should be, given its price. The cultural and historical narratives and pictures are excellent. However, the lack of practical detail is appalling. There is no useful map of Tangier, for instance, and the "useful addresses" section for Tangier lists only two hotels and two restaurants, with only one of each actually in the city. A similar dearth of information fails to cover other regions. The "Food" section consists of two pages on how to prepare Tanjine of Mutton. There is no list of useful phrases in French or Arabic, and under "Finding Your Way Around," the book advises you to hire a guide or to ask the staff at your hotel. This book was probably written for the tourist being escorted in a group where all details of the trip are taken care of by the tour operator. By that standard, this book provides hours of reading to fill the time which would otherwise be spent on navigating, planning, finding accommodations and meals. If you are planning to visit Morocco on a tour, buy this book to read on the bus between scheduled stops on the itinerary. If you're going to Morocco unescorted, you will need something like Lonely Planet or The Rough Guide to help you get around. Morocco is an interesting country, but unless you are an experienced adventure traveler, it is not the type of place you want to visit without a practical travel guide.

My husband and I went to Morocco without any reservations except one for a car. We travelled all over Morocco with a road map and THIS guide. It was all we needed for a most amazing trip. All of the suggestions were right on the money. The lore included was correct and insightful without being overbearing. The art direction is great too. A beautiful and useful book. Highly reconmmended. I've purchased it for friends.

When I moved to Morocco, I bought many books to learn about the country. This was and is the best. The most helpful feature is the many pictures of things that are virtually unknown outside of North Africa. Also useful are the thumbnail histories. It is short on restaurant recommendations because outside of the major tourist destinations, Morocco is short on restaurants. The recommendations that are in the book can be trusted.

excellent and insightful guide , with amazing history. Morocco touched by European culture.I recommend this book to everyone

I've been to Morocco 3 times and am planning my next trip in Oct 2003 so I picked up my usual array of guidebooks. I always get LP's book and I picked this one up for the first time. Needless to say I will not buy it again. I wasn't looking for a history lesson of Morocco, I want to know new and different things to do in the cities and towns...I want suggestions for hotels, restaurants etc. I want to be a Tourist!

This book just didn't do it for me.