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Tanneries Chouara Lookout

Marrakech, Morocco

About Tanneries Chouara Lookout

The ancient leather dyeing pits of Marrakech's medina — one of the most extraordinary working medieval crafts sites in the world. Leather hides are washed, scraped, and dyed in honeycombed stone vats of vivid colour. View from the rooftop terraces of surrounding leather shops, who will hand you a sprig of mint to mask the smell.

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📍Derb Dbagh, Medina, Marrakech 40000

📞+212 524 489 100

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✓ Comfortable to visit on your own.
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