Surprises in Safi, part five

09/28/2016

Surprises in Safi, part five

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Safi is known for ceramics and pottery. A lot of the market owners in Marrakech buy from Safi then sell from their own stall, with price inflated of course !! Safi has lots of stalls like above with the more mass produced items. I prefer to venture into studios and co-ops for more original and traditional items, made on site. The mass produced "items" must have buyers somewhere buying en masse, just not me !!!!!!

Sep 28, 2016 10:49:19 PM | Travel

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