Climbing in the Anti Atlas offers unique opportunities for the adventurer. The author provides comprehensive coverage of approximately 25 crags in the previously unexplored Jebel el Kest region with a section on walking in the Tafroute/Jebel el Kest area. Includes full colour photo based route diagrams and sketch maps and a history of climbing in this area of Morocco. 158pp, UK, 1852844124

Aiming to be a little black book of travel information, this guide to Marrakech explores the finest restaurants and the most stylish hotels and bars in the city. Includes sections on culture and shopping. Illustrated with colour photographs and colour coded maps. Index, 192pp, UK. FILMER.

Part travel guide, part cookery book, a cornucopia of sights and flavours in lavish colour photographs. Arranged by region. Index, 196pp, UK. PENGUIN BOOKS. 0143019422

A guide describing the latest, hippest and unmissable sights and experiences of Marrakech. Includes sections on accommodation, eating, shopping and sightseeing in the city. Also includes the best of Casablanca, Essaouira, Fes, Rabat and Tangiers and details of excursions over mountains and deserts. Illustrated with colour maps and photographs. Index, 252pp, UK. PENGUIN BOOKS.

A well presented concise guide to the sights and attractions of Marrakesh. Divided into three main parts, the first lists the main attractions of the city and is illustrated with colour photographs. The second part describes the city in more detail and allows the traveller to explore the city district by district. The third part lists information for accommodation. Also includes a language section and essential travel information. This edition includes a CD containing the book in Adobe PDF format, complete with maps and illustrations and web links. Designed for use with PCs, MACs and all PDAs. Index, 160pp, UK. ROUGH GUIDES, 1843533219

Comprehensive text centred guide. Maps, 328pp, UK. FOOTPRINT HANDBOOKS LTD, 1903471125

2001 Paperback

Reprinted edition. A pocket sized guide to Morocco listing recommended hotels and restaurants. illustrated with colour photographs and maps. Index, 143pp, UK. BERLITZ PUBLISHING CO, 9812463976

A guide to Morocco packed with historical and practical information for a wide variety of activities, from vesting the Imperial Cities Fes, Marrakesh and Rabat to trekking in the High Atlas mountains. The author also describes the country's lesser known attractions, such as the oasis towns of the pre Sahara and the lagoons and salt pans of the Western Sahara. Index, maps, 300pp, UK. A & C BLACK, 0713651571

Combines a travel guide and pull-out travel map (scale 1: 1 100 000) in a convenient and durable plastic wallet. The handy Travel Guides are crammed with useful information, travel tips and recommendations for the traveller. Favouring essential and practical travel data over extended essays, their clearly presented, easy-to-carry format is both attractive and practical. Col illus throughout, bib, 128pp, UK. NEW HOLLAND.

2004 0921463197 Map

Eighth edition of this comprehensive guide. Advises on all aspects of travel and lists accommodation options. Also contains Arabic, French and Berber language sections. Illustrated with colour photographs. Maps, index, gloss, 512pp, UK. LONELY PLANET.

Seventh edition of this comprehensive guide with a colour section highlighting 37 unmissable experiences. Includes full listings of accommodation and restaurants, and offers advice for outdoor pursuits and desert travel. Includes maps and b/w and colour illustrations. Index, xxiv, 798pp, UK. ROUGH GUIDES, 1843533138

Morocco is steeped in rich and diverse traditions. This book brings together the writings of well-known travellers to the country and through their eyes offers a fascinating picture of Moroccan culture. Among those included are Pepys, Defoe, Twain, Orwell and Wharton, as well as famous Muslim travellers such as Leo Africanus and a host of others - merchants, sailors, consuls and scholars - who all recorded their impressions of the place. There are sketches of sumptuous entertainment and colourful festivals and a dramatic account of an encounter between European sailors and the infamous pirates of the Barbary coast. There are descrip-tions of childhood, marriage, the practice of medicine in old Morocco, and also some favourite Moroccan folk-tales and recipes. Gloss, 309pp, UK. IB TAURIS.

The 4th edition of this popular and comprehensive travel guide. Includes all usual information on accommodation, travel and language. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs, maps and information boxes. Index, 559pp, UK. FOOTPRINT HANDBOOKS LTD, 190347163X

A guide to hotels and villas in Morocco which preserve a unique charm and beauty. Collected for the traveller, each entry is illustrated with colour photographs, giving details of room prices, meals, facilities such as swimming pools and tennis courts, disabled access and child friendly activities. Includes a glossary, maps, a brief history of the country and travel tips. Index, 192pp, UK. ALASTAIR SAWADAY, 1901970353