Olives and seasonal market provisions

About this product

Browse olives and seasonal produce in the morning market. Ask vendors what is in season and buy small quantities for a picnic or your stay. Keep food properly stored and check your destination’s rules before carrying fresh produce across a border. Buying guide; vendor and stock vary. Source: https://visitmorocco.com/en/travel/tangier/shopping Photo: representative illustration; actual stock varies. Mounir Neddi, CC BY-SA 4.0, unmodified. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olives_from_Souk_Jmiaa_in_Casablanca_11.jpg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Category

Food & Sweets

Shop

Grand Socco market stalls

City

Tangier

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Where: Grand Socco market area, Tangier

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