MEDINA MARKET

It is situated on a large sloping terrain between the grand stadium and the Hippodrome district. The visitor can take a walk in peace without unreasonable contact from both traders and other markets. It is also the cheapest market. Part of the market is devoted to coiffures: The women come to get plaiting and add mèches. This is a market for Malians: There may be fewer souvenirs (even though one finds one of the best fabrics at the best prices) but you can spend an excellent time, make pleasant encounters with a venelle. Inside the market, absolutely see the market for herbs. You can see a herbalist paid in traditional pharmacopoeia, or just admire the dispositions of dried plants. The open building is itself a real architectural success. Fabrizzio Carola, a renowned Italian architect, drew it. It also has the magnificent and confusing hotel Le Kambary de Bandiagara and part of the superb market of the artisans of Mopti.