Moroccan babouche is a lightweight leather shoe with an exposed heel. This type of shoe is distinguished by an intense color and rich embroidery, sometimes even a slightly pointed tip. Today the Moroccan shoes are a popular souvenir from a trip to Marrakech or another Moroccan city, where local markets, the so-called souqs, are a large tourist attraction. The "slippers" are intricately decorated with sequins or beads and dyed with natural substances, they are made of soft leather that is tanned in traditional tanneries. The most famous tannery is located in Fes.
