Majorelle Garden

The Majorelle Garden is a botanical garden of about 300 species on nearly 1 hectare, an Art Deco villa labelled “Maisons des Illustres” since 2011, and a museum of Berber history, in Marrakech.

The Majorelle Garden was created in 1931 by the French painter Jacques Majorelle, inspired by oases, Islamic gardens and Spanish-Hispano-Moorish gardens. At first, the garden served as a source of inspiration for the painter. In 1937, the artist created Majorelle blue, an ultramarine/cobalt blue that is both intense and clear, which he used to paint the walls of his villa, and then the entire garden to create a living tableau that he opened to the public in 1947.

This garden is a living work of art in motion, composed of a great variety of exotic plants and rare species that he brought back from his travels around the world: cacti, yuccas, water lilies, lotuses, water lilies, jasmine, bougainvillea, palms, coconut palms, banana trees, bamboo trees, carob trees, agaves, cypresses … and adorned with fountains, basins, fountains, ceramic jars, paths, pergolas …