The Medina is the historic heart of Marrakech. Founded in 1070-1072 by the Almoravids, it is rich in a thousand years of history.Some magnificent monuments date back to this period: the Koutoubia mosque with its incomparable 77-metre minaret, an essential monument […]
Jemaâ el-Fna Square is true the heart of the Marrakech medina, the crossroads of the city where everything is concentrated. A real permanent theatre scene, it is the most important place in the Medina, where public life takes place day […]
What better way to immerse yourself in Moroccan life than in the Souks of the Medina. It is a bouquet of exceptional scents and beautiful colours between textiles, ceramics, leather, jewellery, spices, lamps and many other trinkets. As you walk […]
The royal necropolis of the Saadian Tombs dates back to the end of the 16th century during the period of the rich Saadian dynasty, and in particular the reign of Sultan Ahmed al-Mansour. The Saadian Tombs are located in the […]
The Bahia Palace (the beautiful or brilliant one) is the tourist spot by excellence in Marrakech.It is one of the masterpieces of Moroccan architecture and art. Located in the medina of Marrakech, this vast residence (8 hectares) in the form […]
The Medersa Ben Youssef is a must-see to discover when visiting Marrakech. It is a jewel of Saadian architecture. This Koranic school was founded at the beginning of the 14th century and then enlarged and redecorated by the Saadians in […]
Located in the north-eastern part of the Kasbah, the El Badi Palace (El Badiî or El Badia) literally means “Palace of the incomparable“. Built at the end of the 16th century, it was erected by the Saadian Sultan Ahmed al-Mansur […]
The Marrakech Museum, located in the Medina of Marrakech next to the Ben Youssef Medersa, is a palace built on a 2,108 m² plot of land with a vast patio of 709 m², typical of Moorish art, which has been […]
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 […]
Located just beside the Jemaâ el-Fna square in the medina, the Koutoubia Mosque is the most important in Marrakech and was one of the largest in the Islamic world when it was completed in 1158. Its name, which in English […]
The Kasbah is a large fortified district in the southwestern part of the medina of Marrakech, which historically served as a citadel (kasbah) and royal palace complex (Dar al- Makhzen) within the city. A large part of the district is […]
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