Marrakech, Morocco
Marrakesh offers all the colours of the Middle East on one crowded city street filled with yellow fabrics, tanned children, gossiping women, snake charmers, poor beggars, and spicy food. Businessmen standing next to devout men in robes symbolize Marrakesh's contradiction between the past and the present of an up and coming economic centre alive with the tug of war between industry and tradition. An exotic mix of history, which can be seen in the Djemaa el-Fna and the surrounding area, and modern architecture of curious Europeans. Explore the old and the new while tasting the culture and the food of Marrakesh.
Top Marrakech attractions
We know a total of 40 attractions in Marrakech. See all Marrakech attractions.
- Djemaa el-Fna
Djemaa el-Fna translates to Assembly of the Dead. Which sounds a lot grimmer and less lively than the place itself: one of the… - Ballooning in Morocco
Unusual but easily identified flying objects have been drifting through the Moroccan skies since 1990… enormous multi-coloured … - Dar Liqama Culinary Course
The culinary courses offered by Dar Liqama are more like luxury holidays with excursions and pampering, plus a bit of cooking o… - Bab Agnaou
There are 19 gates in the old city of Marrakech, Bab Agnaou is one of them, letting you into the kasbah on the southern end of … - Dar Si Saïd Museum of Moroccan Arts
The pieces in the Dar Si Saïd Museum of Moroccan Arts are a fascinating collection of the implements of ancient life, as well a… - Almoravid Koubba
The Almoravid Koubba (also called Koubba Ba'adiyn) is the oldest building in Marrakesh and the only Almoravid building remainin… - Ben Youssef Madrasa and Mosque
This complex of Muslim spiritual learning was built in two stages: the mosque first, then the madrasa was added in the 14th Cen… - The Museum of Marrakech
One of the most spectacular exhibits in this museum is the building it's housed in: the Dar Menebhi Palace, which has been care… - El Badi Palace
The name of this palace translates to mean 'The Incomparable Palace', though sadly now only the remains of it's original incomp… - Koutoubia Mosque
Built in the 12th Century, this is the largest mosque in Marrakech, built below an impressive minaret tower, large and square, … - Bahia Palace
The name of this palace translates to ‘Palace of the Beautiful’, and a lot of design work and craftsmanship hours have been put… - Saadian Tombs
These tombs are from the 16th century, and were sealed up within a mosque and hidden by Marrakech’s expansion until 1917 when t…
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Grand Tourist’s recommendations:
La Sultana, Marrakech – a collection of five historic riads, with lovely courtyards and gardens, an iodised pool, rooftop terrace, fantastic food and spa. Everywhere is a festooned with antiques and artefacts, art and sculpted or painted ceilings - a bejewelled haven of Moroccan grandeur.