Marrakesh

My red city ❤

One of the most beautiful cities in Morocco. you can´t go to Morocco without visiting Marrakesh.

Marrakesh remained a political economic and cultural centre for a long period.

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Ready to fall in love with marrakech? 

1. Koutoubia Mosque

 

 is the largest and important mosque in Marrakech, means “Mosque of the booksellers”, it is due to the many book stalls that once surrounded it. is located in the district of the south-east Medina of Marrakech.

 

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2. Place Jamaa El Fna

 

is a square and market place in Marrakesh´s medina quarter.

 

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Source: lonelyplanet by Bartosz Hadyniak Getty Images.

 

3. Menara gardens

 

 are botanical gardens located to the west of Marrakech, near the Atlas Mountains.

 

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4.  Majorelle garden

 

The Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech is one of the most visited sites in Morocco. It took French painter Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962) forty years of passion and dedication to create this enchanting garden in the heart of the “Ochre City”.

 

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5. El Badi Palace.

 

it is an ancient palace, it was built by the saadian sultan Ahmed al-Mansur Dhahbi to celebrate the victory over the Portuguese army, in 1578, in the battle of the Magi. Today, there is only one large esplanade of carved gardens, planted with orange trees and surrounded by high walls.

 

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Source: El Badi Palace in Marrakesh by Keirn OConnor.

 

6. The Ben Youssef Madrasa

 

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7. The Saadian Tombs

 

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8. Tannery

 

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