Marrakech has become a favourite international destination with shoppers and treasure hunters, renowned for its wonderful shops, souks (markets) and its eclectic selection of fine restaurants
Founded nearly a thousand years ago, Marrakech is one of the great cities of the Maghreb and home to its most venerated Islamic Monument – the Koutoubia Mosque. Its spectacular setting against the snow-capped High Atlas Mountains lingers long in the minds of travellers, and the famous Jemaa el-Fna square provides one of the greatest open air spectacles in the World.
Marrakech has become a favourite international destination with shoppers and treasure hunters, renowned for its wonderful shops, souks (markets) and its eclectic selection of fine restaurants.
Marrakech abounds with things to see and do, including the Bahia Palace, Si Said Museum, the Saadien Tombs, the Jewish cemetery and a visit to the Jardin Majorelle by horse drawn carriage is not to be missed.
Marrakech is a great base for day excursions to Essaouria and Oualidia (on the Atlantic Coast); the Ourika Valley gently climbing to Setti Fatma where you can lunch on Goat Tajine, or a visit the High Atlas Mountains to mount a mule, climbing through the beautiful National park to the foot of Mount Toubkal, the highest in the Atlas Range.
