Marrakesh Information, Marrakech City Info Morocco

Marrakech Koutoubia Monument Morocco“Marrakesh is a place of mystery. A destination wanted by all travelers.”

Marrakech stands out on the “once on a life time travel destination” along with other known world cities as Paris in France, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Rome in Italy, New York City in USA, Lisbon in Portugal, Istanbul in Turkey, Samarkand in Uzbekistan or Cairo in Egypt. Marrakesh offers a wide choice of activities.

If you’re looking for culture, museums and monuments, Marrakech has an outstanding number of well preserved palaces, madrasas and open air museums and gardens.

If you’re traveling for shopping, spa, hammam and massage, disco & nightclubs or fancy restaurants in Marrakech, the city gets you on the move and will keep you busy for a couple of days and nights.

If you’re looking for adventure you can do some camel trekking in the beautiful palm groves or engage on a Sahara Desert 4X4 adventure tour in Morocco or go skiing in the Atlas Mountains.

Whatever you desire during your holidays Marrakech makes it possible. Marrakesh endless markets will make you loose the notion of time while you walk around open air street markets (called souks), shopping for exotic and exquisite handicraft.

You’ll have plenty of local shops, workshops with artisans working in loco, and you can buy that so long wanted Moroccan carpet or Moroccan lamp that will so perfectly fit and decorate your house back home.

Marrakech Koutoubia Monument MoroccoWhat to do while in Marrakech?

While staying on a Riad in Marrakech, ask for a map of Marrakech at the riad reception and loose a couple of minutes trying to understand Marrakech districts and main streets and famous squares. This will help you not getting lost and wander around the old city of Marrakech a little bit more relaxed and enjoying its “chaotic exoticism” with open mind and free for new experiences and sensations.

Make it possible to end your day on a private hammam. Contact your Riad manager in the morning and book a hammam and massage to cease your day in that perfect mood to go to diner with your partner and make a great evening happen.

A massage in Morocco is a great way to know the “hammam” culture that is somehow common also throughout the Middle East, but Moroccan hammam differs from Turkish bath on the ritual and the way people interact inside the hot steam baths and black soap scrubs. An unique experience.

Marrakech has a considerable number of monuments, palaces, gardens and museums around it’s old city. Between many, the most well known are:

Djemaa El-Fna Square, Koutoubia Mosque, Saadian Tombs, The souks (markets), Marrakech Museum, Emsemble Artisanal, Majorelle Gardens, Menara Gardens, Dar Si Said Museum, Ben Youssef Madrassa, Bahia Palace, el Badi Palace, Dar Tiskiwin, Foundation Dar Bellarj, Criée Berbère Square, the Almoravid Qoubba, the leather Tanneries and Foundouk Moulay Hfid Textile Factory. Enjoy Marrakech!

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