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Not long ago, Marrakech was a poor, bustling caravan town. It’s still bustling, but the poverty has long since drained away, replaced with moneyed European tourists and plenty of air conditioning. Fortunately, though, most visitors agree Marrakech’s soul lives on, in the marketplaces, mosques, and surviving whitewashed, crumbling architecture.

The ‘souks’ are particularly astonishing, small, covered areas that sit amongst sheltered lanes and often lead to tiny squares specializing in particular enticing crafts of products. They can seem vast and confusing, but drifting around lost if half the fun, and you’ll stumble across some astonishing souvenirs. End up in the famous Djemaa El Fna, for example, and you’ll find snake charmers, acrobats and storytellers entertaining the masses in amongst the rusty fairground rides, and Moroccan market cuisine.

The Marrakech Museum is an exotic taste of North African art and sculpture, while The Tanneries offer a truly bizarre experience, where you can watch skin being tanned and dried amongst pigeon dung. The Koutoubia, a seventy-meter tower visible from miles around, is perhaps Marrakech’s most distinctive tourist attraction, peaking up amongst the low-rise buildings north of the city, and surprisingly ornate close up.

In fact, there’s plenty here in the way of flamboyant styles, beautiful locations and tropical, leafy, Oasis-like botanical gardens. Check out the Jardin Majorelle, for example, where cobalt blue roofs poke their way through the canopies in amongst date palms, bamboo thickets and vivid flowers. The selection of extravagant tombs and impressive city gates are well worth peering over, too.

To top it all off, Marrakech’s new selection of hotels - invariably featuring pools, roof terraces and plenty of shapely local architectural traits of their own - make the city a far more appetizing attraction for travelers who like a bit of luxury than it used to be.

Spend your days drifting around the backstreets, slurping mint tea and snacking on perfectly-spiced couscous and you won’t bore of this newly modern yet still traditional city in a hurry; the harrowing sounds of the mosques early in the morning stays with you long after you leave.

Popular Hotels in Marrakech

  1. Riad Tizwa
  2. Le Meridien N'Fis
  3. Riad Aguerzame
  4. Riad El Mansour
  5. Riad Maison Do
  6. Suitehotel
  7. Riad Clementine Hotel
  8. Riad Kniza Hotel
  9. Riad El Fenn Hotel
  10. Riad Wardat Rih
  1. Riyad Al Moussika Hotel
  2. Riad Moulay
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  5. Dar Shama Hotel
  6. Dar Touyir Guesthouse
  7. Eden Andalou Resort
  8. Kasbah Du Toubkal Hotel
  9. Oudaya Hotel
  10. Riad Chorfa
  1. Riad Dar Mimouna Hotel
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  3. Royal Mirage Hotel
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  7. Hotel Ali
  8. Atlas Asni Hotel
  9. CTM Hotel
  10. Riad Rahba Hotel
  1. Adama Hotel
  2. Agdal Hotel
  3. Agnaoue Hotel
  4. Akabar Hotel
  5. Al Fassia Aguedal Hotel
  6. Al Kabir Hotel
  7. Al Riadinou Hotel
  8. Amalay Hotel
  9. Amani Hotel
  10. Amanjena Resort

Marrakech Travel Blogs

First immersion in the city
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Feb 02, 2009 – Feb 05, 2009
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Today we woke up around 7am as at 8 we had to meet our tour guide and a young couple from Belgium. We left around 8.15 and drove toward the Atlas Mountains. On the way we saw beautiful landscapes and many Berber authentic villages (16th and 17th century). I am attaching some of the photos I took on…
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This trip was featured on Wednesday February 11th, 2009
Day 1 - Souks, Snakes And Smoke
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Jun 05, 2006 – Jul 15, 2006
Our last day in Marrakesh began with the routine World Cup chat as we got ready for a day of sightseeing.  We decided on spending the day getting to places of interest further afield by using the hop on hop off buses found in nearly every city nowadays. Before we bought the tickets we consider…
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This trip was featured on Thursday June 4th, 2009
Marakesh | after an eventful plan finally.
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Nov 09, 2008 – Nov 13, 2008
We were really surprised by the hospitality Kamal has provided. Hostel with 5 star service! If you have problem with the room Kamal will straight away deal with it professionally like if the is no hot water of its too hot, a very detail survival tips in term of directions etc. Plus where else could…
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