Marrakech in 3 days: snake charmers and acrobats on the world's greatest square, zellij-tiled palace courtyards, the cobalt blue of Majorelle Garden and the ritual of a Moroccan hammam.
Empty at sunrise: the Atlas above the Koutoubia Minaret, the first call to prayer. The best photo of Marrakech.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideCarpets, spices, leather babouches, brass lanterns — organized by trade, best explored with a guide.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideThe 19th-century vizier's pleasure palace — the finest accessible example of Moroccan court architecture.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuide100+ food stalls, gnawa musicians, acrobats, snake charmers — point at the food and sit down.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideHidden for 245 years, sealed behind a wall — one of the most beautiful small spaces in North Africa.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideThe full Moroccan bathing ritual: steam, exfoliation, black soap and relaxation. Transformatively relaxing.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideYSL's cobalt-blue paradise of cacti and water lilies. His ashes are scattered among the bamboo groves.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuide45 min south: terraced hillsides, waterfalls and a weekly Berber market under snow-capped peaks.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideThe 70m 12th-century minaret — tallest in the world when built. Perfect proportions in ochre sandstone.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideThe terracotta skyline at golden hour with snow peaks behind. Café des Épices for the best view.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideSlow-roasted pit lamb, carved to order, with cumin and khobz bread. €6 for a feast on the greatest square on earth.