Neighbourhood guide
Hivernage and the Menara
The garden district between the walls and the Menara, with its resorts and evening tables.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Mustang Joe · CC0 via Wikimedia CommonsHivernage, between the medina’s western walls and the Menara gardens, is the district of resorts and evening restaurants.
Sights
The Menara gardens, Menara Mall and, in November, the Marrakech International Film Festival.
Eating and drinking
Nobu and Comptoir Darna.
Staying
The Four Seasons and Nobu Hotel Marrakech.
Walk to the Menara basin in the evening.
Our advice: the medina is a short taxi ride away.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating and drinking
- Staying
What’s nearby
Distances from Hivernage and the Menara are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Koutoubia1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Menara gardens1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Saadian Tombs2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Jardin Majorelle2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Ben Youssef Madrasa2.4 kmWalk 29 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Bahia Palace2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Marrakech Menara Airport2.9 kmWalk 37 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 17 min
The station and the square
- Marrakech station1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Jemaa el-Fna1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
Location
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More in depth
The back storyMarrakech at the table: tagines, terraces and the night marketLe Marocain at La Mamounia, Al Fassia’s kitchen of women, the roof terraces of Nomad, L’mida and Le Foundouk, the brasserie of Gueliz and the smoke of Jemaa el-Fna at night: how Marrakech eats.
The back storyMoroccan FoodThe tagine, Friday couscous, pastilla, the tanjia of Marrakech, harira and the ceremony of mint tea: what to eat in Marrakech.
The back storyWhere Marrakech sleeps: palaces, riads and the gardens beyond the wallsLa Mamounia and the Royal Mansour inside the walls, riads such as El Fenn and La Maison Arabe in the lanes of the medina, and the garden resorts of the Palmeraie and the Atlas road: where to stay in Marrakech.