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Neighbourhood guide
The Kasbah, the Mellah and Bab Jdid
The Saadian Tombs, El Badi, the Bahia, the old Jewish quarter and the palace hotels by the walls.
Neighbourhood guide · Marrakech
The Kasbah and the Mellah, tombs and palaces
The Saadian Tombs, El Badi, the Bahia, the Mellah, and La Mamounia and the Royal Mansour by the walls.
What's onThis week in Marrakech
What to see and do
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Courtyards and gardens
Bahia Palace
A palace of courtyards and gardens on the east side of the medina, beside the Mellah.
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Beside the Kasbah mosque
The Saadian Tombs
The royal tombs of the Saadian dynasty, in a walled garden beside the Kasbah mosque.
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The great ruined court
El Badi Palace
The vast ruined courts of the Badi Palace, inside high earthen walls.
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The old Jewish quarter
The Mellah
The old Jewish quarter of the medina, east of the Kasbah, with its synagogue and cemetery.
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The gate of the Kasbah
Bab Agnaou and the ramparts
The carved stone gate of the Kasbah and the earthen ramparts around the medina.
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Carpets and textiles
Dar Si Saïd, national museum of weaving and carpets
A palatial house of the late nineteenth century, now the national museum of weaving and carpets.
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Along the caravan routes
Marrakesh-Timbuktu: the Bert Flint collection
The collection of Bert Flint, once Musée Tiskiwin, following the caravan routes from Marrakech to Timbuktu.
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Each February
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Marrakech
The fair of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, in Marrakech since 2018.
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In midsummer
The Marrakech Popular Arts Festival
Morocco’s traditional songs, dances and music, celebrated each summer.
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Orchards and basins
The Agdal gardens
The great walled orchards south of the medina, part of the World Heritage site.
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Tombs, palaces and the old Jewish quarter
The Kasbah and the Mellah
Bab Agnaou, the Saadian Tombs, El Badi and the Bahia, ending in the Mellah.
Where to eat
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Inside the palace
Le Marocain at La Mamounia
Traditional Moroccan cooking by chef Rachid Agouray at La Mamounia.
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At the Royal Mansour
La Grande Table at the Royal Mansour
The Royal Mansour’s grand restaurant, inside the palace walls near Jemaa el-Fna.
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Italian in a riad
Pepe Nero
An Italian and Moroccan restaurant in a riad, five minutes’ walk from Jemaa el-Fna.
17 Derb Cherkaoui, Douar Graoua, 40000 MarrakechExplore View on map
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At La Mamounia
Le Salon de Thé par Pierre Hermé
One of La Mamounia’s two tea rooms, with sweet and savoury delicacies by Pierre Hermé.
Bars and terraces
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The palace bar
Le Churchill at La Mamounia
One of La Mamounia’s bars, inside the palace on Avenue Bab Jdid.
Where to stay
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Since 1923
La Mamounia
The palace hotel inside the ramparts on Avenue Bab Jdid, receiving guests since 1923, with four restaurants and a spa.
Avenue Bab Jdid, 40040 Marrakech-MedinaExplore View on map
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A medina within the medina
Royal Mansour Marrakech
Riads in place of rooms and lanes in place of corridors, a few steps from Jemaa el-Fna.
Rue Abou El Abbas Sebti, 40000 MarrakechExplore View on map
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Beside the Saadian Tombs
La Sultana Marrakech
28 rooms and suites in the Kasbah, with a 2,000-square-metre roof terrace and views to the Atlas.
403 Rue de la Kasbah, MarrakechExplore View on map
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Riads with their own pools
Hôtel & Ryads Barrière Le Naoura
85 rooms and suites and 26 riads with private pools, at the gateway to the medina near Bab Doukkala.
Rue Djebel Alakhdar, Bab Doukkala, 40000 MarrakechExplore View on map
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Designed by LRNCE
Rosemary
An intimate riad on Rue de la Bahia, every inch designed by LRNCE.
25 Rue de la Bahia, Médina, 40000 MarrakechExplore View on map
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A 3,000-square-metre garden
Les Jardins de la Médina
36 rooms in a former palace in the Kasbah, around a 3,000-square-metre garden and a pool heated in winter.
21 Derb Chtouka, Kasbah, MarrakechExplore View on map
Hammams and wellness
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Since 2002
Les Bains de Marrakech
A hammam and spa near Bab Agnaou, renovated in 2021.
2 Derb Sedra, Bab Agnaou, Kasbah, MarrakechExplore View on map
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With Susanne Kaufmann
The spa at La Mamounia
La Mamounia’s spa, working with Susanne Kaufmann since 1 October 2026.
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