8 of the best · Marrakech, Morocco
The Gardens of Marrakech, the Palmeraie and the Atlas
The Jardin Majorelle, Le Jardin Secret, the Menara and the Agdal, ANIMA, the Palmeraie, Toubkal National Park and the lake of Lalla Takerkoust.
Our 8 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026
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Three Marrakech moments we keep going back to: Jemaa el-Fna at dusk from a roof terrace, the Jardin Majorelle at opening time, and a day in the Atlas above Imlil.
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Majorelle blue
Jardin Majorelle
The blue garden of Jacques Majorelle, later Yves Saint Laurent’s and Pierre Bergé’s, open daily.
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A garden restored
Le Jardin Secret
A historic garden on Rue Mouassine, with an Islamic garden, an exotic garden and a tower.
121 Rue Mouassine, Marrakech medinaExplore View on map
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The Almohad basin
The Menara gardens
Olive groves and a great basin with a pavilion, founded by the Almohads.
The full list: Gardens, A–Z
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More areas 3
The gardens 5
Inside and around the walls.
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André Heller’s garden
ANIMA
An art-and-nature garden of three hectares on the road to the Ourika valley.
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Majorelle blue
Jardin Majorelle
The blue garden of Jacques Majorelle, later Yves Saint Laurent’s and Pierre Bergé’s, open daily.
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A garden restored
Le Jardin Secret
A historic garden on Rue Mouassine, with an Islamic garden, an exotic garden and a tower.
121 Rue Mouassine, Marrakech medinaExplore View on map
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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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The Almohad basin
The Menara gardens
Olive groves and a great basin with a pavilion, founded by the Almohads.
Palms, mountains and lakes 3
Beyond the city.
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Water sports under the Atlas
Lalla Takerkoust lake
A lake at the foot of the Atlas for jet skiing and canoeing.
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North of the city
The Palmeraie
The palm grove north of the city, its hotels and villas among the trees.
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Between the N’Fiss and the Ourika
Toubkal National Park
The national park of the High Atlas around Jbel Toubkal, between the N’Fiss and Ourika valleys.
