Neighbourhood guide
Agdal and the Atlas roads
The resorts and golf courses south of the city, on the roads to Ouarzazate, Amizmiz and the Ourika.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Ralf Steinberger · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsSouth of the city the roads to Ouarzazate, Amizmiz and the Ourika valley run through olive groves and golf courses to the Atlas, past the city’s great garden resorts.
Sights
The Agdal gardens, MACAAL, ANIMA and Lalla Takerkoust.
Eating and drinking
Le Pavillon at Selman, Al Fassia Aguedal and Almazar.
Staying
Amanjena, the Oberoi, the Mandarin Oriental, Selman and the Fairmont Royal Palm.
Choose these for space, gardens and the mountains on the horizon.
Our advice: the medina is a taxi ride away, so plan your days around it.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating and drinking
- Staying
What’s nearby
Distances from Agdal and the Atlas roads 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
- Saadian Tombs2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Menara gardens3.1 kmWalk 38 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Marrakech Menara Airport3.5 kmWalk 44 minCycle 18 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Bahia Palace3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 18 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Koutoubia3.7 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Ben Youssef Madrasa4.5 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Jardin Majorelle5.4 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 24 min
The station and the square
- Jemaa el-Fna3.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Marrakech station4.5 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 22 min
Location
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More in depth
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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.