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Browse 67 reviews, 102 travel blogs, 254 photos and videos about 27 historic and cultural things to do in Marrakech. You'll also find some useful ratings and information so that you can get all of the unbiased information you need before filling your next trip with lots of fun things to do.

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Jemaa el Fna Marrakech

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  • Jul 5, 2009: ... used a one or two more. We spent a lot time exploring Jemaa el Fna (the main square), the souks (a maze of small shops near ...
  • Oct 19, 2008: ... to enjoy the square and souks of the medina.   Jemaa el Fna, the main square of Marrakesh, is a highly animated ...
  • Jan 16, 2006: ... mold. When we first wandered into the main square, the place Jemaa el Fna, we felt as though we had been transported into a ...
  • Nov 23, 2004: ... to get a taxi for you Favourite Things about Morocco: - Jemaa-el-Fna in Marrakech and the medina in Rabat - Moroccan ...

Koutoubia Mosque and Minaret Marrakech

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Museum of Marrakesh Marrakech

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  • Oct 19, 2008: ... morning tour took us to the Bahia Palace, the museum of Marrakesh, and to a traditional Berber pharmacy, where they explained ...

Marrakech Souk

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  • May 5, 2007: ... EasyJet. And with only a three hours train ride inland to Marrakech from Casablanca, we both looked forward to spend a week ...
  • May 19, 2009: ... to the awful stench or treacherous holes in the ground. Marrakech is a constant and relentless assault on every one of your ...
  • Jun 20, 2005: ... , so putting myself on my own in the maze of a Marrakech souk was a recipe for disaster. I definitely regretted my impulsive ...
  • Nov 7, 2009: ... walk around and try and buy some gifts for people in the Souk its just really hard saw loads of things for people but try ...

Ali Ben Youssef Medersa (Madrasa) Marrakech

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  • May 22, 2008: ... nbsp; Last stop (following the other tourists) was the Ali Ben Youssef Medersa - now this was definitely work a look.  ...
  • Mar 7, 2008: ... some time learning of Marrakech's history at the museum & the Ali ben Youssef Medersa - a theological college that ...

El Badi Palace Marrakech

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  • Dec 22, 2008: ... days, but the public can't go in. The first was El Badi palace, which was the ruins of a palace modelled on the Alhambra, ...
  • Dec 20, 2008: ... were going nowhere. So by the time we made it to the El Badi Palace it had closed for lunch (who closes for a three hour ...
  • Oct 20, 2008: ... sunny day, we set off in search of the once great El Badi Palace, now a great ruin.  Built in the late 1500's, El Badi was a ...
  • Nov 21, 2008: ... from the labyrinth in time to catch sunset at El Badi Palace.  El Badi is another formerly glorious palace that was ...

Bahia Palace Marrakech

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  • Jan 25, 2008: ... the sudden, we find ourselves just before the inconspicuous door of Bahia Palace at 14:58...so cool;). This palace (10dh) is ...
  • Jun 30, 2007: ... of it. We also visited a former royal residence called the Bahia palace and the royal Saadian tombs. We had a great time ...
  • Jun 15, 2008: ... we go to the Saadian Tombs, Menara Garden, Koutoubid Mosque, Bahia Palace and walk through the shops so Latif can explain ...
  • Dec 22, 2008: ... to eavesdrop on the guide's speeches. The second palace was the Bahia palace, and was in slightly better condition, having ...

Museum of Moroccan Arts (Dar Si Said) Marrakech

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  • Oct 9, 2007: ... a former palace that now houses the Museum of Moroccan Arts; and the Musee de Marrakech, the city's historical museum housed ...

Marrakech Ramparts

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  • May 23, 2008: ... /791867.stm My friend Nigel celebrated his 50th in style in Marrakech, Morocco. He and his soon to be wife Anne love ...
  • Nov 5, 2005: ... rocking in the harbour, the gulls soaring over the Portugese ramparts and the lazy sunshine bathing your shoulders - it's ...
  • Jul 12, 2006: ... the Atlas range via precariously narrow mountainous tracks to Marrakech. At this point we were feeling exceptionally nervous ...
  • Apr 26, 2006: ... a small, narrow room inside an internet café. Behind the ramparts surrounding old Marrakech, is the medina, a place of ...

Medina of Marrakech

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  • Mar 28, 2009: ... taking in all the major sites that are found within.  The Medina of Fes el-Bali (Old Fes) is the largest living medival ...
  • May 26, 2009: ... derb Chentouf in Riad Laarousse within the ancient Medina of Marrakech, is the completely renovated courtyard home Riad Ma' ...
  • Nov 23, 2004: ... We were dumped by a taxi late at night somewhere in the medina of Marrakech amongst a maze of alleys, screaming kids and ...
  • Nov 22, 2008: ... our touring memories were the wonderful Souks.  The Souks and Medina of Marrakesh do not comprise the whole of the city ...

Saadian Tombs Marrakech

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  • Dec 7, 2005: ... of their favourite pastimes.) Other sights we visited included the Saadian Tombs and the Palais el-Badi. The Saadian Tombs ...
  • Jul 9, 2004: ... of Marrakesh's souqs (specialty markets) and visit the Saadian tombs located nearby. Another night in Marrakesh meant ...
  • Jan 25, 2008: ... spending some relaxing time here, we head in the direction of Saadian Tombs and let the the evening fall. One little kid ...
  • Jun 30, 2007: ... a former royal residence called the Bahia palace and the royal Saadian tombs. We had a great time visiting these sights. We ...

Maison Tiskiwin Marrakech

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  • Oct 10, 2007: ... ; Among those I visited on my two days in Marrakech are the Maison Tiskiwin, the museum home of a Dutch art historian; Dar Si ...

Arsat Moulay Abdeslam Cyber Park Marrakech

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Rahba Kedima Square Marrakech

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El Bahia Palace Marrakech

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  • Sep 26, 2008: ... entrance gate there. Another place we went was the El Bahia palace which is ornate and beautiful and popular stray ...
  • May 24, 2001: ... , we "acquired" a guide, Noori. He took us to El Bahia Palace, the Menara Gardens and the souks. The Palace had been built ...

Gueliz Marrakech

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  • Jan 25, 2008: ... , where one can enjoy a marvelous 360° view around. The whole Marrakech is completely flat and only the south is dominated by ...
  • Dec 25, 2008: ... to navigate our way through the new part of Marrakech, the gueliz, and reach the Majorelle Gardens, which all our guidebooks ...
  • Nov 15, 2007: ... Lisa did some bargaining (which was helped by the fact that Morocco was playing England in the soccer on tv which I think he ...
  • Jun 24, 2007: ... call their itinerary substantial unless it includes a stopover in Marrakech, regardless of their length of stay. Looking back ...

Ouriki Marrakech

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Dyers District Marrakech

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Mellah Marrakech

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  • Apr 21, 2008: ... me. The Medina in Fes is another world. The Medina in Marrakech is a shopping mall in comparison. I walked down to the old ...
  • Sep 26, 2008: ... action it is a rather fun place to be. Magical Marrakech was a wonderfully different city experience but it's time to move ...
  • Nov 22, 2008: ... set of buildings was the home of a powerful "kingmaker" of Morocco who managed to cunningly install the fourteen year old ...
  • Oct 10, 2007: Like most Moroccan cities Marrakech has a Mellah or old Jewish quarter dating from the days when Morocco had the largest ...

Kasbah Mosque Marrakech

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  • Dec 12, 2008: ... in the Kasbah and visiting the Saadian Tombs (next to Kasbah Mosque), this is the resting place of the Saadian princes and ...
 
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