North Africa's highest mountain, 4,167 m, is a two-day climb from Imlil, staying at a refuge. Shorter day walks visit Berber villages in the valleys.
A licensed guide is required. Imlil is 1.5 hours from Marrakech. Snow covers the summit in winter.
A 19th-century palace built for a grand vizier, with courtyards, gardens of orange trees and rooms decorated with the finest Moroccan craftsmanship: …
The great square at the heart of Marrakech's medina, one of the most exciting places on Earth.
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A 16th-century Islamic college, the largest in Morocco, with a courtyard of carved cedar, stucco and zellige tiles around a pool, and tiny student ce…
A garden of cacti, palms, bamboo and lily ponds created by the French painter Jacques Majorelle from the 1920s, around his studio painted in an inten…
A fortified village (ksar) of earthen kasbahs climbing a hill above a river on the old caravan route, a UNESCO site, used in films such as Gladiator …
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