{"id":376,"date":"2025-06-01T20:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T20:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staysafemorocco.com\/?p=376"},"modified":"2026-05-31T15:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:07:48","slug":"marakkesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staysafemorocco.com\/es\/marakkesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Marrakech Travel Guide \u2014 Safety, Hospitals & Things To Do"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Popular Destinations in Marrakech<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Jemaa el-Fnaa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The beating heart of Marrakech \u2014 by day a craft and orange-juice market, by night a vast open-air theatre of storytellers, snake charmers, musicians, and food stalls. UNESCO-listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage, busiest at sunset.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Koutoubia Mosque<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The city’s defining landmark \u2014 a 12th-century minaret 77 metres tall that inspired the Giralda in Seville. The interior is closed to non-Muslims, but the surrounding gardens are open to all, with the minaret beautifully lit at night.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Bahia Palace<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A late-19th-century palace of carved cedar ceilings, stucco arabesques, and tranquil orange-tree courtyards. Built by the Sultan’s grand vizier Ba Ahmed, it’s one of the finest examples of Moroccan craftsmanship open to visitors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Jardin Majorelle & YSL Museum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The cobalt-blue garden created by Jacques Majorelle and saved by Yves Saint Laurent \u2014 a small but exquisite collection of cacti, palms, and bamboo. The neighbouring YSL Museum displays the couturier’s personal archive in striking purpose-built galleries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Madrasa Ben Youssef<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The 16th-century Ben Youssef Madrasa was once North Africa’s largest Quranic school, housing up to 900 students in small cells around a stunning marble courtyard. Recently reopened after extensive restoration, it remains one of Marrakech’s most photogenic interiors \u2014 every wall covered in intricate zellij, carved cedar, and Kufic stucco inscriptions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Saadian Tombs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Saadian Tombs were sealed for centuries and rediscovered in 1917 \u2014 a small but exquisite 16th-century royal necropolis hidden behind the Kasbah Mosque. The Chamber of Twelve Columns, where Sultan Ahmed al-Mansour rests, is one of the finest examples of Saadian decorative craftsmanship anywhere in Morocco.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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El Badi Palace<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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El Badi Palace was once the most lavish royal palace in 16th-century Morocco, built by Sultan Ahmad al-Mansour with materials looted from Spain, Italy, and Mali. Today only its vast sunken gardens and towering pis\u00e9 walls remain, but the scale alone \u2014 plus rooftop views over the medina and resident storks \u2014 makes it unmissable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Souk Semmarine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Souk Semmarine is the busy main artery of Marrakech’s souks \u2014 a covered walkway running north from Jemaa el-Fnaa lined with textile, leather, lantern, and jewellery shops. From here, smaller lanes branch into the specialised souks of dyers, blacksmiths, woodworkers, and spice merchants \u2014 best explored slowly without a fixed plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Explore Marrakech safely with the StaySafe app. Find nearby hospitals, pharmacies, emergency numbers, and curated itineraries for Morocco’s most iconic city \u2014 the Red City.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-morocco-city-guides"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staysafemorocco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staysafemorocco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staysafemorocco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staysafemorocco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staysafemorocco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/staysafemorocco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":618,"href":"https:\/\/staysafemorocco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376\/revisions\/618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staysafemorocco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staysafemorocco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staysafemorocco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staysafemorocco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}