Saadian Tombs ضريح السعديين

Exploring more of Medina the old Marrakech and visiting Saadian Tombs.
Saadian Sultan Ahmed Al Mansour Ed Dahbi was just as extravagant in death as he was in life. After the "golden king" built Badia Palace in the 16th century, he transformed an existing necropolis into this lavish tomb complex, sparing no expense and importing Italian Carrara marble and gilding honeycomb muqarnas (decorative plasterwork) with pure gold. Al Mansour died in splendour in 1603, but a few decades later, Alaouite Sultan Moulay Ismail walled up the Saadian Tombs to keep his predecessors out of sight and mind. The mausoleum lay forgotten until aerial photography exposed it in 1917.

Hannah also made a nice memorie by getting her own personal made silver ring - 18th birthday memory we'll spend.

In the evening we drove to our new accommodation. Which was an adventure to find it but also our suitcases were loose on the roof of the car not been fixed or secured ( see photo ).Read more