We were up and about early heading into the old part of town. The way people show wealth and prosperity when you live in a desert is by having flash gardens with lots of water and there is a great garden in Marrakech.
Next to the garden is the old mosque which was damaged in an earthquake in September 2023 so it is currently being repaired.
After the walk through the gardens and looking at the mosque we headed over to the Saadian Tombs. These are late 16th century tombs that were hidden behinds walls and only rediscovered in 1917. There are a number of sultans and their family members buried here. This area was also damaged in 2023 so restoration work is ongoing.
We then headed back into the kasbah in the old part of town to visit the Bahia Palace. This was built in the 1800s and is one of the few palaces open to visitors - and there were a lot of us! Just a note we have seen more westerners in Marrakech than in Casablanca!
We walked around the various rooms and courtyards of the palace, all very impressive and very intricately decorated. The open areas were cool zones for greeting guests as well as other rooms for offices and private quarters. See attached photos.
After the morning’s activities it was time for lunch - but we had to cook our own! We went to a cooking school and cooked lemon chicken in a Moroccan tangier with a salad. Not terribly hard and it tasted sensational!
In the afternoon we chilled out for a bit as it was well over 35 degrees. Tomorrow we have a big day driving to our next destination of Fez so we scored some munchies from the local supermarket and then hit the hotel pool to cool down.もっと詳しく
モロッコMarrakesh31°37’21” N 7°59’46” W
モロッコMarrakesh31°37’21” N 7°59’46” W