Welcome
to Marrakech
Marrakech, the city whose name conjures up a
variety of symbols : its location, its history, its contrasting richness, make it a
tourist center of the first choice.
Pearl of the Moroccan South, the Red, the luminous, the mysterious : Marrakech
has for ever been a continous subject of fantasy for an impressive number of books and
writings. it is the city that attracted Winston Churchill, Richard Nixon and Alfred
Hitchcock and still continnues to attract artists and creators in general. Marrakech is in
fact, one of the most picturesque and Royal cities Evoking both Africa and the Orient
Its various monuments truly reflect its glorious past. The fine palaces each produce a
unique rapture. The first thing we discover, befor arriving in Marrakech, is the great
Minaret of Koutoubia with the three gold balls, the older sister to the Giralda in Sevilla
Spain and the Hassan tower in Rebat.
The Medina has preserved the traditional mark with narrow streets and multi-coloured
shops.
Djemaâ El Fna becomes more and more animated, lively and colourful with the afternoon. At
sun set the place is taken over by various unusual and popular entertainers such as snake
charmers, dancers, acrobats ...
The souks, with their winding alleys, offer visitors and tourists a real fascination by
their thousands of colors and perfumes.
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