Marrakesh - The most famous city of Morocco. Although it is not on the coast, every year thousands of tourists visit it. Many holidaymakers in Agadir come to Marrakesh for 1-2 days on an excursion, because to visit Morocco and not to see Marrakesh is nonsense. And it is not surprising. Marrakesh offers its visitors a variety of entertainment for every taste. Here you can live in Riadah - Palaces located behind the unreleased doors in Medina, or stay in a fashionable hotel with a huge green area. You can eat in expensive restaurants with French cuisine, and you can buy uncomplicated Moroccan food directly from street traders.
Medina
The center of the city is medina-based on UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is she who is the heart of Marrakesh, who exactly flows around the crowds of tourists in search of an eastern color. From the central square, narrow tangled streets are diverged, turning on which, you immediately begin to doubt that someday you will find the road back. As in many vintage cities, the medina is surrounded by a high fortress wall with a twenty gate, through which you can go to the old town. Thanks to the orange-red walls of the walls, Marrakech and received its second name - "Red City". Inside the medina, a brisk trade occurs. Fruits and bread, and clothes, and a bunch of different incomprehensible things are sold here. In the middle of the street, next to some lavage, people can sleep on Earth. If you want to rip your nerves, walk along these shopping rows will give you a great opportunity.
Jam El Fna
The central square of Jem El Fna is a favorite venue of tourists evening walks. This part of the old city causes a mixture of admiration and alertness. Who is only not here! Numerous souvenir sellers, street acrobats, snake spellcasters. Here you will continuously offer to the body of a drawing of henna, touch the monkey, just begging. The historical role of this place is not very pleasant - numerous executions took place on this square. Now there are cafes and restaurants around the Jem El Fna, with the upper floors of which a great view of the square offers. Therefore, they are always overcrowded to tourists with cameras.
Kutubia
Almost any part of the city is visible and the main religious attraction of Marrakesh - Kutubia Mosque, located outside the medina. Its construction began in 1147, and since then it is a benchmark for such structures. And indeed, looking at her, for some reason you begin to understand that this is the only faithful architectural solution for facilities like this type. The most important part of this building is a minaret of 70 meters high. A small park is broken around the mosque. Unfortunately, the mosque is closed to visit not Muslims.
Another mosque, which is impossible not to notice when walking on Marrakech is Mosque Ali Ben Yusuf.
Interesting place, lost among the labyrinths of the narrow streets of the Old Town, is Palace Bahiya. . This is one of the main points of visiting tourists. Here you will plunge into the luxury of the sophisticated palace interiors, see a wonderful patio, decorated with mosaic interiors, an orange garden with a fountain. You can visit the palace from 8:30 to 11:45 and from 14:45 to 17:45 for 10 dirham.
Also in Marrakesh there are some more palaces hidden on inconspicuous horses of the medina.
Garden Majorel
But the choice of landmarks Marrakesh is not limited to the walls of the Old Town. Bente, there is a beautiful park, on the shady paths of which it is very pleasant to walk in the heat. This is the garden of Mazhorel. It is located in a distance from the city center, and if you go to it on foot, you can see the more modern appearance of Marrakesh.
The garden Majorel was created in the 30s of the last century by the French painter Jacques Majorel. Having moved to Morocco because of health problems, he fell in love with Marrakesh and built a villa who surrounded the Botanic Garden. Possessing an impeccable taste, the artist created the greatest work of landscape design, which was one of the most visited attractions of Marrakesh. Located in a small area, the garden Majorel is a place where you can see plants from all over the world. History of the garden is a story with a happy ending. In the 60s of the last century after the death of the artist, the garden and the house fell into decay, and the local authorities wanted to demolish them. But in 1966, Yves Saint-Laurent bought up and renovated them. In the garden you will see a small pond, the waters, the artist's house-museum, painted bright blue paint, a variety of flowers, cacti, bamboo and many other interesting plants.
The garden is open to a visit from 8:00 to 18:00. The price of the entrance ticket is 50 dirham, visiting the museum - 25 Dirham.
In addition to the Garden of Mazhorel, enjoyable Gardens Menara Located away from the city center in the foothills of Atlas. This is a huge park, which is well-deserved in the citizens, is located on the territory of 100 hectares.
Cyberpark
An interesting and popular destination is cyberpark located near the entrance to Medina. Here you can not only hide in the shade of trees from the scorching African Sun, but also free use of the Internet. Park is traveling from hotels in the Old Town, not far from Kutubia.
To inspect the Marrakesh, you can use the tourist bus, and you can drive on the cart, hidden by horses. They usually wait for you next to the medina. Be sure to trample! Typically, the price can be shot down 3-4 times. The route, as a rule, passes along the Jem El Fna Square, then on a wider streets and, finally, you leave the medina. Further before you appears a completely different species - modern hotels with a huge territory, drowning in greenery, plots allocated for entertainment - rides on quad bikes, camels, golf course and other elements indicating that Marrakesh is a city-oriented city oriented.
