Jemaa el-Fna Square
The main square of the medina and the heart of Marrakech street life, part of the Medina of Marrakesh World Heritage site. Storytellers, musicians and food stalls gather here, and it changes character between day and evening.
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Bahia Palace
A 19th-century palace built for the grand viziers of the sultan, with courtyards, gardens and rooms decorated with zellige tilework, carved plaster and painted cedar ceilings.
El Badi Palace
The vast ruins of the palace built by the Saadian sultan Ahmad al-Mansur from the late 16th century: a huge courtyard with sunken gardens and pools, surrounded by high walls. Damaged by the September 2023 earthquake, it reopened to visitors in October 2023.
Saadian Tombs
The royal necropolis of the Saadian dynasty next to the Kasbah Mosque, sealed off for centuries and rediscovered in 1917. Its mausoleums, including the Chamber of the Twelve Columns, are known for their carved marble, stucco and tilework.
Almoravid Qubba
A small domed pavilion from 1117 near the Ben Youssef Mosque, one of the rare buildings left from the Almoravid period in Marrakech, with a richly carved interior dome.
Menara Gardens – Pavilion
A large olive grove with a basin dating back to the Almohad period, which stores water for irrigation, and a pavilion overlooking it with the Atlas mountains in the background on clear days. The pavilion is a Ministry of Culture monument with its own ticket.
Ben Youssef Madrasa
A former Quranic school founded in the 14th century and rebuilt in the 16th, one of the largest in North Africa: a marble courtyard with a pool, carved cedar and stucco, and the students' small rooms on the upper floor. Reopened in April 2022 after restoration.
Le Jardin Secret
A restored riad garden complex in the Mouassine district, with an Islamic garden and an exotic garden, historic water channels and a tower that can be climbed for a view over the medina rooftops (separate ticket).
Dar El Bacha – Museum of Confluences
A palace built for the pasha of Marrakech, run by the National Museums Foundation as a museum of temporary exhibitions on the meeting of cultures, set around decorated patios and gardens.
Dar Si Saïd – National Museum of Weaving and Carpets
A late 19th-century palatial house that now holds the national collection of Moroccan carpets and textiles from many regions, alongside woodwork, jewellery and pottery.
Jemaa el-Fna Museum of Intangible Heritage
A museum in a former Bank Al-Maghrib building on Jemaa el-Fna, devoted to the intangible heritage of the square: its history, the halqa performing arts, plus a numismatics section and works by Jacques Majorelle.
House of Photography of Marrakech
A private museum opened in 2009 in the medina, presenting an archive of photographs, glass plates, postcards and documents on Morocco from the second half of the 19th century to 1960, with themed exhibitions.
Majorelle Garden
The garden created by the painter Jacques Majorelle from the 1920s and later restored by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé: cacti, palms and bamboo around a studio painted in the intense blue named after Majorelle.
Pierre Bergé Museum of Berber Arts
A museum inside the Majorelle Garden, in Jacques Majorelle's former studio, presenting objects from Amazigh (Berber) cultures across Morocco: jewellery, textiles, weapons and everyday objects.
Yves Saint Laurent Museum Marrakech
A museum next to the Majorelle Garden devoted to the work of the couturier Yves Saint Laurent, with a permanent display of his creations and temporary exhibitions.
Villa Oasis private garden
The private garden of the Villa Oasis, the former home of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé next to the Majorelle Garden, opened to visitors with its own access.
MACAAL – Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden
A private museum dedicated to contemporary art from Africa, with exhibitions of the collection and temporary shows, located in the Al Maaden area outside the city centre.
Anima Garden
A garden created by the artist André Heller on the road to the Ourika valley, mixing plants, artworks and views of the Atlas mountains.