Marrakech is the city of tourists. It was built by Abu Bakr ibn Umar in 1062. Marrakech is a Berber word that was pronounced as Amur n Akush which means land of God. Also, it is the fourth largest city in Morocco and it is one of the 4th imperial cities in Morocco.
For traveling purposes, Marrakech is the first city in Morocco that gets about 3 million visitors each year. Therefore, many people call it the tourist city or the red city. There are many attractions that attract those tourists:
Jemaa El Fna:
There are many cities in Morocco where there is a square where they entertain, shop, and make different activities. At Jemaa El Fna, expect snake charmers, those who have flutes and make snakes dance to their instrumental. Also, expect people gambling, Africans from the south wandering around and selling different goods. For instance, they sell glasses, watches, t-shirts… That’s how they maintain their living life as they are immigrants in Morocco. Moreover, there is another entertaining activity that is done here, there are some people who like to do the street performing “Halka”. That is to say, they gather people in a circle, and they either tell stories or perform gymnastics. This activity has been here in Marrakech for a million years.
Koutoubia Mosque:
Koutoubia, Kutubiyya is the largest mosque in Marrakech with a minaret of 77 meters and spire of 8 meters. It was built by Abd al Mu’min ibn Ali in 1147. Moreover, it’s facing the square of Jemaa El Fna with its own square where they used to sell books. Then, the mosque took the name of booksellers besides Koutoubia and Kutubiyya. Moreover, the mosque is constructed as the two other mosques, Hassan Tower in Rabat and the Great Mosque of Seville in Spain.
Majorelle Garden:
If you are interested in Art. Then, you definitely should visit the Garden of Jhon Jack Majorelle. This man was a French artist who admired the kingdom of Morocco, and mostly Marrakech. This attraction is located at Gueliz, the new modern part of Marrakech. The garden has opened its door for the public by the French artists Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé. However, that’s after Jack passed away. Now, to enter you will need a ticket of 70Dh=7 dollars or euros to enter and explore the site. That’s because it gets many visitors, it can reach up to 900000 visitors each year. Not to mention, when Jhon Jack was building the garden, it is said that it took him over 40 years to complete it.
Marrakech is the last city we will explore with our Morocco travel itinerary one week. Therefore, we will take you to explore Casablanca the other day and then take you to the airport.
