How to visit and what to see in Bahia Palace (Marrakech): schedules, prices

In your sightseeing trip to Marrakech, riding a MoroccoWithout a doubt, the Bahia Palace It is going to be one of the corners that will surprise you the most.

Located in the southern part of the Marrakesh medina, when you go to visit the Bahia Palace Don't expect to see a large building with striking exterior architecture.

When you arrive at the palace grounds you will find yourself in front of a fence and, after crossing a gate and walking along a garden path, you will reach the building.

El Marrakesh Bay Palace Everything is distributed on a ground floor, and the palace complex is the result of having added numerous houses and patios adjacent to the original building.

Curiosities history of the Bahia Palace in Marrakech

Went to late nineteenth century when the great vizier Sidi Moussa He decided to start the construction of this palace, for which he summoned the best artisans in Morocco.

The works lasted six years, and after completing its construction in 1900, the Bahia Palace It is presented as a large labyrinth of rooms and patios, without any uniformity, but with corners of enormous architectural beauty.

To give you an idea of ​​its large dimensions, I will tell you that the palace has 150 rooms and several patios, although only a third of its rooms are visited, which in total occupy eight hectares.

As a curiosity, I will tell you that the fact that all the dependencies of the Bahia Palace were distributed on a ground floor was due to the vizier's great obesity, which made it difficult for him to climb stairs.

How to visit the Bahia Palace in Marrakech

If for visit the Bahia Palace you prefer to go with the company of a guide in spanish, you can sign up for this Private tour of Marrakech which includes a visit to this very interesting place, lasting about 3 hours.

And you also have this alternative Private day tour in Marrakech, a more complete visit of the beautiful Moroccan city, also with guide in spanish, which includes the Bahia Palace.

What to see when visiting the Bahia Palace

If you prefer to go on your own, I tell you that in the walk through the Bahia Palace in Marrakech you will be able to enjoy the maximum artistic expression of the moroccan architecture, which is a combination of Arabic and Andalusian, with a beautiful decoration.

Don't expect to see a perfectly preserved building; On the contrary, the Bahia Palace is found quite “abandoned” compared to equivalent buildings you might see in other countries.

However, you must pay attention to the mosaics on the walls, the artistic work of the wooden doors, the incredible decoration of the arches and the great beauty of the carefully painted wooden ceilings.

The central point of your visit in the Bahia Palace is going to be the great Court of Honor.

50 meters long, it is surrounded by a gallery that overlooks the rooms occupied by the four wives and 20 concubines of the grand vizier.

The room that will surprise you the most due to its architectural beauty is the Boardroom, with its porcelain tiled walls and painted cedar wood ceiling.

After the death of Grand Vizier Sidi Moussa, in 1900, the sultan gave the order to plunder the Bahia Palace.

This did not prevent it from being, later, the place chosen by the French as main headquarters of the Protectorate.

Currently, the private area of ​​the palace is a royal residence and is used to receive foreign dignitaries.

It also has facilities culture Ministry Moroccan.

Finally, if the visit of the Bahia Palace you prefer to do it with the company of a guide in spanish, here you have information about guided tours and excursions in Marrakech.

Marrakech Bahia Palace schedules

The Visiting hours of the Bahia Palace in Marrakech They are from Monday to Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 16,30:XNUMX p.m.

Bahia Palace ticket prices

El entrance price to the Bahia Palace It is 10 dhs, with a reduced price of 3 dhs for children under 12 years of age.

Photos of the Bahia Palace

Here you have more photos of the Bahia Palace, a highly recommended visit on your trip to Marrakech in the south of Morocco.