14 essentials: what to see and do in Marrakech (Morocco)

Marrakech It is a city that offers you incredible attractions.

In addition to Watch monuments, your visit will focus on feeling the great atmosphere that the city has, which you will find concentrated especially in its famous Jemaa El Fna square.

The city of Marrakech maintains that exotic atmosphere that is so attractive to us Europeans.

But at the same time it is a very touristy city, without a doubt the most touristy in Morocco, with the double facet that this characteristic has.

On the one hand, hotels of a level in line with the needs of tourists, from charming riads a luxury hotels.

Also a wide and varied offer of restaurants, as well as shops where you can buy the most typical remembrances, which you will find in the Medina and, above all, in its enormous Souk.

And on the other hand, an excess of tourists at certain times of the year, in addition to prices many times higher than those you can find in other cities in Morocco.

The best things to see in Marrakech

Below I detail a list of topics that will allow you to know what to see and visit on your trip to Marrakech, with the best advice for visit the Medina, souks and the European neighborhoods of this beautiful city of Morocco.

This list becomes an essential tool to help you plan your trip to Marrakech.

At the outset, we suggest the five visits that should be essential on your tour of the Medina, as well as a selection of tours and excursions to take in Marrakech and its surroundings.

• 5 essential visits in the Medina of Marrakech
• Tours and excursions in Marrakech and surroundings

Jemaa El Fna Square

Jemaa El Fna Square is the nerve center of Marrakech, where you will find the greatest atmosphere, both during the day and at night.

This square is going to be a place that you will visit several times during your stay in this Moroccan city, a true meeting point for tourists, with very different attractions.

Your visit to Marrakech will be incomplete if you do not sit on one of the numerous terraces in the square to have a tea and enjoy the atmosphere of the square, or do not have dinner in one of the beach bars that are set up there every night.

• Koutoubia Mosque, great icon of Marrakech
• What to see and do in Jemaa El Fna square in Marrakech
• Dine cheaply at the beach bars in Jemaa El Fna Square

Bahia Palace

The Bahia Palace is one of the most interesting corners of Marrakech to see the excellence of the moroccan architecture.

• Bahia Palace, work of art of Moroccan architecture

Dar Si Said Palace

In the very pretty Dar Si Sai palace from the late 19th century that you find in the Medina of Marrakech you can visit a Moroccan art exhibition.

The visit is worth it both for the exhibition display and to enjoy the corners of this example of Moroccan architecture.

Ben Youssef Madrassah

The Ben Youssef Madrassah is one of the essential visits in the Medina of Marrakech due to the beauty of its architecture.

This old koranic school It occupies a building built in the 16th century, and its large central patio stands out as well as the lavish decoration of all its corners.

• Ben Youssef Madrassah in the Medina

Marrakech museum

The exhibition of the so-called Marrakech museum is actually an excuse to visit and walk through the beautiful building of the Menbhi palace.

Also with a huge central patio, on your visit to the Marrakech museum you will see beautiful rooms and great artistic wealth in its architecture.

• Marrakech Museum at Menbhi Palace
  

Kuba Ba Aduin

This building is a historical curiosity as it is the last vestige left in Marrakech of the almoravid art.

Souks of the medina of Marrakech

An essential on your trip to Marrakech, and where you will spend many hours during your stay, are the Souks, a true commercial center of the city, with a great life that extends through an enormous diversity of corners.

• What to see on a walk through the Souks of the Medina of Marrakech
• 6 useful tips on how to haggle in the Medina Souks

Kasbah of Marrakech

The kasbah is the ancient fortified enclosure of military use that was within the medina of Marrakech, and in that area you currently find various interesting corners.

Saadian Tombs in the Kasbah 

In the Kasba, the old walled enclosure of the medina of Marrakech, you will find various corners of interest, especially the Saadian tombs whose art remained hidden for centuries

• Saadian tombs in the Kasbah of Marrakesh

El Badí Palace in the Kasbah

In the Kasbah of Marrakech you can visit the remains of the the Badí palace which was built at the end of the 16th century, which was going to be the grandest and most luxurious palace that had ever been built in Morocco.

Sleep in a riad in the Medina of Marrakech

One of the attractions of a trip to Marrakech is sleeping in one of the charming riad that you find in the Medina.

These are old houses in the medina converted into a comfortable hotel with very few rooms.

• Accommodation in a riad in the Medina of Marrakech
  

Majorelle Garden in the European Quarter

In the European neighborhood of Marrakech you can visit the Majorelle garden, which surrounds the house that the designer owned in this Moroccan city starting in 1980. Yves Saint Laurent.

• Majorelle Garden in Marrakech
  

Ali House in Marrakech

A classic among tourists who visit Marrakech is the Ali House, a tourist enclave located on the outskirts of the city where you can dine and see folklore shows and a equestrian exhibitione.

• Dinner at Casa Alí with folklore and equestrian shows

Tours and excursions in Marrakech

Finally, if instead of visiting this city on your own you prefer to do some tour or sign up for a tour of the surrounding area, here you have complete information about tours in Marrakech.

In addition to a guided tour of the medina, you have excursions to nearby places such as the coastal city of Essaouira, to the traditional towns of the Ourika Valley and Ouarzazate, Which is the kasbah region and the door to the Sahara desert.

And in order to choose the accommodation for your trip, here you have access to booking.com for search hotel in Marrakech.