Marrakech! Welcome to Marrakech this is the fourth-largest city in Morocco nicknamed
the red city it's a major cultural religious and trading center today we're
gonna visit the Marjorelle gardens the Bahia Palace and many more sites let's
go the koutoubia mosque is an iconic landmark in Marrakech the minaret is 70
metres high
this is inside the behind palace in Marrakech the bahia palace dates back to
the 19th century and the gardens capture the essence of Islamic and Moroccan
style the interior features intricate details
which aim to draw the eye up towards the ceiling there is a two acre garden with
rooms opening onto courtyards with torquas black and green floors
one of the most impressive rooms features stunning stained glass red blue
and green a perfect place to take photos
the heartbeat of Marrakech is undoubtedly the souks or markets of the
medina in the old city the biggest in all of Morocco there are a honeycomb up
alleyways where all the five senses are alive here merchants sell everything
from tea incense coffee and desserts
now we head to the center of Marrakesh to the el badi palace one of the most
beautiful and historic sites built in the 16th century
the el badi palace consists of richly decorated rooms behold
inside the el badi palace we find an artisan making the Moroccan tiles
we just want argan oil and we're waiting for the bus a lot of people are trying
to sell us random knives now time to eat we're heading to a traditional Moroccan
lunch at a restaurant called a Baraka restaurant
here we watch a local cooking demonstration where the chef is making
tagine with couscous to make couscous from scratch she mixes semolina with
flour the result is a sort of sand grained pasta then she adds spices such
as ginger turmeric and paprika in saffron then she adds five vegetables
such as squash pumpkin and potato and stews it in a clay pot called a tagine
to make tagine requires patience and time sometimes up to four hours
the end product is savory and delicious but I want to hear from you have you
tried Moroccan food comment below I'm walking around Jemaa el-Fnaa square and
UNESCO site here there's tons of snake charmers all kinds of activities it's
like an open circuit now time to head to one of the main highlights of Marrakesh
the Majorelle Gardens
the gardens are an absolute must see in Marrakech the property used to be owned
by a fashion designer Yves saint-laurent and his partner Pierre Bergé who
purchased it in the 1980s
Yves saint-laurent first went to Morocco in 1966 and instantly fell in love with
the place it became his home away from home and creative retreat Yves
saint-laurent and Bergé a collected Berber art and admired the tribal
aesthetic the berber museum features the traditional dress of the Berber people
and outside in the garden you can see the memorial for Yves Saint Laurent and
his partner Pierre Bergé
the gardens are a vivid and enchanting retreat from the bustling city today
they draw over 700,000 visitors the building has Moorish charm with a
hint of art deco and astonishingly vibrant primary colors that make for the
perfect photographs in fact the workers here at the property will help you take
photos if you need a photographer
this is the outside of the eaves on the rock building the museum
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Marrakesh nightlife