MARRAKECH
Most of the city is red because of the mud use in traditional construction.
Madrasa Ben Youssef –
Was an Islamic theology school that was founded in the 14th Century by the Marinid Dynasty. The layout contains student dormitory cells clustered around the first and second levels of the central courtyard.
The ornamentation of the Ben Youssef Madrasa derives closely from that of earlier Moroccan and Andalusi architecture, which makes use of pools, gardens, fountains, and surfaces covered in zellij (mosaic tilework) and intricately carved stucco and wood.
On display in the madrasa today is an elaborately carved marble basin from the Caliphate era of Cordoba, it was crafted at Madinat al-Zahra between 1002 and 1007 to serve as ablutions basin (the Islamic procedure for cleansing parts of the body)
Jardin Majorelle –
From the City of Marrakech this was my favorite spot. It’s a must see. After been around so much desert it was a pleasure to be surrounded by vegetation.
It was created by the French Orientalist artist Jacques Majorelle over almost forty years, starting in 1923, and features a Cubist villa designed by French architect Paul Sinoir in the 1930s.
In the 1980s, the property was purchased by the fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent
Agafay Desert –
Unlike the sahara desert the Agafay desert is a rocky, gravel-covered plateau. t’s part of Morocco’s High Atlas foothills and is arid, with little vegetation, dry heat, and a landscape that stretches for hundreds of hectares
Food –
Personally, it was a bit of straggle. I don’t think I was able to fully appreciate the range of flavors of the traditional moroccan cuisine.
Thanks to globalization there are
always options.
