Marrakech Medina in Morocco
In you trip to Marrakech, in Morocco, when visiting the old Medina, my advice is that you «Lose« between its conglomerate of narrow streets to discover its beautiful corners and live the great atmosphere that exists throughout the day.
However, to take advantage of the visit from the tourist point of view, and not miss the most prominent corners, you should know what are the essential visits in the walled enclosure of the Marrakech Medina.
Then, from my point of view, I indicate 5 essential visits in the Medina of Marrakech.
Jemaa El Fna Square in Marrakech in Morocco
1.- Jemaa El Fna Square and the Koutoubia Mosque minaret
This huge square divided into two areas is the great center of Marrakech's life. With totally different environments during the day and night, your visit to this beautiful city of Morocco must be marked by several visits to Jemaa El Fna Square.
Among its many attractions, from seeing the snake charmers, until dine cheap at the beach bars that at night every day they settle in the square.
Also, from the Jemaa El Fna Square you can see the minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque, the largest in Marrakech and which is the great nerve center of the city.
Entrance to the Zocos from Jemaa El Fna Square in Marrakech - Morocco
2.- Zocos de la Medina
From it Jemaa El Fna Square they extend northwards the Souks, a large conglomerate of narrow streets covered with large awnings where, grouped in different areas and trades, you find the most varied shops.
I warn you that in the Marrakech souk it is impossible not to be tempted to buy, yes, with the typical process of bargaining.
3.- Madrassa Ben Youseff
Right on the northern limit of the Zocos, within the Medina of Marrakech, you will find the Madrasa Ben Youseff, an ancient Koranic school of the 16th century, from the architectural point of view, one of the most beautiful corners of the Moroccan city.
In you Visit the Madrassa Ben Youseff You can enjoy a sublime decoration, which mixes marble, stucco, cedar wood and mosaics. It must be an essential visit on your trip.
Horseshoe arch decoration in the Marrakesh Bay Palace in Morocco
4.- Bahia Palace
South of the Marrakech Medina, and right on the northern limit of the fortified enclosure of the Kasba, you find the Bahia Palace, a building that is a true work of art of Moroccan architecture.
Built at the end of the 19th century, the Marrakech Bay Palace, it extends on one floor with a maze of halls and patios (it has more than 150 rooms, although only one part is visited ...), where you can discover beautiful architectural corners.
5.- Saadies Tombs
And already within the enclosure of the Kasba, behind the mosque, you shouldn't stop visit the Saadian tombs .
It's about a mausoleum of the Saadí dynasty, built between the 16th and 17th centuries, a place that was hidden for a long time until it was rediscovered in 1904.
In a small landscaped and walled enclosure there are several mausoleums, but it will be worth queuing to see the impressive Room of the Twelve Columns, the most beautiful corner of the Saadies Tombs and possibly what you can see in Marrakech.
