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Morocco is 446,550 km2 with two coastlines, Mediterranean along the north and Atlantic down the west, and the 2024 census counted 36,828,330 people. Rabat is the capital and Casablanca the largest city, but neither is usually what a visitor books. The trip is normally built around the former capitals, Fes and Marrakesh, whose walled old towns are the point of coming and are covered on foot because nothing wider fits down them. Tangier faces Spain across the strait and is the shortest way in from Europe. The Atlas range separates all of it from the desert south.
Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
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Medina Marrakech مدينة مراكش
The Medina of Marrakech is the walled historic centre of the city. Visit Marrakech describes it as the old city and a World Heritage Site, enclosed by about 19 kilometres of ramparts built in 1122.
Palais Bahia قصر الباهية
The Bahia Palace is a late nineteenth-century palace and museum in Marrakesh, built in two principal phases across an eight-hectare site.
Palais El Badi قصر البديع
El Badi Palace is a ruined palace complex in Marrakesh, Morocco, commissioned by Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur of the Saadian dynasty in the late sixteenth century.
The Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech is a museum dedicated to the work of French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.
Dar Si Said is Marrakesh’s National Museum of Weaving and Carpets, operated by Morocco’s National Foundation of Museums. The museum occupies a historic palace and focuses on textile traditions rather than presenting a general collection of every Moroccan craft.
Almoravid Koubba القبة المرابطية
The Almoravid Qubba, known locally as Qoubba Ba'adiyn, is a small domed structure in Marrakesh, Morocco. It is one of the few surviving monuments from the Almoravid dynasty, which ruled Morocco in the 11th and 12th centuries.
Bab Agnaou is a historic fortified gate in Marrakesh, Morocco, forming part of the medina's defensive walls. Constructed in the 12th century during the Almohad period, it served as a principal entrance to the royal kasbah district.
Maison Tiskiwin is a museum in Marrakesh dedicated to Moroccan and Saharan arts and crafts. It occupies a traditional riad-style house in the medina, presenting ethnographic collections assembled by Dutch anthropologist Bert Flint.
The Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden, known locally as MACAAL, is a contemporary art museum in Marrakesh.
Musée de la Musique
The Mouassine Music Museum, known locally as Musée de la Musique Mouassine, is a cultural institution located in Marrakesh's historic Mouassine district. It occupies a traditional Moroccan house, or riad, reflecting the architectural heritage of the medina.
Mosquée Moulay El Yazid مسجد القصبة
Dar El Bacha دار الباشا
Mémorial Yves Saint Laurent نصب تذكاري إيف سانت لورينت
عزيز
مسجد
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Eight to twelve days can join Marrakesh with one Atlantic, imperial-city or Atlas route. A desert extension needs dedicated road time and should replace, not simply be added to, another distant region.
Morocco’s Accès Maroc service is the government channel for electronic visa and travel-authorisation checks. Eligibility is passport-specific; verify the required route through that portal before committing to transport.
Casablanca and Marrakesh are the largest air gateways. ONCF trains serve the main northern and Atlantic cities, whereas mountain, desert and smaller-town journeys depend on coaches, cars or organised transfers.
March to May and September to November avoid the strongest heat on many city and inland routes. Atlas conditions, Atlantic weather and desert temperature swings require separate checks for the planned circuit.
Moroccan dirhams (MAD) are the local currency. This record does not state nationwide card coverage or exchange costs; agree the amount and method before a taxi, market or remote accommodation transaction.
Morocco distinguishes 19 for city police, 177 for the gendarmerie and 15 for fire or ambulance. Power is 220 V through Type C and E sockets, while tap-water guidance is Not recorded.
