Marrakech

Marrakech known as the Red City or Town ocher, is a city in Morocco, inland at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. 
The city was founded in 1070 by Youssef Ibn Tachfin king of the Berber Almoravid empire. In the past, Morocco was known in the East as the Marrakech (name still current in Iran); Morocco name itself comes from the deformation of the Portuguese pronunciation of Marrakech Marrocos

culture 

Marrakech is one of the university cities of Morocco. Qadi Iyad The university is the largest in the region. More recently, a high school visual arts (ESAV) was created in partnership between Dar Bellarj Foundation and the University of Marrakech, offering support to the city for training in film and television. Marrakech also organizes the International Film Festival. 

Arts in Marrakech Biennale, born in 2005 is the most important appointment of contemporary art in Morocco. Contemporary art is now a private museum in Marrakech. This is the museum of the palm, a private initiative due to collector and designer perfumes Abderrazzak Benchaâbane. The museum of the palm the visitor discovers a collection of paintings, photographs, sculptures, installation and Moroccan and foreign artists. The collection shows the work of sixty artists of today and those of the pariiez [What?] Just after the Great War. 

Marrakech is located in the largest private campus of the kingdom which includes several schools such as HECI Group (Hautes Etudes Commerciales and Computer), the Graduate School of Management (ESG), Euromed and Vatel.

climate

The city is subject to Mediterranean climate. The average temperature in the city is 20 ° C. In Marrakech, the winters are often cool in the morning and at night (around 6 ° C), but temperatures will rise quickly during the day to reach 18 ° C on average (20 ° C sometimes). At night the temperature drops again. Summers, meanwhile, are often hot, with minimum temperatures of 20-22 ° C. During the day, it is not uncommon for the mercury rises above 40 ° C. The record heat was observed July 17, 2012 with 49.6 ° C.

tourism

The city is a tourist mecca, more than two million tourists every year. It is also the starting point for many excursions for hikers wanting to browse the Atlas or the desert to the south. 

Also, the city has become a favorite destination of "dental tourism", since the quality of dental care has increased significantly in recent years while their cost is relatively low

La ville s'oriente désormais vers le tourisme de luxe. Marrakech est en effet devenue une des destinations favorites pour les célébrités françaises qui aiment son charme très bien préservé qui sait allier luxe, raffinement et authenticité. La ville a ainsi été qualifiée de « rêve des milles-et-une nuits » par Arielle Dombasle qui s'investit en France pour mieux faire connaître cette ville des Français. De nombreuses stars françaises ont d'ores et déjà acheté leur riad privé en plein cœur de la Médina. L'apparition de ce tourisme de luxe remonte à 1967 avec l'arrivée d'Yves Saint Laurent à Marrakech, puis son rachat en 1980 du jardin Majorelle. Marrakech devient alors un lieu réputé pour sa culture, ses arts, ses traditions et son patrimoine architectural qui séduit peu à peu un grand nombre d'artistes de renom. Cependant, ce n'est que depuis les années 2000 que ce tourisme a pris une ampleur considérable.

Beautiful areas in the region

Place Jamaa El Fna

Medersa Ben Youssef

Main Lodge Gardens Menara

The walls of Marrakech

Koutoubia Mosque

Porte Bab Agnaou