Marrakech Travel Blog

When planning a trip away, searching for exciting things to fill your evenings is often a first priority. However, in Marrakesh this is really not necessary as when night time falls, there is one option that outweighs them all; a form of entertainment  open to everyone, guaranteed every night, and always...

It has been said that in order to really appreciate a meal, it is important to be aware of how it has been produced. Indeed, after tucking into a succulent Moroccan dish, you can often be left bemused by the subtle tangs of the lemon chicken, mystified by the secret complexity of spices that have been...

Etymologically speaking, the word ‘Riad’ originates from the Arabian term meaning garden. As legend goes, when Marrakesh was founded in the 11th Century, the ruling Sultan had a sumptuous palace built for himself and his servants, comprising of numerous buildings set in beautiful gardens, with intrinsic...

When arriving in Marrakesh, you may be more than a little startled by the loud booming sound, which seems  to fill the air at recurrent intervals throughout the day, starting from dawn right through the till daybreak. The thunderous noise is actually the call to congregational prayer, or “adham”,...