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Marrakesh-In-2-Days (Day 1)

The Ville Nouvelle, the souks & the Jemaa

Promenade au Jardin Majorelle

This is the Day 1 of a two-day itinerary. for Day 2, go here. If you want to see all of Marrakesh’s main sights in just a couple of days, this itinerary may suit you (if you have only one day, check this one-day itinerary instead).

Alternatively, consider using the ALSA city bus company's Marrakech City Tour, whose tickets are valid for 48hr.

Marrakesh 2-day itinerary map - Day 1

Morning

Get to the Majorelle Garden early, preferably at 8am, to avoid the crowds. Get a combined ticket so that you can pop round the corner afterwards to visit the Yves Saint Laurent Museum.

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The European cemetery

Colonial & military French cemetery - المقبرة الأوروبية

Al Fassia

Marrakesh's finest Moroccan cuisine (l,d; $$$)

Amal

Restaurant & workshop run by trainee women chefs (l; $$)

Bab Doukkala Mosque

16th-century Mosque - جامع باب دكالة

Café Argana

Modern café with superb Jemaa views (b,l,d $$)

Chez Lamine Hadj Mustapha

Mechoui, tanjia and more (l,d; $–$$)

Dar el Bacha

Thami el Glaoui's palace - دار الباشا

Le Grand Balcon du Café Glacier

The best view of the Jemaa (l,d; $)

Jemaa el Fna

Marrakesh's heart and soul - جامع الفناء

The Koutoubia Mosque ‎

Marrakesh's emblem - جامع الكتبية

La Taverne

Decent old restaurant with garden dining & bar (l,d; $$)

MACMA ‏

Modern art in a modern museum - متحف فني ‏في‏ ‏ ‏‏مراكش

The Majorelle Garden

Beautiful artist's garden - حديقة ماجوريل

Mouassine Mosque

16th-century mosque with an impressive fountain - جامع المواسين

Rahba Kedima

Open square in the midst of the souks - الرحبة القديمة

Souk Semarine

The main road into the souks - سوق السمارين

Yves Saint Laurent Museum

Dedicated to Marrakesh resident YSL - متحف إيف سان لوران

Zevaco's filling station

Petrol station by Morocco's Niemeyer - محطة الوقود زيفاكو

Text © Daniel Jacobs

Images by Barbaragin, based on Project OSRM map (with additions), Daniel Jacobs, Jean-Baptiste Bellet, Louisa Thomson, Majorelle Garden / Marrakesh / Morocco, Miguel Discart, Niels Broekzitter