Things to do in Marrakech

Marrakech is Morocco's most famous city: a walled medina of winding souks, hidden riads and busy squares, watched over by the minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque. Jemaa el-Fnaa, the main square, changes from market by day to open-air food stalls and street performers at night, while the cobalt-blue Jardin Majorelle offers a calm, shady escape just outside the walls.

The snowy High Atlas rise less than an hour from the city, with Berber villages and waterfall walks in the Ourika Valley. Further away, over the mountains, lie the kasbahs of Aït Benhaddou and the great dunes of the Sahara at Merzouga, best seen on a trip of two or three days.