Marakech Day Trip From Agadir

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Inbegrepen

Route

1. The medina of Marrakech is a Moroccan medina, the historic heart of Marrakech. It forms one of the five districts that make up the urban municipality of Marrakech.

   2 u

2. The Bahia Palace is a former 19th century palace of eight hectares in Moorish / Islamic style, in Marrakech in Morocco. Current museum, it is one of the masterpieces of Moroccan architecture and Moroccan art, one of the major monuments of the country's cultural heritage, and one of the main places of tourism in Morocco1,2. The architect Si Mohammed El Mekki (1857-1926), pupil of Captain Erckman, head of the French mission in Marrakech, is credited with most of the work.

   1 u

3. A first mosque was built in 1148 by Sultan Almohade Abdelmoumen after conquering Marrakech. He will rebuild a second version of similar size around 1158. This is the current version, the first having been demolished. Abu Yusuf Ben Tachafin will finalize the construction of the minaret around 11953. The Koutoubia is considered an important example of Almohad architecture and the architecture of Moroccan mosques in general3. The 77-meter minaret is decorated with different geometric patterns and topped with a spire and metal orbs. It probably inspired other buildings such as the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat, which were built soon after at the same time4,5,6,7. The minaret is also considered an urban landmark and an important symbol of Marrakech.

   30 min

4. Jamaa Alfna Square known for its famous public square in the southwest of the Medina. na from Marrakech in Morocco. This traditional, popular and lively mecca, especially at night, attracts more than a million visitors each year. Jemaa el-Fna embodies the diversity of Moroccan identity due to the presence of representatives of the different cultures that make up Morocco: Arabs, Berbers, Gnaouas1. “The cultural space of the Jemaa el-Fna square” has been listed as intangible cultural heritage since 2008 (proclamation in 2001) and as world heritage since 1985 by Unesco2.

   2 u

5. We take a tour of the old medina, boulevard of the Jews called Mellah

   40 min

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How it compares in Agadir

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• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 623 of 1682.
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About Agadir

Agadir is de zonnige Atlantische badplaats van Marokko, met een lange zandbaai, een promenade met palmen en de Hoge Atlas en Soussvallei erachter.

De brede halve maan van zand van de stad strekt zich kilometers uit, met een promenade aan zee vol cafés en restaurants. Daarboven geven de ruïnes van de oude kasbah, Agadir Oufella, op de heuveltop weids uitzicht over de baai, met het nationale motto in reusachtige Arabische letters op de helling eronder.

Top-ranked sights in Agadir: Agadir Kasbah Ruins (Agadir Oufella), Agadir Beach (Plage d’Agadir), Souk el Had.

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