Marrakech Half-day History and Monuments Secrets

Marrakech Half-day History and Monuments Secrets

Get your dose of Marrakech culture and history with our guided tour Marrakech. In this historical tour, you will explore beyond the red walls to find out about the architecture, traditions, history, and culture of Morocco’s most magnificent city. Our half day walking tour of Marrakech will lead you to explore this city’s historical wonders, such as Koutoubia Mosque, Saadian Tombs, Bahia Palace, Ben Youssef Madrasa, and then off to explore its colorful narrow streets of the Medina, leading us to the sensational Jamaa Elfna Square.
The red city Marrakech is the place nature, history and stimulation have joined to end up the image of the city: the bulwarks and different landmarks inspire the wonder of the past, on the Jemaa El Fna square and the vivified souks, every one of the way of life of Morocco sing incongruity On this astonishing half day tour. This visit is a one of a kind chance to enter the central core of Marrakech history secrets.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Koutoubia Mosque, Rue el Ksour, Derb Sabai, 13, Marrakech 40000 Morocco

You will explore the 12th century Koutoubia mosque. Its height (70m tall) makes of the Mosque’ minaret a landmark for navigating the city. The mosque’s interior is not open to non-Muslims, but you can still take a walk in its garden. Here we will have a rich talk about Islam, its five pillars, the architecture of the Moorish Koutoubia secrets and the local habits of worshipipng.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Saadian Tombs, Rue de la Kasbah, Marrakech 40000 Morocco

Admire the Saadian tombs with impressive ornamentation and Moorish architecture, built for Sultan Ahmed al-Mansur. This is one of the splendid historical monument that goes back to the 16th century.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Palacio da Bahia, 5 Rue Riad Zitoun el Jdid, Marrakech 40000 Morocco

The gorgeous palace will take you back to the 19th as it exhibits the Moroccan and Islamic art of architecture. This is one of the best historical and tourist highlights of Marrakech

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Medina of Marrakesh, Derb Fhal Zefriti n06 Derb Fhal Zefriti, Marrakech 40000 Morocco

You will stroll between the narrow old city alleyways exploring the landscape of old city, local houses and fountains, the artisanal craftsmanship and local life

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Dar Si Said Museum, Derb El Bahia - Riad Zitoun El Jdid, Marrakech 40000 Morocco

Dar Si Said is much larger than the Marrakech Museum. This museum takes up two floors and houses many more objects. It features antiques, arms, instruments and some of the oldest objects in Marrakech.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: The son of Joseph School, Rue Assouel, Marrakech 40000, Morocco

we reach the 14th-century theological college of Ben Youssef Madrasa, which once hosted 130 students. The students’ dorms are neatly scattered around an old courtyard, carved in cedar wood, The Medersa was for more than four centuries a home for students in search of knowledge in various sciences, including theology. It had 132 rooms for non-Marrakesh students and could accommodate up to 900 students. Opposite the entrance door, on the other side of the rectangular basin, there is the prayer room made up of three naves delimited by marble pillars supporting arches with facades carved with ornamental motifs. The central nave overlooks a small semi-circular room whose opening is sumptuously decorated with floral and geometric motifs.



Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Jemaa el-Fnaa, 38 Jemaa el-Fna, Rue El Ksour, Marrakech Morocco

Jamaâ El Fna is a destination for all magic, and tells its storytellers, dancers, water sellers and snake charmers, the history of Morocco from yesterday and today while subduing its visitors by Its charm which begins in the morning and finds its height only in the evening. The medieval Moroccan chronicles written between the 11th and the 14th centuries refer to a Rahba al-Ksar, an esplanade of the palace situated in the middle of the olive, religious monument, the minaret of the Koutoubia close to the square. In the area of the Koutoubia. Public punishments had been imposed publicly since the 12th century.


Duration: 30 minutes