Marrakesh is located in the center of Morocco, about 150 kms from the ocean and on the bottom of the Atlas mountains. Its nickname is the « red city » in reference of the red color of most of the houses.
The city has been builded in the 10th century by the Almoravides and there are (unofficialy) 1.2 million of people now living in Marrrakesh.
The surface of the city
It seems that everything about Marrakesh has been already written or filmed… So true !!! However, and nevertheless the quantity of informations, it’s pretty hard to find the good informations which can help to enjoy the city a lot and avoid the issues and bad experiences.
We’re gonna try here to give you the maximum of informations you should need to understand how this ‘crazy’ city is working.
The Medina

The ``Gueliz``

The Hivernage
