Marrakech known as the Pearl of the South, Marrakesh is a city of Morocco at the foot of the Atlas Mountains and the most exotic city in Morocco. Marrakech is Morocco’s fourth largest city after Casablanca, Rabat and Fez. The city is divided into two distinct parts: the Old Medina and the new city whose principal districts are called: Guéliz and Hivernage. Guéliz is now the commercial center. It was founded by the French during the Protectorate. The Hivernage concentrates many hotel complexes. In recent years, the town expanded in the periphery including the West with the appearance of new residential neighborhoods.
Marrakech has been developed from Berber town considered as a centre for trade and craft in the south of Morocco into one of the four royal cities (Fes, Meknes, Rabat and Marrakech), the city includes many attractions and monuments as follow:
Jamaa El Fna
Marrakech ramparts
Koutoubia Mosque
Madrasah Ben Youssef
The Bahia Palace
El Badi Palace
The Saadian Tombs
Mellah Quarter
The Menara gardens
The Majorelle Garden
Dar Si Said Museum
Museum of Marrakech
Souks of Marrakech