The City Code · Morocco
Marrakech
A walled city best entered slowly and with a guide the first time.
Arriving
Fifteen minutes from the airport, then a porter with a cart: no car reaches most riad doors.
Book this first
The riad, the hammam and a table in the Palmeraie for one evening away from the medina.
What is worn
Covered shoulders and knees in the medina; anything at the poolside.
Money & manners
Cash, and generous small tips to everyone who helps. Bargaining is a conversation, not a fight.
The golden hour
Six in the evening on a rooftop, when the call to prayer crosses the whole medina.
The usual mistake
Refusing a guide for the first souk visit. One good half-day makes the rest of the week yours.
When to come
March, November — see where to go, month by month.
From the collection
The stay, the table, the morning
While you are there
What moves the city
Season · 17 Feb to 19 Mar
Ramadan
Fasting hours across the medina. Many medina cafes close in daylight; riads and hotel restaurants stay open.
Festival · 28 Nov to 6 Dec
Marrakech International Film Festival
Screenings in the Palais des Congres and on Jemaa el-Fnaa. Riads fill and the square is busier than usual after dark.
Go deeper
The rest of Marrakech on Velori
Elsewhere
Other city codes
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