or the red Marrakesh, it is called so because of the red color of its buildings.the value of this city is that Morocco was called Marrakesh many centuries ago.
the w
orld famous square jamaa el fna has made of Marrakesh the first city to visit when coming to morocco.
the main sovreignties that have been succeeded in Marrakesh were Almoravid's, almohads, saadins and Marin's.the major historical monuments of marrakech are Koutoubia which is a mosque built by stone and musk which one can smelt until now days,it was constructed in the era of abdelmoumen el mohad in the 11 century and his grandson yacoub el mansour had decorated it by a minaret that rises of almost 70 meters.
near this giant monument lays a kasbah nicknamed the stone castle, which was constructed by almoravids.
the badii palace is also considered as a wonderful monument which construction was undertaken by ahmed el mansour dahbi.
dar si said and bahia are other marvelsof marrakech, the former is museum containing the main moroccan artistic masterpieces.
in addition to this one shouldn't forget to visit the Koranic school benyoussef built by Mly abdullah, and menara a magnificent lake surrounded by trees and flowers.
a part from monuments there is a natural variety which we can find mountains of oureka with its cascade and the high mountain of oukaimden which is the destination of ski amateurs.
riyad or riad in marrakech, its a traditional moroccan middle or small castle, nowdays they are exploited as hotels and motels with traditional moroccan stay. hotels in marrakech have their own charme, the famous la mamounia hotel, kenzi farah, and many many other riads and hotels is a simple example.
during the week ends, you can see many world celebrities walking around.
Marrakech 
