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⭐ Highlights

3 Days in Marrakech — Essential Highlights

Djemaa el-Fna at night, the Majorelle Garden and a hammam in the Medina

📍 Marrakech, Morocco 📅 3-day itinerary

Marrakech in 3 days: snake charmers and acrobats on the world's greatest square, zellij-tiled palace courtyards, the cobalt blue of Majorelle Garden and the ritual of a Moroccan hammam.

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Djemaa el-Fna, the souks & Bahia Palace

08:00
🌅 Djemaa el-Fna at dawn — the square before the chaos

Empty at sunrise: the Atlas above the Koutoubia Minaret, the first call to prayer. The best photo of Marrakech.

⏱ 1 hr 💶 Free
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09:30
🛍️ The souks — 1,000 years of Moroccan craft

Carpets, spices, leather babouches, brass lanterns — organized by trade, best explored with a guide.

⏱ 3 hrs 💶 Free
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16:00
🏛️ Bahia Palace — painted cedar and zellij tilework

The 19th-century vizier's pleasure palace — the finest accessible example of Moroccan court architecture.

⏱ 1.5 hrs 💶 €8
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20:00
🎪 Djemaa el-Fna at night — the carnival of the world

100+ food stalls, gnawa musicians, acrobats, snake charmers — point at the food and sit down.

⏱ 3 hrs 💶 €10–20
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Saadian Tombs, hammam & Majorelle Garden

09:00
⚰️ Saadian Tombs — 16th-century sultans in carved marble

Hidden for 245 years, sealed behind a wall — one of the most beautiful small spaces in North Africa.

⏱ 1 hr 💶 €7
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13:30
🛁 Traditional hammam — black soap, kessa scrub, argan oil

The full Moroccan bathing ritual: steam, exfoliation, black soap and relaxation. Transformatively relaxing.

⏱ 2 hrs 💶 €15–35
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17:00
🌿 Majorelle Garden — the most famous garden in Africa

YSL's cobalt-blue paradise of cacti and water lilies. His ashes are scattered among the bamboo groves.

⏱ 2.5 hrs 💶 €10–18
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Atlas Mountains day trip & Medina sunset

07:30
⛰️ Ourika Valley — Atlas foothills and Berber villages

45 min south: terraced hillsides, waterfalls and a weekly Berber market under snow-capped peaks.

⏱ Half day 💶 €30–50
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14:00
🕌 Koutoubia Mosque — the minaret that inspired Seville's Giralda

The 70m 12th-century minaret — tallest in the world when built. Perfect proportions in ochre sandstone.

⏱ 45 min 💶 Free
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18:00
🌄 Riad rooftop sunset — Medina roofscape and Atlas silhouette

The terracotta skyline at golden hour with snow peaks behind. Café des Épices for the best view.

⏱ 2 hrs 💶 €5–15
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21:00
🐑 Mechoui lamb at a Djemaa el-Fna stall — the farewell feast

Slow-roasted pit lamb, carved to order, with cumin and khobz bread. €6 for a feast on the greatest square on earth.

⏱ 2 hrs 💶 €10–25

📍 Route map

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