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Amorielli Vol. 1 · No. 02 · February 2025 Portfolio p. 24

Portfolio · Vol. 1 · No. 02 · February 2025

Marrakech in pictures

9 photographs from the cover story, Where to Stay in Marrakech, printed large. Photographs by Richard Allaway, Mike Prince from Bangalore, Viault, Mounir Neddi, Jorge Láscar from Australia, Stolbovsky, muffinn from Worcester, Wimmiden, from Wikimedia Commons under the licences credited on each image.

The square Jemaa el-Fnaa in Marrakech at dusk, with the Koutoubia minaret rising behind the crowds and food stalls — Jemaa el-Fnaa at dusk, the square the whole old city bends around.

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Interior courtyard of a Marrakech riad with a central fountain, tilework, and rooms opening onto the patio — A riad turns away from the street. The life of the house is the courtyard, open to the sky.

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The cobalt-blue villa and planting of the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech — The Jardin Majorelle toward Gueliz, painted in the deep blue that carries Jacques Majorelle's name.

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Stone village and terraced slopes in the High Atlas mountains near Marrakech — The High Atlas begins less than two hours from the medina.

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A busy market square at dusk with many people walking, illuminated stalls on the right, and buildings with awnings on the left. A cart is in the foreground. — The reader is looking at Jemaa el-Fnaa, a square in Marrakesh edged by a traditional North African market and cafe terraces.

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A room corner shows a painted wooden ceiling with geometric and floral patterns, and carved plasterwork on the upper walls above plain white lower walls. — Readers are looking at the decorated ceiling and upper walls inside Bahia Palace, featuring painted wood and carved plasterwork.

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A garden with a cross-shaped brick path, a central fountain, two white benches, green trees with yellow fruit, and various plants, with a light-coloured wall in the background. — The reader is looking at a courtyard garden at Le Jardin Secret, featuring a brick path, a small fountain, benches, and various plants and fruit trees.

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A blue building with orange trim stands amidst tall cacti and palm trees, with a rectangular pool and fountain in the foreground under a clear sky. — The reader is looking at the blue building, cacti, and water features of Le jardin des majorelle in Marrakch.

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A wide landscape view shows a riverbed flowing through a green valley with small villages, surrounded by mountains, some with snow, under a blue sky. — This photograph shows a random landscape between Marrakesh and Siti Fatma, depicting a river valley with green vegetation and distant mountains.

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