AmorielliLuxury stays & rental news Subscribe

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 Forbes Johnston from Winchester, UK, Val Traveler, Viault, Mounir Neddi, Draceane, Stolbovsky, Bernhard Holub, Wimmiden, from Wikimedia Commons under the licences credited on each image.

The Jemaa el-Fnaa square in Marrakech at dusk, crowded with people and lit food stalls, with the buildings of the old city behind — Jemaa el-Fnaa at dusk, the square the whole old city bends around.

01 / 09

A courtyard paved in blue and white tile with a central fountain, surrounded by arcades with painted ceilings under a bright blue sky — The courtyard of the Bahia Palace in Marrakech. A riad turns away from the street, and the life of the house is a courtyard like this, open to the sky.

02 / 09

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.

03 / 09

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

04 / 09

A busy market square at dusk with crowds, canvas-topped stalls and orange buildings with cafe terraces around it — Jemaa el-Fnaa, the square in Marrakesh edged by a market and cafe terraces, in March 2025.

05 / 09

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.

06 / 09

A courtyard garden with a pale paved path, a small fountain, white benches, olive and fruit trees and tall grasses beside a white wall — The courtyard garden at Le Jardin Secret in Marrakech, with its paved paths, a small fountain, benches and fruit trees.

07 / 09

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.

08 / 09

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.

09 / 09