A Photo Journey Through Marrakech

Another tranquil oasis in the medina. This restaurant was down a quiet alley is a riad called **Palais Steppan**, with a huge, magical garden atmosphere serving mouth-watering Moroccan cuisine.

A variety of chicken and vegetable filled savoury pastries for starters.

This Moroccan dish tastes much better than it looks! Served in a traditional clay dish, the **Lamb Tajine** is paired wonderfully with large toasted almonds and caramelised onions.

Another must-see is **Jardin Majorelle** outside the walls of the old city (Medina) – a bright and enchanting botanical garden which was a gift from Yves Saint Laurent to Marrakech.

You won’t find another garden as unique and fascinating as this one!

Most meals in Morocco start with a large basket of warm, fresh, fluffy bread.

This delicious fish-pastry-lentil dish was pretty heavy but hard to resist!

Marrakech — Walking off our lunch, another visit to the souk brought us to a tour of the wonderful bright dyes used for scarves and clothing.

Cafe Arabe Marrakech — A pick-me-up at the popular, contemporary rooftop restaurant called **Cafe Arabe** serving excellent cocktails (get the cosmo!).

Marrakech hammam — Of course a trip to Morocco isn’t complete without a **Hammam** experience, where you’ll be stripped of your clothes, sloshed in warm water and ruthlessly scrubbed until you’re as smooth as a babys bottom. You can choose to go to a public house, or for a more intimate, luxurious experience, **Les Bains De Marrakech** won’t disappoint. The traditional post-oil massage is highly recommended.

La Mamounia Marrakech — An afternoon spent at one of Marrakech’s most decadent and opulent hotels – **La Mamounia**, with moorish-inspired decor and huge, luscious grounds to admire.

Marrakech is such a wonderful place to explore and photograph. Unfortunately I didn’t have time to explore the Atlas Mountains close by or the rest of the country. I’ll just have to return again in the future and see if it’s as fascinating as Marrakech! xx

6 comments on “A Photo Journey Through Marrakech – Part 2”

that looks so wonderful and inviting and the food looks very delicious with a lot of oriental spices in it

November 16, 2015 at 3:12 pm
Veronica

Thanks for the comment Taphian! The food there is so delicious and quite rich in flavour. A lot of the dishes are a mix of sweet and savoury which is interesting!

Fascinating pictures. So vibrant.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx

November 23, 2015 at 7:09 am
Veronica

Thank you David! I appreciate that 🙂

Beautiful photographs. They really capture the Moroccan experience. We recently visited Marrakech and visited and dined in the same places you photographed. We also had the privilege of visiting the Atlas Mountains and booked a Desert trip through Desertmajesty.com located in Ourzazate. They will pick you up at any airport and provide transportation, dining and beautiful accommodations at reasonable rates. We enjoyed the services of Said who was our tour guide for 4 days. You photography is excellent and really capture the moment. Pleasant travels.

December 8, 2015 at 10:18 am
Veronica

Thanks Billy for your kind words :). Ah that’s lucky you visited Atlas Mountains, I’ve only heard great things but sadly didn’t have time to go hiking there. Sounds like you had a wonderful trip! Happy travels to you too.

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