Marrakech Riad News
Ksar Ait Ben Haddou
The Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou is a UNESCO world heritage site accessible in a day trip from our Marrakech Riad hotels. A prime example of a complete fortified village of traditional Berber earth construction comprising a look out tower, a mosque, a granary, a public square, a Fondouk (or caravanserai to accommodate passing merchants), and […]
Tiskiwin Museum
The Tiskiwin Museum is a truly a hidden gem. Tiskiwin was founded by Bert Flint (a Dutch anthropologist who has been resident in Marrakech since 1957) to display the best of his personal collection of Amzigh berber artefacts. Such is its importance that Tiskiwin is now part of the Marrakech University Cadi Ayyad. The unassuming Mr Flint is […]
Marrakech Comedy Festival
The second edition of ‘Marrakech du Rire’, the French and arabic language comedy festival takes place between the 6th and 10th of June 2012. Where better to base yourself than a Riad in the Marrakech Medina. Big names include: REDOUANNE HARJANE HASSAN EL FAD OSCAR SISTO ABDELKADER SECTEUR
New British Consulate Office
Effective May 2012 the British Consulate Office in Marrakech has moved to new premises at 47 Avenue Mohamed V next to the prominent Marrakech Grand Prix store in the New Town of Guiliez. Our Marrakech Riad staff will be pleased to help guests with further directions if required! The Consulate phone number is 0524420846 and the […]
Berber Museum
The newly refurbished Berber museum is a fantastic resource cataloguing the essentials of domestic life, clothing and jewellery with all regions of Morocco represented. The exhibits are beautifully displayed and lit and have rightly received rave reviews. Many thanks to Sarah Corbett for the image above. Sarah is a renowned specialist in Berber Silver and […]
Travel Agent GDS Booking Codes
Our Riads can be booked through travel agents throughout the world Riad Papillon Chain Code: GZ Amadeus Code: RAKRPP Sabre Code: 164665 Worldspan Code: RAKRP Galileo Code: 9582 Riad Cinnamon Chain Code: GZ Amadeus Code: RAKRDX Sabre Code: 164662 Worldspan Code: RAKRD Galileo Code: 9579 Dar Habiba Chain Code: GZ […]
Film Set, Marrakech
With it’s vibrant and mystical qualities, the city of Marrakech is often used as backdrop for many films. Occasionally the movies leave a mark on the Red City. One such example is to be found on the rue Mouassine, very near to the Mouassine fountain in the Central Medina five minutes from Riad Cinnamon and […]
New Dutch language website
Guests from the Netherlands are welcome in our English speaking Marrakech Riad hotels. We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Dutch language website www.marrakechriad.nl to offer a more convenient reservation experience. The Mediaeval City of Marrakech is surrounded by the snow topped Atlas mountains, there could be no greater contrast to the […]
Marrakech and French culture
In the year 1912 the French government officially annexed the majority of the kingdom of Morocco via the treaty of Fes. This treaty was the culmination of creeping European influence over what was for a time one of the only non-European controlled parts of Africa at the time, it laid out in direct terms France and […]
Norwegian guests welcome
Guests from Norway are most welcome in our Marrakech Riads. Even visiting polar bears from the archipeligo of svalbad! With outstanding offers on direct flights from Oslo with Norwegian how better to escape the arctic winter? Our English speaking staff will take great care of you and lend a Marrakech pay as you go mobile […]
Jet4you Marrakech France
Low cost airline Jet4you operate scheduled flights between a fantastic six French cities and Marrakech Menara airport. If you are traveling from Paris, Nantes, Bordeaux, Marseilles or Toulouse or Lyon check out the Jet4you alternative. We can arrange to have you met on arrival and whisked away to one of our luxury Marrakech Riads in time […]
Decorated Berber Furniture
There is a long tradition of decorating Berber furniture with painted patterns. In respect of islamic the patterns are geometric shapes that do not depict living things. This delightful litte table sits in the Essaouira Suite at Riad Cinnamon. The decor in our Marrakech Riads is carefully selected to be reflect local tradition.
Musee de l’art de vivre & Cafe
THIS REVIEW WAS WRITTEN IN 2012 The Museum has now closed to be replaced by a museum of perfume in the same location The Musee de l’art de vivre brings alive some of the social history of Morocco, at the time of writing a fantastic selections of Kaftans is on display with explanations placing […]
The museum district
The Central area of the Marrakech Medina around the Ben Yussef Mosque is the ‘museum quarter’ with a great collection of museums and historic attractions. The oldest building in Marrakech, the Almoravid Kouba is open to the public and features sone of the most remarkable architectural decoration in the whole of the islamic world. The […]
Elite Cafe, Guiliez
The Elite is a landmark Cafe on the Avenue Mohamed V in the new town of Guiliez not far from Marrakech Plaza. A pleasant and dependable Cafe serving a basic breakfast and lunchtime standards like sandwiches and ice creams, the service is particularly good. You will enjoy the air conditioned interior in summer and the […]
Argan group Jemma al Fnaa
The famous Marrakech Jemma al Fnaa is always teaming with life. This group is typical of the informal groupings of musicians from nearby berber villages who assemble to perform each evening. This tune reflects the typical style of the Rif valley region in the North of Morocco Stay in one of our Marrakech Riads and […]
Marrakech Riad holidays
Our Marrakech Riads offer a perfect holiday, whether for couples, families or larger groups. Check out the romantic Koutobia Suite at Dar Habiba, a really traditional riad which even has its own Hammam. The Casablanca suite at Riad Cinnamon is the perfect family room. Magical Riad Papillon has five rooms all of which can be […]
Le Tanjia Restaurant
Le Tanjia is a long established restaurant, South of the main square in the direction of the Jewish quarter, the Mellah. It is named after a classic Moroccan Lamb dish the Tanjia but the real signature dish is another slow cooked Marrakechi Lamb speciality ‘Mechoui’ where the whole lamb is cooked (traditionally undergound) for many […]
Fnaque berbere, the Berber bookshop!
The wittily named Fnaque Berbere, or Berber bookshop is a Marrakech institution which has recently had a facelift. This great little bookshop used to be a ramshackle kiosk on a prominent corner of the Rue Mouassine which runs up from the Jemma al Fna Square North toward the Central Medina. During 2011 it was demolished […]
Moroccan craft weaver
This weaver is making traditional scarves on a traditional berber loom. this could be a mediaeval scene, it is fantastic to see such crafts alive and thriving in Modern day Marrakech The beauty of staying in a Riad in Marrakech is that centuries of living history are right on your doorstep.
Svenj, Morroccan donuts
Prepared fresh each morning Svenj sometimes written Sfenj or Svenge is a Moroccan donut or Beignet. A delicious everyday food enjoyed by rich and poor alike it is often eaten with sweet mint tea for breakfast. Marrakech Svenj specialist Mohammed has been cooking this traditional dish for 23 years. Below is his ‘secret recipe’ and method: Ingredients: […]
