Guide to Marrakech
Guide to Marrakech
Root vegetables in the Marrakech street market.
It is comforting to see the irregular shapes and varied skin colours of the assortment of organic potatoes on offer in the Marrakech street market. Our Marrakech Riad cook will hand select only the best ingredients for the daily menu at our boutique hotels. It is not by co incidence that many guests report they […]
Daily auction of Berber Carpets, Rabha Kedima, Marrakech
Each afternoon, after the third prayer (about 3.30pm) the daily auction of Berber Carpets takes place in the main Carpet Souk just of the Rahba Kedima square. Continuing a centuries old tradition this is a wholesale market with the sale conducted quickly and decisively in arabic and berber tongues. A Riad in the historic old […]
Fresh organic peas in the Marrakech street Market
We are regularly told that guests enjoyed the food in our boutique Riad hotels as much as anything they tried in Morocco. Our kitchens shop each day for fresh ingredients in the Marrakech markets and it is these fresh, usually organic, ingredients that underpin our successful dinner and banquet menus. Reserve accommodation today! Individual suites […]
Come and see us at Destinations: The Holiday and Travel Show, London Earls Court, 3 to 6 February 2011
Marrakech Riad will be exhibiting on stand LA13 at Destinations: The Holiday and Travel Show. The Venue is the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London Opening hours: Thursday 3rd 10.00 am to 8.30 pm Friday 4th 10.00 am to 5.30 pm Satruday 5th 10.00 am to 5.30pm Sunday 6th 10.00 am to 5.30 pm Reserve […]
Winter prickly pear
The Prickly pears for sale in the street markets of Marrakech are ten times sweeter in the winter, and ten times more expensive! Our boutique hotels in the heart of the ancient city are the perfect base from which to go out and enjoy Marrakech. Reserve accommodation today!
The Ben Yussef bakery, supplies Riad Cinnamon with fresh bread daily
The local bakery is a Marrakech institution, traditional homes do not have ovens so bread, cakes and anything else that requires baking are taken to the baker to be cooked in his wood fired oven. The bread for Marakech Riad Cinnamon is baked at the nearby Ben Yussef bakery. Finished loaves are kept on racks […]
Marrakech Travel Guide now more than 200 pages
Our searchable Marrakech travel Guide now has more than 200 pages proving live flight information, news and restaurant reviews, as well as the best of the old town medina and the new town of Guiliez. Nothing compares to the intimacy of a Boutique Riad Hotel for your Marrakech holiday or City Break. Reserve accommodation today!
Farnatchi traditional ovens warming the Marrakech Hammans
Traditional Hammans in Marrakech are heated by traditional ovens known as Farnatchi, throughout the day the Farnatchi burns at a ferocious temperature heating pipes transporting hot water and steam to the Hamman. In charge of the Farnatchi at the Hamman local to Riad Cinnamon is Gnawa who is also a talented musician Stay in one […]
Chrob ou Chouf fountain, Marrakech
The Chrob ou Chouf fountain is located in the Central Medina near to the Marrakech Museum and our Marrakech Riad Cinnamon. Built under the Saadian dynasty around 1600 the arabic name translates literally as ‘Drink and Look’. As Marrakech expanded fountains provided essential drinking water for new neighbourhoods transported via a complex system of underground […]
2015 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Morocco
The Kingdom of Morocco will host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Football tournament in the face of strong competition from recent world cup hosts South Africa who will host the 2017 competition. Morocco last hosted the tournament in 1988. Marrakech will be an important host City with the newly opened ‘Stade de Marrakech’ the […]
Live snails for sale in the market in Marrakech
Live snails are a common site in the markets in Marrakech. These were photographed in the Rahba Kedima square in January 2011 Our Marrakech Riads are the perfect base to explore the sights and sounds of the colourful old town Medina. Make your reservation today!
Complimentary Cinnamon Tea at Riad Cinnamon
Guests at Marrakech Riad Cinnamon have enjoyed unlimited mint tea since we opened last year. We are delighted that we are now able to offer complimentary Cinnamon tea. Our Marrakech Riads are the perfect base for your Morocco break or holiday. Don’t delay, make your reservation today! There are five individual suites at Riad Cinnamon: Fez | Essaouira […]
All four London airports now have direct flights to Marrakech
Five years ago it was only possible to fly from London to Marrakech via Casablanca. There are now an incredible five airlines offering direct flights from all four London airports. The best served is London Gatwick with no less than four airlines operating regular services London Gatwick, Easyjet, Thomson, British Airways, Royal Air Maroc/Atlas Blue […]
klik2travel Jemma al Fnaa by night
The third klik2travel Marrakech video features Jemma al Fnaa by night Marrakech Riad offers outstanding accommodation in the City of Marrakech Morocco. Individual suites at Marrakech Riad Cinnamon: Fez | Essaouira | Chefchaouen | Casablanca | Meknes Luxurious en suite rooms at Marrakech Riad Papillion: Bougainvillea | Geranium | Hibiscus | Jasmine | Rose
Marrakech Riad at Adventure Travel Live 28 to 30 January, Royal Horticultural Halls, London
Come and visit us on stand E44 at the Adventure Travel Live show 28, 29, 30 January 2011. Our Marrakech Riads offer fantastic value. Reserve accommodation at the show or online!
klik2travel Marrakech Riad Cinnamon
The second klik2travel Marrakech video features our Riad Cinnamon Individual suites at Riad Cinnamon: Fez | Essaouira | Chefchaouen | Casablanca | Meknes
Bjoern Loeden, Norwegian Photographer, guest at Riad Papillon
We have had the pleasure of welcoming many guests from Norway. In the best Marrakech tradition those who arrive as guests usually leave as friends. Marrakech Riad are grateful to our friend Bjorn Loeden, a gifted photographer, for kindly allowing us to show a selection of his images of the Red City, we hope you […]
First klik2travel Marrakech video, Jemma al Fna
What could be a more appropriate subject for the first Klik2travel Marrakech video than the incomparable Jemma al Fnaa square Our Marrakech Riads offer the perfect base from which to explore the ancient Medina Individual suites at Riad Cinnamon: Fez | Essaouira | Chefchaouen | Casablanca | Meknes Luxurious en suite rooms at Riad Papillion: Bougainvillea | Geranium | Hibiscus […]
Happy New Year
We wish all our Marrakech Riad guests and website readers Health and Happiness for the New Year 2011. New Years day, Saturday 1st January 2011, is a sunny day in Marrakech with daytime temperature of 20 degrees. That is about 13 degrees warmer than London and 20 degrees warmer than Stockholm. We hope to be […]
More bed and breakfast options than London
The old town of Marrakech is an exciting and vibrant place to visit. More and more visitors are choosing to stay in a Riad in the old town rather than a faceless hotel, in fact there are now more bed and breakfast options in the old town of Marrakech than the City of London. So […]