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Marrakech
Marrakech is the Moroccan city of the walled medina and Jemaa el-Fnaa square, with the Atlas Mountains and the desert within a day's trip.
Best things to do in Marrakech
The one thing not to miss
Take a day trip to Aït Benhaddou, the earthen-clay ksar on the old caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
Aït Benhaddou (day trip)1. Aït Benhaddou (day trip)
A historic fortified village on the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech, a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
9,384 readers a month
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2. Essaouira (day trip)
A port city on Morocco's Atlantic coast, known as Mogador until the 1960s.
9,178 readers a month
3. Majorelle Garden
A one-hectare botanical and artist's garden created by the painter Jacques Majorelle over almost forty years from 1923, with a Cubist villa from the 1930s.
5,020 readers a month
4. Koutoubia Mosque
The largest mosque in Marrakech, in the south-west of the medina near Jemaa el-Fnaa, flanked by large gardens.
Check whether non-Muslim visitors can go inside; the gardens and exterior are the usual visit.
4,441 readers a month
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5. Jemaa el-Fnaa
The main square and market place of the Marrakech medina, used by locals and visitors alike.
3,843 readers a month
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6. Bahia Palace
A 19th-century palace begun in the 1860s by the grand vizier Si Musa and expanded by his son between 1894 and 1900.
3,562 readers a month
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7. Ben Youssef Madrasa
An Islamic college commissioned in 1564 to 1565 by the Saadian sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib; at its height the largest in the Maghreb.
2,704 readers a month
8. Saadian Tombs
A royal burial ground in the kasbah district, beside the Kasbah Mosque, dating mainly from the reign of Ahmad al-Mansur (1578 to 1603).
1,503 readers a month
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9. El Badi Palace
The ruined palace of the Saadian sultan Ahmad al-Mansur, begun in 1578 and once decorated with materials from Italy to Mali.
1,347 readers a month
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10. Ourika Valley (day trip)
A valley in the High Atlas along the Ourika River, about 30 km from Marrakech, where Berber villages keep a traditional mountain way of life.
1,159 readers a month
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Just missed the list: Menara Gardens (11th by readers); Ouzoud Falls (12th by readers; a day trip)
How we ranked these
By how many people read about each place on English Wikipedia in a typical month, measured October 2026. It is a popularity measure, not our opinion. Aït Benhaddou (day trip) leads with about 9,384 readers a month. Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences; the author and licence are on each photo.
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