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Morocco Travel Series The Top Ten places to visit in Morocco Morocco is one of the most diverse countries the world and certainly in the recent years it’s growing out to become the No. 1 tourist destination on its own right. Today’s numerous economical flights, which now fly to over 6 cities in Morocco enable anyone to drop there and spend a great weekend in one of the beautiful cities of the country. No matter if you want to do a cultural exploration of the Islamic – Oriental- Northern African cultural heritages, if you want a culinary tour, or some days of Sun-Sea-Sand, you can now combine all these when in Morocco. In this article I would like to provide you some guidance on what I think are the top 10 things you shouldn’t miss out on trying or doing when in Morocco. Visit the Old District of Fez Fés Medina the world famous leather manufacture     Having the biggest, untouched oriental souk (Medieval market) quarter in the whole world (als

Majorelle Garden – the garden of colors



Majorelle Garden

         Majorelle Garden of colors


The garden of colors


Majorelle Garden, the iconic attraction of Marrakech is a little bit like Las Vegas in terms of trying to give back what you experience... The reality is too twisted itself, in terms of colors. Therefore, you can only really experiment this place once you are there. Therefore Majorelle Garden is by far the Nr1 on the list of places where people just can’t help and overdo their photos. I’ve seen some of the worst Photoshop fails in terms of the Jardine du Majorelle and the problem is, the more over-edited photos you see, the less connected to the reality you will be.

Why is Majorelle Garden so iconic?

If you are from Miami, Florida the land of Art-Deco buildings , this place won’t tell you all that much, except for the outstanding colors and the observation on how Art Deco and Islamic Arts can possibly mix, but in all honesty, when you think of Morocco, it’s generally not Art Deco you associate it with. In fact, your thoughts couldn’t be any further from Art Deco in all. That’s why this attraction is also a bit of a surprise for many.

As an extra, apart from being some of the most photographed attraction from the outside, on the inside, the building gives home to the Islamic Art Museum of Marrakech too.

An Interesting fact:  The world famous fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent owned the Majorelle Gardens until he died in 2008. His wish was to spread his ashes throughout the garden and this is exactly what happened.  

Majorelle Garden History:


The Majorelle Garden was the dream of the French painter Jacques Majorelle and through hard work, dedication and an exact plan in mind, forty years later, this work of art was born.
What we are talking about is an Art Deco Villa, that includes elements from the Moroccan-Islamic architecture too, but above all that, this place has become a real landmark for its outstanding colors. You will see the cacophony of blues and yellows which are somehow brought in harmony with the large botanical garden that embraces it all.

The blue and the shades of blue is so outstanding that after a while you just can’t help, you want to bring out more and more from your photos and this is the  Nr.1 reason why so many fail. The object is far from being plain that’s why it’s such an excellent target of overdone photos. 
The garden, which is a park on its own right also gives home to the Berber Museum which you can easily reach with a ten minute walk from the central villa building.

This attraction occupies a twelve acre (522720 square feet) land and is located in the uptown district of Güeliz, located very close to the other key attractions of Marrakech such as Al Koutoubia or Jamaa El F’na.

How to get there:
The easiest way to get there is either by foot from the Central Bus Station (Gare Routiére) or simply take a cab.

For more beautiful photos please check out my Pinterest album by clicking here.

 

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