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of plaster. Today it has been restored to Marrakech which, while presenting
its former glory. Marrakech, imperial the typical features of a North African
city. Sultans and pasha have made the city, has something more, something
city great in past centuries. In the Ka- that goes beyond its indisputable beau-
sbah district, Palais de la Bahia built ty, beyond its Arab charm, beyond the
at the end of the nineteenth century mix of cultures that made it famous.
is worth visiting, with gardens, cour- Marrakech is the heady scent of bre-
tyards and apartments for a total of ad sold on the street that envelops the
one hundred and fifty rooms. In the Medina every morning. Marrakech is
Kasbah there is Mellah, the Jewish the mint tea, very sweet and fragrant,
quarter of Marrakech, which has an which is offered with true and cordial
ancient history. Lazama Synagogue Moroccan hospitality, with which it is Suk ceramiche
is the only one left and today it is a accompanied not only sweets, but cous
museum. When Morocco becomes a cous and tajine rich dishes with an an-
French colony, the ville nouvelle, the cient flavor. Marrakech is the pink and
new city, is built outside the Medina, red of its derb, the alleys of the Medina,
entire modern districts that allow We- the qissariat, often blind and nameless
sterners to live according to European alleys. Marrakech confusing, tiring,
habits. There are two reasons to visit hot and cold on the same day, difficult,
the Ville Nouvelle: Jardin Majorelle but unique, ready to welcome those
and Musée Yves Saint Laurent. I loved who can look beyond.

Le Jardin secret Suk dei fabbri
nome del defunto, di solito un im-
portante esponente della comuni-
tà ebraica. È un cimitero cristalliz-
zato nel tempo, non ci sono nuove
sepolture e le tombe presenti sono
mute. Affascinante il contrasto
con le mura della Medina e i mi-
nareti sullo sfondo. Oggi nella
Mellah di ebraico rimane molto
poco, la popolazione che abita
il quartiere è musulmana, ma
camminando per gli stretti derb, i
vicoli, si può notare come le abita-
zioni siano le più alte di Marrake-
ch, tipico dei ghetti, in ogni parte
del mondo. Il bazar del quartiere

Suk menta Suk olive Suk tintori

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