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| Marrakech is Morocco's fourth largest city after Casablanca, Fes and Rabat |
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| Marrakech was founded in 1062. The combination of bright sun, blue sky, lovely medieval architecture and stark contrast of light and shade makes it a wonderful place for photography |
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| A typical market scene |
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| The rooftops of Marrakech |
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| Rooftop cafés are very popular |
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| Coming into the the Jemaa el-Fnaa or Djemaa el Fna. It is one of the most famous squares in all of Africa and is the centre of city activity and trade |
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| Around the edges of the large square there are cafes, restaurants, banks and pharmacies. The square is a good place to get money from an ATM! |
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| The snake charmers... |
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| ...charmed me! |
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| Beautiful arch leading off the square |
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| The square is famous for many things, one of them is fresh orange juice |
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| Minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque |
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| Koutoubia Mosque is the largest mosque in the city, located in the southwest medina quarter of Marrakesh to the side of the square |
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| The minaret is 77 metres (253 ft) in height |
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| It was completed under the reign of the Almohad Caliph Yaqub al-Mansur (1184 to 1199) |
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| The tree doesn't give much shade! |
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| Different forms of transport in Marrakech |
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| Marrakech owes much of its fame to its Souks. It has the largest traditional Berber market in Morocco |
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| Paul Sullivan cites the souks as the principal shopping attraction in the city, describing it as "a honeycomb of intricately connected alleyways, this fundamental section of the old city is a micro-medina in itself, comprising a dizzying number of stalls and shops that range from itsy kiosks no bigger than an elf's wardrobe to scruffy store-fronts that morph into glittering Aladdin's Caves once you're inside." |
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| Hard to take a shot without a sattelite dish! |
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| Mysterious Marrakech! |
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| Light and shade |
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| Alley cat! |
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| Typical Medina alley |
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| This is the Minaret in the first photo, different point of view! |
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| Beautiful Riad Tzarra where I stayed. I fully recommend it. The service is very good |
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| Back in the the Jemaa el-Fnaa. It is imperative to go during the day and at night. The square is transformed at night. Full of locals, who gather and eat in the square. There is a great atmosphere |
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| Love this door |
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| It's all about food! |
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| Dried fruit stall. Everything you could want |
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| Flames of the BBQ fire |
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