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Published: November 13th 2011
Very strange that you can search such a long time for such a huge palace. I'm sure you understand by now, that it wasn't easy for us to find the entrance of the El Badi Palace...
Nowadays, the El Badi Palace (which apparently means "The incomparable") is mostly in ruins. If you go upstairs, you can admire the stork nests from a closer view. The palace itself was built in the 16th century by Ahmed el Mansour. It is said that parts of it were paved in gold. In the central courtyard, you can see four sunken gardens and some pools.
The Saadian dynasty ruled Morocco around the 16th century. At the tombs you can find -we haven't counted them, but they say- more than 170 tombs, not only family members of Ahmed el Mansour but also members of the royal household.
The subsequent dynasty stripped the Badi Palace to a ruin and walled up the Saadian tombs, so the tombs got forgotten. The tombs were rediscovered in 1917 by an aerial survey.
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El Badi Palace
