Bahia Palace

Marrakesh

December 11th 2007
Grand vizier Si Moussa built the Bahia Palace (which name means "brilliance) in the 19th century. It was afterwards extended by his son. Here you can see beautiful decoration and optical effects on the woodwork and stucco work. After entering the Bahia Palace, you'll find yourself in an arcade countryard. There is also another courtyard with cypress, lemon & orange trees and jasmine. Th ... read more

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more

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Kurt

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Hello everybody, I'm Kurt, nearly 40 years old and living in Belgium. I always wanted to see the world and explore other countries. Until now I've done a few -rather small- journeys. But to my feeling there are still a lot to places to explore ;-) I'm the kind of traveller that has done a different kind of trips: in group, alone, with some friends, with my wife (and kids), multiple day trekking in the mountains, city-trips, cultural trips, lazy vacations, ... For the moment, my kids are too young to take them far abroad. That's why -in 2011- I decided to write down some of my travel-e... full info

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