Ba Ahmed ibn Musa

Best from stop 1 — the story is told in order. Tap Start here on any stop to begin there instead; the guide will catch you up.

1. 1

   Jemaa el-Fnaa

   The main square of the old city, still the beating market and performance ground of Marrakesh.

   • 4 min with the guide here

   Start here
2. 70 m · 1 min walk
3. 2

   Place Djemaa el-Fna ساحة جامع الفناء

   “The UNESCO Plaque”

   A small heritage plaque marking the square as a UNESCO Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage.

   • 4 min with the guide here

   Start here
4. 70 m · 1 min walk
5. 3

   Musée Jamaâ el-Fna du patrimoine immatériel

   “The House of Voices”

   A two-storey museum on the square devoted to the intangible heritage of Jemaa el-Fnaa.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Closed now · opens 10:00 · Mon 10:00–18:00 · Wed–Sun 10:00–18:00 · closed Tue

   Start here
6. 710 m · 11 min walk
7. 4

   Dar Si Said

   A late 19th-century palace in the Riad Zitoun lanes, now the National Museum of Weaving and Carpets.

   • 4 min with the guide here

   Start here
8. 160 m · 2 min walk
9. 5

   Musée Tiskiwin

   “Derb El Bahia, No. 8”

   A small museum on Derb El Bahia holding decorative arts carried along the Sahara trade routes.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Closed now · opens 09:00 · Daily 9:00–18:00

   Start here
10. 270 m · 4 min walk
11. 6

    Bahia Palace

    “Palais Bahia”

    A vast 19th-century palace of around 150 rooms, famous for its painted ceilings, stucco and zellij.

    • 4 min with the guide here · add about 45 min if you go in
    • Closed now · opens 09:00 · Mon–Thu 9:00–17:00 · Fri 9:00–12:00 · Sat–Sun 9:00–17:00

    Start here
12. 1.5 km · 22 min walk
13. 7

    Kutubiyya Mosque

    “The Koutoubia Minaret”

    The city's largest mosque, founded in 1147, with a 77-metre Almohad minaret that is Marrakesh's chief landmark.

    • 4 min with the guide here

    Start here
14. 660 m · 10 min walk
15. 8

    La Mamounia

    “The Mamounia Garden”

    A famous hotel set in an old royal garden opposite the Koutoubia, host to presidents, film stars and painters.

    • 4 min with the guide here

    Start here

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  The Traveller Who Wrote It DownLeo Africanus (al-Hasan al-Wazzan) · 62 min · 2.3 km · 8 stops
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  The Sultan's Walk Through the Red CityAbdallah al-Ghalib · 74 min · 2.1 km · 9 stops
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  The Sultan's Unfinished CityAbdallah al-Ghalib · 53 min · 1.6 km · 8 stops
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Every walk in Marrakesh