Spend hours admiring artwork dating back 150 years or shop for local ingredients and learn how to cook an authentic four-course Moroccan meal. There’s also the opportunity to barter for a bargain in the souks where wonderfully crafted ceramics and handmade carpets awaiting your arrival. For a romantic experience, take a hot air balloon ride at sunrise where a golden glow looms over Marrakech.

Explore the largest traditional marketplace in Morocco

It’s impossible to visit Marrakech without roaming its bustling bazaars in Jemma el-Fnaa Square and luckily for you, you’re among one of the country’s best. The outer section of the market is made up of jumbled stores selling bits of everything, but as you weave in and out of the inner souks, you’ll find distinct stalls focused on clothing, pottery, leather goods and woodwork.

Watch as locals carefully craft masterpieces before your eyes from homespun rugs to vivid lanterns and silver jewellery. Spices overflow out of bags and linger under your nose as you tackle the tight alleyways, but once you catch a whiff you won’t be able to resist picking up a bag of seasoning or herbs.

Discover the Kasbah District

Here lies a treasure trove of history and archaeological marvels, it’s Kasbah District where the early sultans of Morocco set up their palaces, mosques and administrative buildings. Still to this day you can idolise the unique architecture as you gaze upon the Royal Palace and El-Mansouria Mosque.

Investigate painted ceilings and ancient artifacts in Badi Palace, before heading to the 14th century burial site, the Saadian Tombs. All that sightseeing can work up an appetite, fortunately there’s a wealth of restaurants and chic bars nestled among these timeless wonders.

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