Marrakech
Encircled by 19 kms of ochre-coloured ramparts, Marrakech seems to have it all: splendid off-season temperatures, year round sunshine, gardens ablaze with bougainvillea, roses and orange trees and an ideal location between mountains, desert and sea. The city stands on a large fertile plain 240 kms south of Casablanca, its highways leading, in three or four hours, beyond the Atlas to the edge of the Sahara and, west, to Essaouira and Agadir, the coastal resorts of the Atlantic.

In the maze of narrow streets that characterise the ancient Marrakech médina and its souks one is immersed in an atmosphere that has changed little in centuries, each a melting pot of smells and colours, amid a hubbub of sound in which the cries of street vendors and the clatter of donkey carts and horse-drawn calèches compete with calls to prayer from a host of lofty minarets. The exotic appeal of Marrakech stems very much from the impact of this intoxicating sensory cocktail. What better place for an exotic short break little more than three hours from northern Europe?

Marrakech Climate

The peak of the tourist season is from March to mid May and from mid September to mid November. During these months visitors can expect prolonged sunshine, splendid temperatures and virtually no rain. While winter sun (November to February) is very pleasantly warm (hence the Christmas period is very popular) this is the season when rain falls, if there is any, and evenings and early mornings can be quite chilly.

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