Known as "the Red City" (Medina al-Ham'ra in Arabic) due to the color of its buildings and walls, the city of Marrakech is always a good option to travel. This fascinating city offers its visitors great variety and contrast, unique details and a rich culture. Marrakech remains camouflaged between the desert sand, an oasis of palm trees and the high snow-capped peaks of the Atlas.

Staying in a hotel in Marrakech offers the ideal opportunity to discover the city starting with its great medina, passing through its souks and reaching numerous historical sites and monuments. Always with the Koutoubia mosque and the iconic Jemaa El Fna square as nerve centers.

Marrakech is also a cosmopolitan and modern city; and a bridge to reach other wonderful places in the country such as Essaouira, Ouarzazate or the Ourika Valley.

Marrakech exudes magic at any time of the day. Exotic and vibrant, this city is a place to forget about your plans and let yourself be carried away by the network of alleyways and souks, wrap yourself in aromas and flavors and relax in a hammam. It is at sunset when Marrakech is shown in all its fullness with the Jemma el Fna square as a meeting point. Here a perfect dance of stalls, local people and visitors is created that conquers anyone who observes it from one of the terraces that surround this square.

One of the best ways to get to know this city is to stay at a Barceló Hotels & Resorts in Marrakech from where you can explore each of its 4 areas: the Medina, a walled area that hides the old city; the Kasbah, located in the southern area of the Medina; the Mellah, the old Jewish quarter of Marrakech; and Gueliz, the most modern neighborhood. 

The Jemma el Fna square, the Ben Youssef Madrasa, the Bahia Palace, the Koutoubia Mosque, the walls and the souks are just some of the essentials to visit in Marrakech.