| Marrakech Discove | |
| 7 nights in B&B in 5 star hotel |  |
n 1070 a Saharan chieftain from a large caravan town in Mauretania led a powerful army north of the Atlas Mountains to the site of Marrakech, originally named the land of the sons of Kouch. Caravans followed in its wake and the fledgling city grew rich on trade in gold and ivory. Marrakech was the capital of an empire from Toledo to Senegal, called the ‘Pink City’ because of the local earth used in its construction. It is a city of labyrinthine alleyways, secluded palaces, museums, mosques and markets with city gardens still supplied of 11th-century underground irrigation canals. The Djemma el-Fna (Square of the Dead), the city square, comes alive after nightfall; thronged with dancers, fortune-tellers, musicians, acrobats, storytellers and snake charmers. It is an exciting and occasionally bewildering place – an exotic spectacle that is striking and endlessly surprising.
From £795pp
the price return flight, Transfers and accommodation on Bed & Breakfast