Archive for March, 2008

Majorelle Gardens and Museum of Islamic Art

Majorelle Gardens and Museum of Islamic Art: In the 1920s the French artist Jacques Majorelle had it made, complete with pools, banana trees, coconut palms, and houses in a fantastic dark blue colour. The wonderful garden is alive with the sound of birds, its incredible cacti standing out in sharp contrast against the blue facade [...]

Menara Gardens

Menara Gardens: Located at the west of Marrakech, Morocco at the gates of the Atlas mountains. They were built in the 12th century (c. 1130) by the Almohad ruler Abd al-Mu’min.
The name menara term derives from the pavillon with it small green, piramid roof (menzeh). The pavilion was built by the 16th century Saadi dynasty [...]

Koutoubia Mosque Minaret

Koutoubia Mosque Minaret: Named after the souk el koutoubiyyin, the bazaar of the book-traders, which is nearby. The hall-type mosque has 17 aisles and 112 columns and is among the largest of its kind - 25,000 of the faithful can say their prayers within it. At the end of the prayer hall is an ornately [...]

Djemaa el-Fna

Djemaa el-Fna “Square of the Dead” or the “Square of Hell”: The famous town square of Marrakech owes little of its fame to its own beauty, but to the continuous day and night life. During most of the days, perfomers of every kind put on shows, continuing until the food stalls start to move in. [...]

Dar Najat

Douar Graoua
Kennaria N° 18 Derb
Lalla Chacha, 40000
Marrakech Medina
Tel : (+212)(0)24375085
mobile : (+212)(0)61439221
Fax : (+212)(0)24384699
email : black_zitoun@yahoo.fr
http://www.dar-najat.com/
Dar Najat is Located in the centre in the heart of the Medina of Marrakech within five minutes walk to the famous place Jemaa el Fna.
A perfect success hospitality, user-friendliness and intimacy are the reflection of this riad completely rehabilitated [...]