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Landmark · Kasbah · Marrakech

Bab Agnaou

Carved stone framing a slice of Kasbah street, mopeds threading through

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When it fits
Best in the afternoon · about 15 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: El Badi Palace 117 m · The Mellah & Lazama Synagogue 272 m · Bahia Palace 391 m. Not travel times.

Why Aura
The 12th-century Almohad gate into the Kasbah, carved sandstone bands around a horseshoe arch. Come in late-afternoon light, then walk through to the Saadian Tombs.
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Late afternoon, when the low sun rakes the carving · from From the far pavement opposite the gate's carved outer face, framing the arch straight on between passing mopeds

TodayHours to re-checkHours not in OpenStreetMap
Visit lengthAbout 15 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
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If it rains

Les Bains de MarrakechKasbah – Bab Agnaou · The gentle, private version of a hammam: book a steam-and-scrub package after a morning in the Kasbah, ideal on a cold or rainy afternoon.Jamaâ el-Fna – Musée du Patrimoine ImmatérielMedina – Jemaa el-Fnaa · Go before you spend an evening on the square: the displays explain the halqa storytelling circles and music you will hear later. A rain-proof hour right on Jemaa el-Fnaa.Musée de la Musique (Mouassine)Medina – Mouassine · Time your visit for the 18:00 mini-concert in the painted douiria, then walk two minutes to the Mouassine fountain as the lanes empty. Check the current concert days on the site.
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Also in this area

Saadian TombsKasbah · The burial halls of the 16th-century Saadian dynasty, walled off for centuries and found again in 1917. The Hall of the Twelve Columns is seen from a doorway, so go at opening before the queue forms.El Badi PalaceKasbah · The shell of a 16th-century palace: vast pisé walls, sunken orange gardens and storks nesting on the ramparts. Climb to the rampart terrace for a view across the medina roofs.Les Bains de MarrakechKasbah – Bab Agnaou · The gentle, private version of a hammam: book a steam-and-scrub package after a morning in the Kasbah, ideal on a cold or rainy afternoon.