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Koutoubia minaret from the Koutoubia Gardens at dusk
Koutoubia minaret from the Koutoubia Gardens at dusk, another view
Koutoubia minaret from the Koutoubia Gardens at dusk, another view

Photo spot · Medina – Koutoubia · Marrakech

Koutoubia minaret from the Koutoubia Gardens at dusk

Warm stone going blue, evening strollers on the paths

‹ Marrakech
When it fits
Best in the evening · about 30 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: Koutoubia Mosque 106 m · Koutoubia Gardens & Lalla Hasna Park 178 m · Kabana Rooftop 345 m. Not travel times.

Why Aura
The cleanest free frame of the minaret: palms and orange trees in the foreground, no traffic, and the floodlights come on just after sunset.
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Photo tip · Aura editorial

From 20 minutes before sunset to 25 minutes after (blue hour, when the minaret floodlights are on). The west face takes the last direct sun. · from On the garden path south-west of the minaret (towards Lalla Hasna park), looking north-east so the minaret rises above the palms; step back along the path until the whole tower fits with trees framing the base.

TodayHours to re-checkHours not in OpenStreetMap
Visit lengthAbout 30 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
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If it rains

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.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.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

Koutoubia MosqueKoutoubia · The 12th-century minaret that still sets the height of the old city. Mosques are closed to non-Muslim visitors, so walk its gardens at dusk, when the stone turns rose and the call to prayer carries over the square.Jemaa el-FnaaJemaa el-Fnaa · The square changes shape through the day: juice carts in the morning, food stalls set up at dusk, music circles after dark. Eat at a numbered stall with a posted price and agree prices before photographing performers.
Bahia PalaceRiad Zitoun el Jdid · A 19th-century vizier's palace of courtyards, painted cedar ceilings and zellige. Go at opening: by late morning the tour groups fill the main court.