If you’re a return visitor and have seen the main sights, consider an electric bike tour with Samir at Chic Biking or one of Emilia Thalheim’s street art tours at Marrakech Art Tour.
Just as interesting is the elaborate irrigation system that weaves through the gardens, part of an ancient network that once distributed water from artesian wells (fed by the ring of mountains around Marrakech) throughout the city.
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Start by discovering the city’s history at the 16th-century Saadian Tombs, where Sultan al-Mansour spared no expense decorating his mausoleum with imported Italian Carrara marble and a gilded honeycomb muqarnas ceiling that still dazzles those who look upon it.
The first area faithfully recreates a Persian 'paradise' garden, featuring traditional fruit trees such as olive, pomegranate, fig and date, which all have symbolic meaning and health benefits; while the second, smaller garden nurtures exotic plants in a fourfold layout.
