The word “riad” (Arabic: رياض) comes from the Arabic plural of “garden” (rawd), in Morocco in particular it indicates a form of traditional dwelling, built around a garden or an internal courtyard. In recent years, many of these houses have been restored and transformed into accommodation for tourists: the riad is now internationally known as a typical Moroccan hospitable structure.
So how are these “riads” made? What are the differences compared to a normal hotel? Below we will try to explain in a simple way what are the characteristics and the charm of the riad, together with the differences between the riad and the hotel.
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MOROCCAN RIAD
In the building there is a garden or an internal courtyard
It is possible to live the unique experience of staying in a typical traditional Moroccan house, in a historic building with an internal courtyard. The courtyard is located in the center of the building and is a pleasant space to relax, often enriched by the presence of a large number of plants, flowers and fountains.
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El Badi Palace (sometimes spelled El Badiî or El Badia, literally “palace of the incomparable”) is an architectural complex built in the late 16th century and located in Marrakech, Morocco. Former palace, it was built by the Saadian sultan Ahmed al-Mansur Dhahbi to celebrate the victory over the Portuguese army, in 1578, in the battle of the Three Kings with more than 300 rooms decorated with the best materials of the time: gold, turquoise and crystal. Today, only a huge sculpted garden remains, sprinkled with orange trees and surrounded by high walls. The decline of the palace came at the end of the 17th century, when Sultan Moulay Ismail decided to move the capital of Marrakech to Meknes, completely sacking the El Badi Palace.
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Located in the heart of the medina of Marrakech, the Koranic school was founded at the beginning of the 14th century by the Moroccan monarch Abu el Hassan. Only with the reign of the Saadians who enlarged and redecorated the building in 1570, Madrasa became the largest Islamic college in the Maghreb. Region.Up to 900 students would have lived there to study law and theology. The monarchy supported them by providing food and lodging – the kitchen, however, had to be done by the students themselves. Madrasa Ben Youssef was transformed into a museum in 1960 and, since its renovation in 1999, it is one of the most popular sites in Marrakech. The bronze doorway at the entrance to the college, adorned with beautiful cedarwood and mosaic carvings, is an impressive masterpiece of its time.
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The Seven Saints square in Marrakech is located near the Bab Doukkala gate. Seven are the towers spaced about 20 meters from each other on the top of which there are 7 olive trees.
The seven saints of Marrakech are:
Sidi Youssef Ben Ali
Fall Ayyad
Sidi Bel Abbès
Sidi Ben Slimane al-Jazouli
Sidi Abdelaziz Tebbâa
Sidi Abdellah El Ghazouani
Imam Souheili
All these saints were great scholars in Islamic theology or great Sufi mystics. It should be remembered that the holy term does not refer exclusively to a person of faith who has performed miracles, but also to very pious people who during their life have done good to others, teaching morals and religion. The most important of these saints is certainly Sidi Bel Abbès, considered by the inhabitants of Marrakech as the true and only patron of the city.
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It is at the foot of the High Atlas, at an altitude of 840 m and 35 km south-east of Marrakech in the Ourika valley, that since 1998, the first Biological Garden of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants has been installed. Morocco. On 1 hectare, there are about fifty aromatic, medicinal and ornamental plants. Discover the richness of the botany of Morocco and the region, learn to spot plants, taste them, smell them, touch them. The Ourika Bio-Aromatic Garden was created in 1998 by two specialist and passionate brothers:
– Dr Jalil Belkamel, Phyto-Aromatherapist, specialist in essential oils
– Dr AbdelFattah Belkamel, Dr in Pharmacy, specialist in essential oils
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