Marrakesh
Trace history through Marrakesh's palaces
Start at the 16th-century Badii Palace, where opulence oozed during Sultan Ahmed el-Mansour’s rule, but today lies in ruins after it was looted. Next, head to the Bahia Palace, built in the late 1800s for Grand Vizier Si Moussa until it was eventually looted too in the early 1900s. The 20th-century Dar el Bacha housed the Pacha Thami el Glaoui during the French protectorate, before becoming an official residence post-independence. All offer an insight into Moroccan architecture.