Garden · Koutoubia
Koutoubia Gardens
Palms, roses and shaded benches around the minaret: the green break between Jemaa el-Fna and the Kasbah.
- Opening hours
- Always open
- Ticket
- Free
- Time needed
- 20 min
- Best time
- Late afternoon
- Jemaa el-Fna
- 10 min on foot
Why go
Most people cross these gardens on the way somewhere else. Slow down: they give the best views of the minaret, and some shade in the middle of the old city.
Tips
- A good place to sit before sunset, when the minaret turns golden.
- Photo tip: The minaret framed by palms from the rose garden, in the last hour of sun.
Practical
Koutoubia, Medina, Marrakech
10 min on foot from Jemaa el-Fna
Always open
Free
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Nearby
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Koutoubia Mosque
The 12th-century minaret that guides you home: the city’s landmark, seen from almost everywhere.
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Le Grand Balcon du Café Glacier
The classic terrace over Jemaa el-Fna at sunset: buy a drink, find a spot at the rail, watch the square light up.
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Jemaa el-Fna
The great square at the heart of the Medina: musicians and juice stalls by day, a vast open-air kitchen at night.
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La Mamounia Spa
The legendary hotel’s spa, open to non-guests: hammams, an indoor pool and treatments in a palace setting.
Stay nearby
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Les Jardins de La Koutoubia
A five-star hotel two minutes from Jemaa el-Fna, with a palm-lined pool, a spa and a rooftop bar.
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Riad Joya
An elegant, design-led riad in Mouassine, 300 metres from Jemaa el-Fna.
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Riad Palais Sebban
A 19th-century palace of Moroccan and Andalusian style, five minutes from the Koutoubia.
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La Mamounia
Marrakech’s legendary palace hotel, set in century-old gardens just inside the Medina walls.
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