• Africa,  The Stories

    Marrakech, Land of God

    You know that a place is going to be good, when it managed to give its name to the whole country in most languages, and indeed Marrakech didn’t fail to impress me for a second. Marrakech is an enchanting place, full of history and culture, charm and wonder, and is abundant with pleasantly unexpected experiences.  Nicknamed the Red City due to its terracotta-coloured architecture, Marrakech was founded almost a thousand years ago and it is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco (the historical capital cities of the country). Even though the exact meaning of its name is debated, the most popular and my personal favourite explanation, is that…