"symphony of colours" Majorelle Gardens Tip by vtveen

Majorelle garden is the one and only tourist sight in the Ville Nouvelle and completely different from the others in Marrakech. We visited the garden early December and there were not too many visitors. I did read several reviews saying the garden can be overcrowded; no wonder because the walks are rather narrow and the garden itself is not that huge at all.

Majorelle Garden is situated around the former studio of the founder - French painter Jacques Majorelle - and is a mixture of bamboo, palm trees, agave and cactuses. It is said there should be hundreds of species of palms and more than 1500 hundred cactuses. These abundant green plants are alternated with colourful bougainvilleas and other tropical flowers. Most charming are the fountains and ponds with water lilies.
Pots do have bright green, yellow and blue colours, paths are often made of red tiles and the ponds do have green and blue tiles.
This symphony of colours is a really feast for the eye. Find a (shaded) bench and just enjoy the plants and colours, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city life of Marrakech.

There is a (small) Museum of Islamic Arts in the former blue coloured studio of Majorelle, which shows ceramics, carpets, furniture, jewellery, beautifully carved doors and (of course) some of Majorelle’s paintings.

The garden has a nice café with a secluded terrace for a rather expensive drink or lunch. Behind the museum is a shop with some very interesting and original gifts; among them paint drums with the original ‘Majorelle Blue’.

Opening hours:
October to May 8.00 am - 5.00pm / June to September 8.00am- 6.00pm
Admission:
Garden 30 Dirhams / Museum 15 Dirham

Address: Avenue Yacoub el-Mansour
Directions: Ville Nouvelle; best to take a 'petit taxi'; we paid from Av. Mohammed V to majorelle Garden 20 Dirhams.
Website: http://www.jardinmajorelle.com