Djemaa El Fna - The Cafe de France to the right and the Qessabin mosque to the left, just to the left of the mosque is the entrance to the main souks

Kasbah mosque by Saadian tombs?

Colourful interior of our hotel

Hotel La Mamounia - a favourite of Winston Churchill, the gardens are worth a visit

C17th Jewish cemetery (the Miaara) is located around the Mellah

Gardens and cemetery - the Saadian tombs

Inside the Almoravid Koubba, this is the only intact Almoravid building and birthplace of all Moroccan architecture

Standing out on the Marrakesh horizon for miles is the Koutoubia Minaret, it is the oldest of the three Almohad towers, the others are in Rabat and Seville

El Badi Palace - built by El Mansour (The Victorious) and paid for by a ransom from the Portuguese following the battle of the Three Kings, only to be stripped of all its valuables by the sultan Moulay Ismail

Sprigs of mint for sale - essential for Moroccan tea (or whisky as its sometimes called)

A busy trading route outside the hotel room

The mellah?

Old and the new, notice the red and white kerbs, painted that day in preparation for a visit from the King

Overlooking the Djemaa El Fna - street entertainers beginning to pack up and hand over to the makeshift restaurants

A beautiful location and a relaxed atmosphere make Marrakesh one of the more popular destinations of the South.

Sunset views over Marrakesh