Det sker i Marrakesh (Marrakech), Morocco året igennem

Travlt — mellem toppene, Marrakech Marathon

• Festival

  Marrakech Marathon

  24. jan. – 2. feb. · normaltSportsbegivenhedTætpakketLukninger

  Fifteen thousand runners on a flat late-January course through the palm groves. The roads around the medina walls close for the morning. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Snow on the Atlas passes (1. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Marrakech Marathon

• Natur

  Almond blossom

  1. feb. – 5. mar. · normaltKirsebærblomstring

  The valleys south towards the Atlas flower first, around Tahanaout and on the road to Ourika, and it is the first sign the mountain passes will open again.

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  17. feb. – 19. mar.Lukninger

  Much of the medina closes during the day and the square only comes alive after the sunset call. Riads and tourist restaurants keep serving, so the catch is timing, not access. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Marrakech Marathon (24. jan. – 2. feb. (normalt)), Snow on the Atlas passes (1. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Ramadan

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  19.–21. mar.Ramadan & eidLukningerTætpakket

  Two or three days when the souk shuts and Moroccan families travel. The city is at its most domestic and least commercial for the duration. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Easter week

  29. mar. – 5. apr.Påske & den stille ugeTætpakketBook tidligt

  European school holidays fill the riads at the best time of year for the medina. Rates are at their highest and the good courtyard houses go months ahead. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Almond blossom (1. feb. – 5. mar. (normalt)), Ramadan (17. feb. – 19. mar.), Snow on the Atlas passes (1. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Easter week

• Natur

  Rose harvest in the Dades valley

  20. apr. – 31. maj · normalt

  The Damask roses south of the Atlas are picked at dawn through late April and May, and Kelaat M'Gouna holds its rose festival at the height of it.

Stadig i gang: Easter week (29. mar. – 5. apr.)

Travlt — mellem toppene, Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir)

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir)

  1. maj – 5. jun. · normaltRamadan & eidLukningerTætpakketBook tidligt

  Eid al-Adha is Morocco's biggest family holiday. In the days before, sheep markets appear and buses, trains and grands taxis are packed with people going home; afterwards many shops, souks and restaurants close for several days. The date moves about 11 days earlier each year. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Rose harvest in the Dades valley (20. apr. – 31. maj (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir)

• Risiko

  The chergui

  15. jun. – 15. sep. · normaltStøvsæson

  A dry easterly off the Sahara that adds several degrees to an already extreme month and fills the air with dust. It decides whether the medina is walkable at all. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir) (1. maj – 5. jun. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Summer holidays i Morocco

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: The chergui (15. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Summer holidays i Morocco

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: The chergui (15. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Summer holidays i Morocco

• Natur

  Date harvest in the oases

  15. sep. – 31. okt. · normalt

  The palmeries south of the mountains, around Skoura and the Draa, bring in the crop as the heat finally goes out of the day.

Stadig i gang: The chergui (15. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, First interim break (October) i Morocco

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Date harvest in the oases (15. sep. – 31. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Marrakech Film Festival

• Natur

  Olive harvest

  1. nov. – 31. dec. · normalt

  The presses in the villages below the Atlas run the new olives from November, and the first oil of the year turns up on every breakfast table in the city. Kilde ↗

• Lukning

  Snow on the Atlas passes

  1. nov. – 31. mar. · normaltRisiko

  Tichka and Test can close at short notice after a snowfall from November through March, which cuts the road to Ouarzazate and the desert. Check before committing to a two-day loop over the mountains. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Marrakech Film Festival

  25. nov. – 10. dec. · normaltTætpakket

  A week of screenings at the end of November or the start of December, including free ones on a big screen in Jemaa el-Fna. The riads price for it. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Marrakech Film Festival

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Olive harvest (1. nov. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Snow on the Atlas passes (1. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt)), Marrakech Film Festival (25. nov. – 10. dec. (normalt))