Hva som skjer i Marrakesh (Marrakech), Morocco gjennom året

Travelt — mellom toppene, Marrakech Marathon

• Festival

  Marrakech Marathon

  24. jan – 2. feb · vanligvisSportsarrangementMye folkStengninger

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

Fortsatt på gang: Snow on the Atlas passes (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Marrakech Marathon

• Natur

  Almond blossom

  1. feb – 5. mar · vanligvisKirsebærblomstring

  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. marStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Marrakech Marathon (24. jan – 2. feb (vanligvis)), Snow on the Atlas passes (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Ramadan

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  19.–21. marRamadan og eidStengningerMye folk

  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. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Almond blossom (1. feb – 5. mar (vanligvis)), Ramadan (17. feb – 19. mar), Snow on the Atlas passes (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Easter week

• Natur

  Rose harvest in the Dades valley

  20. apr – 31. mai · vanligvis

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Easter week (29. mar – 5. apr)

Travelt — mellom toppene, Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir)

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir)

  1. mai – 5. jun · vanligvisRamadan og eidStengningerMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Rose harvest in the Dades valley (20. apr – 31. mai (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir)

• Fare

  The chergui

  15. jun – 15. sep · vanligvisStøvsesong

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir) (1. mai – 5. jun (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Summer holidays i Morocco

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: The chergui (15. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Summer holidays i Morocco

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: The chergui (15. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Summer holidays i Morocco

• Natur

  Date harvest in the oases

  15. sep – 31. okt · vanligvis

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

Fortsatt på gang: The chergui (15. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, First interim break (October) i Morocco

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Date harvest in the oases (15. sep – 31. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Marrakech Film Festival

• Natur

  Olive harvest

  1. nov – 31. des · vanligvis

  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 ↗

• Stengt

  Snow on the Atlas passes

  1. nov – 31. mar · vanligvisRisiko

  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. des · vanligvisMye folk

  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 ↗

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Marrakech Film Festival

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.

Fortsatt på gang: Olive harvest (1. nov – 31. des (vanligvis)), Snow on the Atlas passes (1. nov – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Marrakech Film Festival (25. nov – 10. des (vanligvis))