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( 0524 389564; Rue Riad Zitoun el-Jedid; admission Dh10; 8.30-11.45am & 2.30-5.45pm Sat-Thu,
8.30-11.30am & 3-5.45pm Fri)
Located near Place des Ferblantiers, La Bahia (The Beautiful)
boasts floor-to-ceiling decoration begun by Grand Vizier Si Moussa in the 1860s and fur-
ther embellished in 1894-1900 by slave-turned-vizier Abu 'Bou' Ahmed. The painted,
gilded, inlaid woodwork ceilings still have the intended effect of subduing crowds, while
the carved stucco is cleverly slanted downward to meet the gaze.
Saadian Tombs
TOMBS
(Rue de la Kasbah; admission Dh10; 8.30-11.45am & 2.30-5.45pm)
Long hidden from intrusive eyes,
the area of the Saadian Tombs, alongside the Kasbah Mosque, is home to ornate tombs
that are the resting places of Saadian princes.
Jardin Majorelle
GARDENS
( 0524 301852;
www.jardinmajorelle.com
; cnr Ave Yacoub el-Mansour & Ave Moulay Abdullah; garden Dh30,
museum Dh15; 8am-6pm summer, to 5pm winter)
In the Ville Nouvelle, the Jardin Majorelle is a
sublime mix of art deco buildings and psychedelic desert mirage.
Sleeping
Hôtel Central Palace
HOTEL
$
( 0524 440235; hotelcentralpalace@hotmail.com; 59 Derb Sidi Bouloukat; d Dh305, with shower Dh205, without
bathroom Dh155)
Sure it's central, but palatial? Actually, yes! With 40 clean rooms on four
floors arranged around a burbling courtyard fountain, and a roof terrace lording it over the
Djemaa el-Fna, this is a rare example of a stately budget hotel.
Jnane Mogador
GUESTHOUSE
$
( 0524 426323;
www.jnanemogador.com
; 116 Riad Zitoun el-Kedim, Derb Sidi Bouloukat; s/d/tr/q Dh360/480/580/
660; )
An authentic 19th-century riad with all the 21st-century-guesthouse fixings:
prime location, in-house
hammam,
double-decker roof terraces and owner Mohammed's
laid-back hospitality. Perennially popular; book in advance.
Riad Nejma Lounge
GUESTHOUSE
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