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There are not many places on earth famous for their rich culture and feel of the “Arabian Nights” like Marrakech, Morocco. The city attracts a number of celebrities from all over the world and is well known for the spiritual experience its magical Medina offers. A-listers like Naomi Campbell, Jennifer Aniston, Madonna, Brad Pit, the Beckhams and many more already visited Marrakech where they enjoyed the bustling life of its ancient streets. Some of them loved it so much that they chose Marrakech for a vacation pied-à-terre where they bought either a beautiful riad within the Medina of Marrakech or a traditional Moroccan property in the outskirts of the city.

The latest coup is a luxurious development in the suburbs of Marrakech, where 15 villas are being built at the luxury five star Baglioni Marrakech Resort. Fashionista hottie Jade Jagger teamed up with design firm Yoo on the interior design of 15 villas. Jagger already worked with Yoo on their projects in New York, Dubai and Manchester. Yoo is well known for eccentric designed real estate where designer luminaries such as Philippe Starck styled the interior of apartments and penthouses, which soon became almost collector’s sough-after properties. The current most recognized development by Yoo is its development in Berlin where Philippe Starck designed the interior of all apartments, penthouses and townhouses.

It is very interesting to see how the Yoo style blends in with the typical Moroccan architecture. Jade Jagger planned a mixture of typical Yoo design elements in a combination with traditional Moroccan décor and ornaments implemented in the overall design. The architecture is very sleek and almost contemporary. For those who are more into the typical Moroccan architecture and design, and who are fans of the lifestyle within the walls of Marrakech’s Medina, Wetag Consulting is offering two very sophisticated luxury riads, located in the Dar El Bacha district, the most prestigious ZIP code in Marrakech’s Medina. The two riads offer a very luxurious lifestyle with all amenities you don’t want to miss, including home theatre, indoor pool, sauna/hamam, wine cellar, gym and much more. In close proximity to the guest house of the Moroccan King and not far from the airport, these riads offer Moroccan lifestyle at its best.

Posted by: Peter Rabitz

Marrakech is still a destination of interest and with the sale of Yves Saint Laurent former house in Tangier, the country is once again the focus point of many of the city slickers from around the globe. The country features a variety of country sides and fairytale like city living what makes it one of the most sought after it-destinations on the African continent. Besides Marrakech, the red city with its oriental style souks and colourful life throughout the whole city, with its medina and beautiful riads is only one attraction to many of us, but there is much more to explore and one of Morocco’s latest destinations is upcountry, in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. This part of Morocco is quite different to the bustling life of Marrakech’s ancient city, but still attracts foreigners who are fascinated by valleys, which are not dissimilar to rural Mallorca or Andalusia and which are only an hour’s drive out of the city. But, despite the increasing interest in locations outside Marrakech’s such as Ouirgane, Marrakech itself still leads the pole position for people demanding living like in the Thousand and One Nights. Although the proliferation of riads may be abating, but the city is still top of the wish list of many individuals such as iconic celebrities as well as many luxury hotel groups like Roco Forte, Gordon Campell Gray, Four Seasons, Banyan Tree and Park Hyatt who all have designs on the city.

I define two major areas within Marrakech where people looking for their dream oriental style hideaway. The Palmeraie, a 10-minute jaunt northeast from the city by air-conditioned 4WD, has been Marrakesh’s most salubrious and expensive area, with beautiful and huge sized villas. A bit more sought-after, but very rare to find are beautiful renovated riads within the Medina of Marrakech. The supply of top-end luxury riads within the Medina and right next to Marrakech’s famous souks and the Djemaa el Fna, the so called “meeting point of Africa”, is rather limited and mostly quiet marketed. Please click here to see two outstanding examples of fabulous Moroccan riads.

Posted By: Peter Rabitz