Marrakech 2026: How did the Red City maintain its position as a global tourism hub?

Marrakech 2026: How did the Red City maintain its position as a global tourism hub?

Marrakech is not merely a geographical coordinate on the map of the Kingdom of Morocco; it is a living entity, breathing history, pulsating with color, and exuding the aroma of spices mingled with the scent of jasmine. It is the city crowned the best tourist destination in the world, not only for the beauty of its architecture, but also for that wondrous "Marrakech paradox": you don't visit Marrakesh to leave and erase its memory, but rather to make an unwritten pact with it to return the moment your feet cross the threshold of departure. Here, in the "Red City," the vibrancy of the present blends with echoes of the Middle Ages, and creative writers and artists find their inspiration in the mystique of its alleyways and the ever-present glow of its sun. A History Told by the Red Soil The official birth of Marrakech dates back to 1062 AD, when the Almoravid leader Abu Bakr ibn Umar al-Lamtuni laid the first stone of its walls, before it was completed by his cousi…