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With a charm little changed since the Middle Ages,
Morocco is reaching out with a slew of very different
new retreats that explore its heritage, while
delivering plenty of exotic luxury, says Julian Allason.
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[\m\cfgd\ekk_Xk_XjXcjfY\\ek_\jlYa\Zk Ahlam full-board, three nights at Kasbah Tamadot
f] ZXi\]lc jkl[p Yp k_\ `dd`^iXek ^iXe[ B&B from £2,540 based on two sharing with flights
_fk\c`\ij% CX GXcd\iX`\ `j X ]\ik`c\ gXcd from London and transfers. He was also a guest of
^ifm\ efik_ f] k_\ D\[`eX fi fc[ 8iXY Royal Air Maroc (www.royalairmaroc.com), which
hlXik\i% K_\ cXe[ _\i\ `j ^iX[lXccp Y\`e^ flies from Heathrow to Marrakesh from £145.
Zfem\ik\[`ekfgi`mXk\\jkXk\jf]Xkc\XjkX Prices are for a double B&B unless stated: Dar
_\ZkXi\# f]k\e cXi^\i% Lgfe `k Xi\ Xci\X[p Ahlam, Skoura, Ouarzazate (+800-2000 0002;
gcXek\[X]\njdXccÆXe[[\Z`[\[cp\ofk`Z www.maisondesreves.com), from €890 full-board.
ÆYflk`hl\_fk\cj%JlZ_#]fi`ejkXeZ\#`jk_\ Kasbah Bab Ourika, Ourika Valley (+212-661 634
_`^_$ZXdg^cXdflif]C\GXcX`jI_flck_Xk 234; www.babourika.com), from €150. Kasbah
`knflc[Y\_Xi[kfZfeZ\`m\`kj\o`jk\eZ\ Tamadot, Asni, Marrakesh (0800-716 919; www.
\cj\n_\i\%@kje\`^_Yflij`eZcl[\jfd\f] virginlimitededition.com), from €430. La Mamounia,
k_\dfjk\eZ_Xek`e^m`ccXj`eEfik_8]i`ZX% Marrakesh (+212-524 388 600; 020-7235 3245; www.
@k`jk_\j\k_Xk_Xm\gifm`[\[`ejg`iXk`fekf mamounia.com), from £547. Mandarin Oriental
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Jnan Rahma, Marrakesh (+212-5243 27777; +800?`[[\e XnXp Y\_`e[ _`^_ nXccj `e X 2828 3838; www.mandarinoriental.com), from £583.
j\Zi\k [fdX`e j_X[\[ Yp gXcd Xe[ fc`m\ Le Palais Rhoul, La Palmeraie, Marrakesh (+212^ifm\j `j <qqX_iX# X dX^e`]`Z\ek ]Xd`cp 5243 29494; www.palais-rhoul.com), from €290.
_flj\f]Zfek\dgfiXipDfifZZXe[\j`^e% Royal Mansour, Marrakesh (+212-52437 8339; 020@ek_\Dffi`j_ZflikpXi[#X]flekX`ek`ebc\j 7235 3245; www.royalmansour.ma), from £122.
`ek_\jlej_`e\%Fg\e`e^f]]Xi\j\m\eX`ip Ezzahra, La Palmeraie, Marrakesh (020-7978 7333;
Y\[iffdj fm\icffb`e^ X jn`dd`e^ gffc www.ezzahra-morocco.com), from £193pp per night,
Xe[^Xi[\ej%@kj9i`k`j_&>`YiXckXi`Xefne\i$ based on 14 sharing for seven nights, full-board with
j_`g`j_`ek\[Xk`ek_\Xc]i\jZf[`e`e^Xe[ spa treatments. Khozama, La Palmeraie, Marrakesh
cfle^`e^XiiXe^\d\ekjn`k_jhlXj_pjf]Xj (020-7978 7333; www.ezzahra-morocco.com), from
feXcf^^`X#fi`eXdXihl\\$j`q\[_X`dX]lcc £250 based on four sharing for six nights’ full-board.
f]il^jXe[Zlj_`fej%>l\jkj_\i\Xi\Zfj$ Easyjet flies from Gatwick to Marrakesh from £97
j\k\[YpX[fq\ejkX]]#`eZcl[`e^k_i\\jgX (www.easyjet.com; 0905-821 0905).
k_\iXg`jkj Xe[ Df_Xdd\[# X DfifZZXe Morocco Tourism, 020-7437 0073; www.
A\\m\jXkk`i\[`ej`cb[a\ccXYXXe[]\q%K_\ visitmorocco.com.