Marrakech

The great square at the heart of the medina, recognised by UNESCO for its oral traditions and evening food stalls.

The 12th-century Almohad mosque whose 77-metre minaret is the model for Seville's Giralda.

A late-19th-century vizier's palace of cedar ceilings, zellige tilework and open courtyards.

The cactus garden painted in cobalt blue by Jacques Majorelle and later restored by Yves Saint Laurent.

A 14th-century Quranic college rebuilt in the 16th century, known for its carved stucco and cedar dome.

The roofless ruined palace of Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur, built in the 1570s from the ransom of the Portuguese after the Battle of the Three Kings.