Majorelle Garden..Source of inspiration

Marrakech it’s a city which has inspired a lot of celebrities from all around the world, it also tempts these to settle and make their touch in the history and the patrimony of the red city, one of these celebrities is the famous French painter Jack Majorelle, son of the celebrated furniture designer Louis Majorelle.

In 1931, Jack Majorelle founded the Majorelle Garden, on area of 10 000 m2 and gathering more than 300 plant species from all the world, he created his botanical garden inspired by the Islamic gardens with the luxuriance of a tropical garden around his villa who chose to dye it in blue color unlike the ritual of the Marrakch people who dye their homes in red.

In 1980, the French writer Pierre Bergé and the famous designer Yves Saint Laurent bought “Jardin Majorelle”, the new owners decide to live in the artist's villa, renamed "Villa Oasis", they undertook major work to restore it, it is undoubtedly the most beautiful garden in the city, the one that Jacques Majorelle had thought of”.

Yves Saint Laurent found his inspiration in Marrakech and precisely in his villa in Majorelle Garden, his love for Majorelle was reflected in his artistic works and designs during years and until his passing away on the 1st June 2006. He said once in an expression of his love to Majorelle: “For many years, I have found in the Majorelle garden an inexhaustible source of inspiration and I have often dreamed of its colors which are unique”

Majorelle Garden is one of the places that you are not supposed to miss its visit when you come to Morocco, especially if you love the plants, and the colors, the place is a real mixture of those two elements, with a clear Moroccan touch.

There's also a traditional Amazigh museum inside Majorelle Garden, but unfortunately, it's not allowed to take photos from inside it, so we couldn't bring you any!

The price of getting inside the Majorelle Garden is 30 Dirhams (about 3 Dollars), or you can visit it on Friday for free. Majorelle Garden is open seven days a week, from 8 Am to 6 Pm.