Dar el Bacha Museum

Marrakech is known for its many beautiful Riads, such as Riad Orange  and palaces that are richly decorated with  its beautiful floors and walls. If you like photography, you can shoot beautiful pictures. For example, many tourists choose to visit the Bahia Palace. This has become one of the biggest attractions of Marrakech. Nevertheless, the less well-attended  Dar el  Bacha  Museum is at least as beautiful, and has the great advantage that there are no crowds of visitors present. You can enjoy in peace the beauty of the former palace of the Passover (mayor) of Marrakech:  Thami  el  Glaoui.

The Glaoui  brothers belonged to a Berber tribe from the High Atlas and had a beautiful Kasbah in  Telouet. This can be visited during our excursion “Telouet  &  Ait  Bin  Haddou”.  They decided to work with the French to maintain and strengthen their position in southern Morocco, and together to overcome the Berber tribe of the Ait  Atta.  This collaboration did them no harm and they were given, for example, the exclusive right over the salt mines in the Atlas Mountains. Their new wealth translated into theabolition of sports cars and the construction of even morepalaces and kasbahs. When appointing mayor of Marrakech,  Thami wanted an even more beautiful palace than the Bahia palace.

The style of the Dar el  Bacha  museum

Thus, thami  el  Glaoui  had his new town house renovated in the 20s by the best craftsmen in the country. This resulted in a beautiful palace where the same room as in  Telouet  has been reconstructed. The cedar handmade ceilings are painted with  natural pigments such as Saffron and Indigo. The floors and walls are richly covered with  zellige. Everywhere the geometric shapes and the beautiful floral motifs are visible.

In the middle of the palace is a spacious garden surrounded by salons. The fruittrees give cooling in the form of shade and you imagine yourself in royal atmospheres. During the time he was Pasha  of Marrakech, the palace was visited by international statesmen, such as  Churchill, to attend one of the extravagant parties. And ook  Charlie  Chaplin  and  Josefine Baker have left their footprints there.

Nowadays, the Dar el  Bacha  museum is open to the public and regularly has an exhibition with international allure. You can also drink delicious coffee in eand former and beautifulsalon. As a souvenir you can have the coffee beans freshly ground at the adjacent shop  Bacha coffee (www.bachacoffee.com).  That makes the visit to this palace a unique experience!

If you would like a guided tour, we willoffer a visit with an experienced guide. For more information: info@riad-orange.com

 

Dar el Bacha

Opening hours: 10.00 – 18.00 (closed on Mondays)

Entrance fee:………..?

Address: rue Lalla Fatima Zahra, Marrakesh 40000, Morocco