Tucked beside the Bahia Palace and away from the souk’s commotion, Riad Rosemary is Belgian-born designer, and founder of design house LNRCE, Laurence Leenaert’s labour of love. Like the creative crowd it attracts, the riad is beautiful and endlessly surprising. At its heart stands a spiralling jacaranda tree that showers violet blossoms each spring. Over five years, more than forty of Leenaert's in-house artisans  painted soft, earthy tones, laid bespoke terrazzo, and inlaid hand-cut zellij tiles depicting Leenaert’s own designs. The five suites are among the Medina’s finest - generous in size, originality and comfort, right down to the hand-embroidered percale bedsheets. A simple but plentiful breakfast is served on the rooftop terrace, and in true home-stay fashion, guests are left to their own rhythms, trusted to treat the place as their own. 

El Badi Palace is more ruin than royal these days - a shadow of its 16th-century gold-encrusted grandeur - but somehow magical nonetheless; Dior even chose it as the dramatic backdrop for its Resort 2020 show. Wander through the underground chambers and vast courtyard, and admire the storks who have made its walls their home.

The Bahia Palace is a 19th century landmark in the heart of the city.The palace is covered with stuccos, mosaics and beautiful patterns that decorate its walls, ceilings and doors. All its rooms, gardens and courtyards are breath-taking, making this site a fascinating example of Moroccan architecture and design, one you can’t miss.