Traditional Moroccan riads located inside old towns and medinas, riad Marrakech.After being abandoned by wealthy families moving to other major Moroccan cities such as Casablaca orr Rabat, the riads have gained new life when bought by wealthy Moroccan families or by European travelers and investore, and from being restored and used as private guest houses in the late 1970s.
The riads in Marrakech located in the old parts of the cities in Moroccan, called (Medina) and the new districts are called "Villr Nouvelle" which were mainly built during the French regime. The treaty of Fez, sighned in 1956.
Throught history, Moroccan architecture concept of Riads seem to come all the way from ancient Rome and end up being an adaptation and modification of the roman villa. A Roman villa. A Roman villa was originally a main residence of many wealthy citizens, each Marrakech Riad usually has 3 floors, having the main ground floor with a patio and a fountain.The middle level holds the suites, with a view of the lower ' cloister' terrace window, and the uper level holds a terrace usually overseeing the city skyline. Today most are used as private guesthouses and offering exceptional service in Marrakech, truly amazing redecorated and re-built in the traditional way.
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