Marrakech is Morocco’s third largest city, and undeniably one of the most colourful. The winding streets of the medina, the walled old city, are the canvas for shops and stands full of a rainbow of spices and delicacies. The Koutoubia Mosque and Minaret watch over the hustle and bustle of the people about the Jemaa el-Fnaa Square and the city’s gardens like the Majorelle. But the best part about the city is that in less than four hours you can be there as there are direct flights to Marrakech from London Gatwick and Manchester, and starting in February of 2013 out of London Stansted as well with easyJet.
Keep reading to see a snippet of the city through the filters of Instagram.
![fruit stand marrakech fruit stand marrakech](https://www.opodo.co.uk/blog/images/2012/10/aracoeli77.jpg)
![water man Marrakech water man Marrakech](https://www.opodo.co.uk/blog/images/2012/10/christophotographic.jpg)
![streets of the medina, marrakech streets of the medina, marrakech](https://www.opodo.co.uk/blog/images/2012/10/devaughn.jpg)
![woman in marrakech woman in marrakech](https://www.opodo.co.uk/blog/images/2012/10/eugeniefl.jpg)
![Marrakech souks Marrakech souks](https://www.opodo.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2012/11/marrakech-happy_6_8.jpg)
![shop in the medina, marrakech shop in the medina, marrakech](https://www.opodo.co.uk/blog/images/2012/10/loverob.jpg)
![majorelle garden, marrakech majorelle garden, marrakech](https://www.opodo.co.uk/blog/images/2012/10/milosblagojevic-majorelle-gardens.jpg)
![patio riad alamir, marrakech patio riad alamir, marrakech](https://www.opodo.co.uk/blog/images/2012/10/parispromenades-patio-riad-alamir.jpg)
![spice stand in marrakech spice stand in marrakech](https://www.opodo.co.uk/blog/images/2012/10/rmch.jpg)
![koutoubia mosque and minaret, marrakech koutoubia mosque and minaret, marrakech](https://www.opodo.co.uk/blog/images/2012/10/sevendeadlysin5.jpg)
![jemaa el-fnaa plaza, marrakech jemaa el-fnaa plaza, marrakech](https://www.opodo.co.uk/blog/images/2012/10/shorehamboy.jpg)
![riad tea time, marrakech riad tea time, marrakech](https://www.opodo.co.uk/blog/images/2012/10/xxalejandro.jpg)
![streets of the medina, marrakech streets of the medina, marrakech](https://www.opodo.co.uk/blog/images/2012/10/zoriadafc.jpg)
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