Doors 321 – Doors of Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025 (Part II)
This selection of doors is presented in chronological order, following our first walk in the streets of Marrakesh, walking north from our hotel (featured last week) towards the centre of the Medina.
Our first impressions were very much shaped by the bustle of the city. Bright light, dusty streets, so many people walking the streets dodging the motorbikes and scooters that are the dominant form of transport through the narrow and windy streets. You will spot that the walls of Marrakesh, known as the Red City, are pinky-red in colour due to the local stone and clay, rich in iron oxide employed in the construction of the ancient city, and still used today. You will get used to this ubiquitous colour through the passage of these posts.
Marrakesh is a Thursday Doors dream, although it is not just doors, but arches and more generally the architecture that are so attractive. I hope you enjoy these first steps into the city as much as we did:
It feels wonderful to revisit these doors and our trip to Marrakesh back in January, it was a great way to recharge our batteries and put us in a good place to tackle 2025. There will be plenty more doors next time and for some considerable time, I fear it might get a little samey or boring, but hope not. Have a great weekend all.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s weekly Thursday Doors post.
Natural adventures 
Worth a trip there just for the doors
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For sure.
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This will not get boring, Steve. I love these doors and archways. Judging from the people in some of the photos, I’m amazed you were able to get photos of just doors and openings. It looks like such a wonderful place to walk around.
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It is a great place to wander and very safe, although lots of people hassling you to give directions and then ask for a tip. We had been warned about this.
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Drop dead gorgeous, aren’t they? xx
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Each one.
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Loving the storks nest on the phone mast 😁
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Every one of these ‘fake’ trees had them.
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Fantastic 😁
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Oh, what a wonderful gallery! Thanks for your note on iron oxide and the moniker, ‘The Red City.’
That studded gate wooden door is awesome. I like that it is well-worn yet in sturdy shape.
Looks like it rained a bit from the water on the cobblestones. The weather looks great.
Pretty cool idea to camouflage the cell tower as a “palm tree” with a real stork taking up residence.
The arches are all perfect and iconic examples of my idea of Marrakesh, especially your feature photo (Bab Agnou city gate). Great share, Stephen I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Thank you so much, Suzette. We did get a little rain, but it never lasted more than 20 minutes. Most of the time it was brilliantly sunny.
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Wonderful! Wishing you a great weekend, Stephen. Cheers.
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