Set slightly out of town, the Menara gardens offers not only a pleasant escape from roaming Marrakech,  it also has one of the most photographed settings of Morocco, one which is most enjoyed just the last hour before the gates close. At this time of the day, the place is also cleared of the package tourists, running around with cameras and open remarks on everything they see.

A walk around the menzah must be good for love. Blushing couples do the walk, without holding hands, and most certainly without kissing. All this only adds to the total experience.
So what is this place actually? It is designed as a summer escape- remember that Marrakech is like an oven through mid-summer- with both orchards and olive groves. The pavilion and the basin existed from earlier times, but the present structure was set up in the middle of the 19th century by Sultan Adu r-Rahman. 

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