Riad Accommodation Blog

Riad Zahra is the perfect place to switch off after a busy day exploring the historic city of Essaouira. A haven of calm and tranquility, you will find a number of fine facilities here including a swimming pool, restaurant, bar, and terrace from which you can enjoy stunning sea views. Walk under large archways and explore colorful furnishings and artwork throughout.

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Djemaa el Fna: Marrakech‘s central market place is the liveliest place in the city, where you’ll bump shoulders with locals and travellers alike. Haggle at the stalls, check out the snake charmers, buy colourful spice and consider what the apothecaries have to offer.

The Hammam: No trip to Morocco is complete without a visit to a traditional bathhouse.

The Souks: Getting lost in the maze of central souks north of the Dejemaa el Fna is great fun (and quite easy to do). The narrow alleys lead onto narrower ones, before spreading out into little open squares. These areas are great for practicing your haggling skills.

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Come to discover in the heart of the Medina of Marrakesh a peaceful riad dedicated to the care of body and the spirit.
After delicious one traditional hammam was accompanied with an exfoliating scrub in soft flavors of eucalyptus, orange, jasmine or pink benefit from therapetic massages in the biological argan oil, in the essential oil, stemming from traditions millenniums.
So many exceptional moments of relaxation and fitness.
You will leave light, relaxed, got fresh ideas and satisfied to be well deserved beauty.

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Visit the beach and famous port of Essaouira on a day trip from Marrakech. You’ll have the opportunity to discover the marvelous Argan oil when you visit a Women’s Co-operative manufacturing this famous product.
Formerly known by its old Portuguese name « Mogador« , Essaouira is a citadel with a prestigious past. It has been occupied since prehistoric times and was famous for its Tyrian factory which supplied Rome with the legendary purple dye. A cradle for artists of all kinds, Essaouira is also well known for its fishing port and market, a hive of activity day or night.

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What it is…

Argan Oil is an all-natural, 100% organic, chemical-free beauty marvel that really works. Produced from the Argan tree in semi-deserts of Morocco, Argan Oil has been used by Moroccan women for centuries for it’s nutritional and cosmetic benefits.

Commonly referred to as « liquid gold » or « The Gold of Morocco », Argan Oil is an incredibly rich source of Vitamin E and essential fatty acids. It has astonishing healing, conditioning and anti-aging properties to keep your skin and hair nourished and revitalized and to keep you looking beautiful from head to toe. Argan Oil is not only a « super food » for the skin and hair but for the whole body. Having twice as much Vitamin E as olive oil including vital antioxidants, Argan Oil plays a major role in a healthy diet and is commonly used in traditional Moroccan recipes.

A cosmetic so good and pure you could eat it? Literally? That is the ultimate in natural beauty. After all, why would we put something on our face that we would not put into our bodies?

What it does…

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