Dar El Bacha Museum, famous coffee place inside a majestic palace, Marrakesh, Morocco
Hello dear Hive community,
After some amazing ten days of traveling the mountains, deserts,coast and explore many cities, we finally reached where we started.
Marrakesh is not only famous for it's markets but as well we can find so many museums and palaces there. Many of our readers already know that we love coffee , therefore we couldn't leave the country without visiting the fantastic Dar El Bacha museum. It's famous for it's coffee shop with more than 100 different brands of coffee from all around the world. Since the waiting time to visit is long, they strategically put contemplary museum of arts and architecture.
"Located in the old Medina of Marrakesh, Dar El Bacha is a majestic palace built in the 1910s by Thami el Glaoui. The palace is considered to be the archetype of Marokkan architecture, as it illustrates both the know-how of native craftsmen and the pasha's interest in European, especially Italian, inspired decor, as manifested in the doors, the windows, and the built-in central heating system in the different rooms."
(Text from brochure that we got in the museum)
Our day started with an excellent breakfast on a rooftop of our riad. The view was amazing, sunrise was interesting and we even noticed many air balloons in the far distance. After that we took a walk through almost empty medina, which was really pleasant.
Soon we realised that we are not the only ones wanting to try a cup of coffee. We were surprised by a long queue of people waiting at the entrance. After half an hour we bought tickets for 120 DAM (12€). If you go there, please take into consideration that you will need to wait minimum 2 hours to get your table. In the meantime we went through a museum full of woodworks. There was also photography exhibition of Lalla Essaydi from USA. Photography pieces were very interesting for the eye.
Coffee was tasting good, but mass of tourist are making your visit less personal as waiters do not really have time to explain you about differences in coffees and give some recommendations. The museum and bar itself is very beautiful and interesting to see. We have learned many fast about the materials they are using and type of woods, which are preferred in building big ornamental entrance doors.
We got to learn that Marocco is remarkable in biodiversity. Forest cover around 9% of the country surface area. This is equivalent to 4.8 million hectares. Mainly you found the following spices growing there: the Atlas Cedar, the cork Oak, the Argan and the Walnut trees.
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Seems like a interesting place to visit especially if you like coffee
Wood craftmanship looks good, so many details on wood - handmade so every part is special
Good read, have a nice day
Hey, thank you for your comment and apologies for the late reply.
Yes, it was very interesting to visit, you have a lot of nice art and architecture to see. However, coffee place became a bit too much advertised, mostly attractive to social media lovers who want to share a picture of this overpriced coffee 😂
But nonetheless, a nice experience.
Have a nice day! 🙏
WOW, that looks like an incredible place!
Lucky you to have been able to travel to such a cool place and thanks so much for sharing such fantastic photos too!
Hey, thank you for your comment and apologies for the late reply! 🥲
Yes, it was a ery nice place indeed. The most happy we are with learning more about new cultures and people, but this museum was top recommended by European travelers, so we give it a try.
Have a nice day! 🙏
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STOPAmazing! Hive is a really amazing place! So much potential 🙏
Such a beautiful place to tour! The structures is really majestic ✨️ 😍
Yes, agree. Moroccan culture and architecture is very rich, you have a lot to explore!
Thank you for stopping by, have a nice day! 👋😊
Hello there! such a nice and cozy place. The architectures are also meaningful. The breakfast in rooftop is also a good idea because of it you can see the beauty outside. I think that place is really worth to visit. And I hope I can go there soon. Enjoy your trip. Greetings from the Philippines.
Hey, thank you for your comment and apologies for the late reply 🥲
Morocco is a really beautiful and diverse country, which has a lot to offer. I keep my fingers crossed you can manage to visit this place once. 💪
Have a nice day! 🙏