Bahia Palace
Place · Kasbah & Mellah
A 19th-century palace of courtyards and painted ceilings: go when it opens, 45 minutes, and pair it with the Saadian Tombs.
- Painted cedar ceilings
- Go at opening
- 45 minutes
- Works with kids
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Map & directions
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Plan
Open now, best time to go, opening hours
Go now?
hours and prices: check on the day- Open
- Usually 09:00–17:00Usually 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Crowds
Go at opening
MonTueWedThuFriSatSunQuietest Mon–Thu · busiest Fri–Sun · desk estimate
- Tickets
- Adult: about MAD 70 (2026 estimate)
check (children under a set age may be free)
- Time to spend
- 45–60 min · up to 90 min if you linger
Best time to go
Tour groups from 10:00; quiet in the first hour.
By weekday: quietest Mon–Thu, busiest Fri–Sun.
Opening hours
- Hours
- 09:00–17:00 (typical, check)
- Note
- Opening hours are not printed until verified.
- Hours note
- About 09:00–17:00 daily; hours and closing days change for events and restoration. Check the day before.
Which month is quietest
- Janbusy
- Febbusy
- Marheavy
- Aprheavy
- Mayheavy
- Junbusy
- Jullight
- Auglight
- Sepbusy
- Octheavy
- Novheavy
- Decheavy
Quietest Jul–Aug · busiest Mar–May · Oct–Dec.
Estimate: desk reasoning from season, weekday and holiday patterns; not counted. Holidays and events move these weeks.
Weather here, next 7 days
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Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
On the ground
Getting in, access, sensory load, what to bring, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Rue Riad Zitoun el Jedid; enter from the street entrance
- Ticket
- on site · official site
- Stairs
- none of note
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Accessibility
- PartialStep-free entrance · Small steps at most doorways.
- NoLifts
- Check firstAccessible toilet
- PartialWheelchair · Possible with help through the main courtyard route; the visit is one direction (check).
- PartialStroller · Manageable on the level courtyards, hard at the doorsteps.
Sensory load
- Sensory load3/5 Medium
Exposure: medium
What to bring and the rules
- Clothing that meets the dress rule · Shoulders and knees covered out of respect; no beachwear.
- A small bag · Small bags are fine; large bags may be refused.
- Shoulders and knees covered out of respect; no beachwear.
- Small bags are fine; large bags may be refused.
- Allowed for personal use in courtyards and rooms; tripods and drones are not.
Rules and prices change: check the official site before you go.
Bailouts
- heat: Place des Ferblantiers café (AC)
- crowd: saadian-tombs
Nearest rescue anchor: C — Bahia Palace gardens
Problem
Red lines
- Cover shoulders and knees; no tripods.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
Map and nearby
Where it is, how to get there from your hotel or from where you stand, and what is around it
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Nearby places
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More detail
Everything else we know about this place
Tickets, prices and entry
Tickets & entry
- Where to buy
- Buy at the entrance on the day.
- Buy from the official site or the ticket desk; resellers add a fee for the same ticket.
- Dress code
- Shoulders and knees covered out of respect; no beachwear.
- Bags & lockers
- Small bags are fine; large bags may be refused.
- Photos
- Allowed for personal use in courtyards and rooms; tripods and drones are not.
- What's closed
- Friday middaycheckSome heritage sites close or shorten hours around Friday prayer.
- Ramadan and public holidayscheckHours can shorten; check the board at the gate.
- RestorationcheckWings and gardens close in rotation; a few rooms may be scaffolded after the 2023 earthquake.
“Check” dates move year to year: confirm on the official page for your date.
| Ticket | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia Palace entry | about MAD 70 (2026 estimate) | Cash at the gate; check the current price. |
Time on site, inside and your plan
Time on site
Minimum
30min
Worthwhile
45min
Typical
60min
p95
90min
How much time do you have?
Enough for a typical visit (60 min).
Nothing else in our notes is a short enough walk from here for the time that is left.
Visit times are typical figures, not promises; queues and closing times can change them.
Step-free check, who it suits, facilities
Step-free check
- Step-free entrance: partly · partlySmall steps at most doorways.
- Lifts: no · no
- Accessible toilet: check · check
- Wheelchair: partly · partlyPossible with help through the main courtyard route; the visit is one direction (check).
- Stroller: partly · partlyManageable on the level courtyards, hard at the doorsteps.
Level marble courtyards, but doorsteps and a few steps between rooms; no lift.
Rules on site
- food
- None inside; the courtyards have no cafés.
With kids
- with kids
- Wide courtyards, painted ceilings and orange trees; kids finish in 45 minutes.
- child price
- check (children under a set age may be free)
Combine with
Combine with
- 5 minMellah spice market
- 6 minPlace des Ferblantiers (café row)
- 10 minSaadian Tombs
- 10 minEl Badi Palace
Walk the Kasbah & Mellah area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes
Best photo time
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Deep dive
Questions, photos, and where our facts come from
Questions and answers
Questions and answers
How long do I need?
About 45–60 minutes. The route is one way and the rooms are similar; the courtyards are the best part.
Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk
Is it worth the ticket?
Yes at opening; by 10:30 the tour groups fill the narrow rooms and the interior loses its calm.Yes at opening; by 10:30 AM the tour groups fill the narrow rooms and the interior loses its calm.
Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk
Photos
Photos
Bahia Palace Photo: Val Traveler, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bahia Palace Photo: Adam Harangozó, CC BY-SA 4.0
Deep dive
Sources
- officialMarrakech Tourist Office
- secondaryWikivoyage — Marrakech
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Source: Price
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Written from desk research. Not yet compared with the official source.
Prices are 2026 estimates. The official site has the current price.
Source: Opening hours
Source: Best hour
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Written from desk research. Not yet compared with the official source.
No official source is recorded for this figure.
The quietest window written into this guide. Crowd levels are desk estimates, not counts.
Source: Bag rating
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No official source is recorded for this figure.
Rated for the whole walking cluster, from desk research, not for this entrance.