Ben Youssef Madrasa
Place · Souks & Mouassine
A former Quranic school of carved cedar and tile: go early; 30 minutes, then the souk lanes.
- Cedar and tile courtyard
- Go at opening
- 30–45 minutes
- Works with kids
- Hard in a wheelchair
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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 09:00–18:00Usually 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Crowds
Go at opening
MonTueWedThuFriSatSunQuietest Mon–Thu · busiest Fri–Sun · desk estimate
- Tickets
- Adult: about MAD 50–70 (2026 estimate)
- Time to spend
- 30–40 min · up to 60 min if you linger
Best time to go
Groups from 10:00.
By weekday: quietest Mon–Thu, busiest Fri–Sun.
Opening hours
- Hours
- 09:00–18:00 (typical, check)
- Note
- Opening hours are not printed until verified.
- Hours note
- About 09:00–18:00 daily; reopened in 2022 after 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.
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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
- Place Ben Youssef, north of the souk
- Ticket
- on site · official site
- Stairs
- none of note
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Accessibility
- PartialStep-free entrance · Steep stairs to the upper rooms.
- NoLifts
- Check firstAccessible toilet
- NoWheelchair · The main courtyard may be reachable; the rest has stairs (check).
- NoStroller · Steps and narrow doors.
Sensory load
- Sensory load3/5 Medium
Exposure: medium
What to bring and the rules
- Clothing that meets the dress rule · Shoulders and knees covered; the building was a religious school.
- A small bag · Small bags only.
- Shoulders and knees covered; the building was a religious school.
- Small bags only.
- Allowed for personal use; tripods and drones are not.
Rules and prices change: check the official site before you go.
Bailouts
- crowd: Le Jardin Secret courtyard
- heat: Place des Épices café
Nearest rescue anchor: E — Ben Youssef Madrasa courtyard
Problem
Red lines
- Keep voices low in the prayer hall; no flash.
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
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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; the building was a religious school.
- Bags & lockers
- Small bags only.
- Photos
- Allowed for personal use; tripods and drones are not.
- What's closed
- Friday middaycheckSome sites close or shorten hours at prayer.
- Ramadan and public holidayscheckHours can shorten.
- RestorationcheckSections can close in rotation.
“Check” dates move year to year: confirm on the official page for your date.
| Ticket | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Youssef Madrasa entry | about MAD 50–70 (2026 estimate) | Cash at the door; a combined ticket with nearby monuments may exist (check). |
Time on site, inside and your plan
Time on site
Minimum
20min
Worthwhile
30min
Typical
40min
p95
60min
How much time do you have?
Enough for a typical visit (40 min).
With the other 5 min, these are a walk away (their own visit time is on their page):
- Almoravid Koubba (exterior or interior, check)1 min on foot · 4 min spare
- Museum of Marrakech2 min on foot · 3 min spare
- Le Jardin Secret5 min on foot · 0 min spare
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 · partlySteep stairs to the upper rooms.
- Lifts: no · no
- Accessible toilet: check · check
- Wheelchair: no · noThe main courtyard may be reachable; the rest has stairs (check).
- Stroller: no · noSteps and narrow doors.
The courtyard is level; the student rooms are up steep, narrow stairs.
Rules on site
- noise
- Keep voices low; the courtyard echoes.
With kids
- with kids
- A short, quiet stop; small rooms and stairs need supervision.
- child price
- check
Combine with
Combine with
- 1 minAlmoravid Koubba (exterior or interior, check)
- 2 minMuseum of Marrakech
- 5 minLe Jardin Secret
- 8 minSouk Semmarine and Rahba Kedima
Walk the Souks & Mouassine area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes
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Deep dive
Questions, photos, and where our facts come from
Questions and answers
Questions and answers
Why do the rooms feel so small?
The madrasa was a student residence: dozens of tiny cells opened onto the courtyard and the upper galleries, with a prayer hall and washing court.
Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk
Can I photograph the courtyard?
Yes, but the light is best just after opening; later groups make clean photos hard.
Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk
Photos
Photos
Ben Youssef Madrasa Photo: Draceane, 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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The quietest window written into this guide. Crowd levels are desk estimates, not counts.
Source: Bag rating
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Rated for the whole walking cluster, from desk research, not for this entrance.