The International Film Festival of Marrakech, presided by John Malkovich, will pay tribute to France during its tenth edition, which will take place from December 3rd to December 11th.
This year, the competition includes 15 films focused on the new and emerging talents in worldwide cinema with 10 debut feature films and 3 sophomore feature films selected, altogether representing 15 different nationalities.
For more info: http://en.festivalmarrakech.info
The first edition of the Marrakech Art Fair will be held from 8 to 11 October 2010 (with a preview on 8 October) at the Es Saadi Palace.
Forty international art galleries are pleased to invite professionals and passionate art collectors to present their recent discoveries during a 4-day event.
Modern art and contemporary art will be high on the agenda. Works of art and creations from the 20th and 21st centuries.
…where will it end, we ask ourselves?
Just three to four years ago Marrakech airport had one terminal. Now it has a fabulous main terminal building which dwarfs the original.
And now there’s a tender out for the construction of a third one – along with a second terminal at Fez!
Apparently by 2013 Marrakech will be able to handle 10 million passengers a year – more than double its current capacity.
Of course if you’re heading to Essaouira you can also use Agadir – or our local airport…still waiting for routes other than Paris/Casablanca!
If you are booking a stay with us, we can arrange taxis to/from your hotel or the airport – whether you’re travelling to/from Marrakech, Agadir or elsewhere.
From Marrakech to Essaouira a taxi cost 600 DH and from Agadir 700 DH, from all other destinations please contact us directly.
To move around the new town you can take a petit taxi – these small blue cars can carry up to 3 passengers and in the urban zone they charge 6DH per trip; after 20.00, it is 7DH
The following low cost airlines fly to Marrakech:
easyJet from: London Gatwick, Manchester
Ryanair from: Bristol, East Midlands, Luton
Atlas Blue from: London Gatwick
First held in November 2005, the Arts in Marrakech (AiM) International Biennale is the major Trilingual (English,Arabic & French) festival in North Africa. Focusing on cutting-edge contemporary art and literature it heralded Marrakech as a new destination in the arts and literature world alongside Venice, Edinburgh and Miamy.
AiM International Biennale 3rd Edition:Opening Thursday 19th-Monday 23rd November 2009.
This year’s edition promises to be full of innovation, inspiration and intrigue with newly commissioned works by Francis Alys, Loredana Longo, Seamus Farrell, Franck Bragigand, Faouzi Bensaidi & Yto Barrada. Attendees will also include Turner-nominee Isaac Julien, Al Jazeera English presenter Rageh Omar, BBC TV arts executive Alan Yentob, award-winning Moroccan film director Faouzi Bensaidi, among others.
Trains in Morocco are efficient and comfortable and the fares cheap. The long distance ones have air-conditioning, comfy seats and a trolley service with food and drinks.
The railways links Tangier, Meknes, Fes, Oujda, Rabat, Casablanca and Marrakech. Agadir and Essaouira have no railway station but are linked to Marrakech by bus.
You cannot make reservation or purchase a ticket from outside Morocco.
For schedules and fares visit the ONFC (the Moroccan national train service) website at www.oncf.ma
A really good website on train travel to morocco is the Man in Seat Sixty-One…
Flight Easyjet
Flights from Manchester to Marrakech will start in October…for more details visit www.easyjet.com