article_snippet: Here is to be discovered all the mystery of the casbah along with the exotic heat of the desert and the intriguing mingling of French and Arabic cultures – with the croissant set beside the tagine.
article_snippet: ‘You must remember this…’ While it would be curious to enjoy a holiday in Marrakech without being taken to the souk, these days the city centre has become something of an optional extra for a new breed of visitors.
article_snippet: That means you can now enjoy chic Marrakech breaks in cool top-end resort hotels – and your stay doesn’t necessarily have to involve a visit to the centre of the city, avoiding slipper-buying jaunts altogether if you prefer.
article_snippet: Marrakech is now also one of those places that you can enjoy on a cunning fly-cheap, stay-posh basis.
article_snippet: Outside, us are met by the hotel driver who takes us bags to a brand-new Land Rover Discovery for a 15-minute drive to the hotel, which lies about eight miles from the centre of Marrakech.
article_snippet: I’d go back to Marrakech just for this unwonted delight.
article_snippet: Driving up to the main hotel building is pure Hollywood, with blazing fire pits and walkways illuminated by dozens of hand-lit lanterns – not so much Bogart, more Indiana Jones.
article_snippet: As I climbed out of the taxi in MarrakechMarrakech’s famously madcap main square, I found myself face to face with a baby goat.
highlights_snippet: Find an intriguing mingling of French and Arabic cultures in Marrakech .
  
highlights_snippet: The souk near Djemaa El Fna Square is now an optional extra in Marrakech .
  
highlights_snippet: Now you can now enjoy chic Marrakech breaks in cool top-end resorts .