Dar Attajmil provides an oasis of contemporary tranquillity in the Medina, the ancient heart of Marrakech.
Between the Djemaa el Fna square and Mouassine Fountain, lies the Laksour quarter.
Just 15 minutes from the airport, a little pink street will lead you past the public oven and the hammam (where Abdellatif – the veggies vendor – brings to cook the tanjia he prepares for us to our door).
Your first of many greetings will be from Omar, the perfumes and henna vendor or– maybe – the lazy red cat that sleeps at our door…...