MoroccoMulti-CountrySpain · 16 days · Private and tailor-made
Madrid to Marrakech, Across the Strait
Walk the Alhambra after the doors close, and a week later the car-free medina of Fez.
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16 days
Price guide
From $16,984 per person, excl. international flights, based on two sharing. Family rates for 2+ children under 21.
Includes hotels, private guiding, experiences and transfers
When
March to early June and late September to early November
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Sixteen days from Madrid across the Strait to Marrakech, Spain and Morocco on one private journey, shaped around you.
- Walk the Alhambra after the doors close, by arrangement, with Israel in Granada
- Sail the Strait of Gibraltar from Tarifa to the heart of Tangier
- Cross the Puente Nuevo high above Ronda’s El Tajo gorge
- Walk the car-free lanes of Fes el Bali to the Bou Inania Madrasa
- Hear the storytellers and Gnaoua musicians of Jemaa el-Fnaa at dusk
- Cook a Sevillian lunch with a local chef after a market morning
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The 16-day Spain and Morocco itinerary at a glance
The route uses nine bases and fifteen nights. In Spain you spend two nights each in Madrid, Seville, Granada and Marbella. In Morocco you spend one night each in Tangier, Chefchaouen, Fez and Ifrane in the Middle Atlas, then three nights in Marrakech. The Spanish half moves at an easy pace, with a full day in every city after the arrival day. The Moroccan half travels more, a north-to-south road journey with a new view out of the window each morning, and it ends with three unhurried nights in one place.
Four kinds of connection link the bases. The high-speed train runs from Madrid to Seville in about 2 hours 30 minutes. A licensed driver covers Seville to Granada, about 2 hours 40 minutes, and Granada to Marbella, about 2 hours. A fast ferry crosses the Strait of Gibraltar from Tarifa to Tangier in about 1 hour. From Tangier, a private driver takes the road through the Rif to Chefchaouen, on to Fez, over the Middle Atlas and down to Marrakech, where the journey ends with a flight home.
The route suits spring and autumn best. Spain’s state weather agency, AEMET, records average daily highs in Seville of about 23°C (74°F) in April and 26°C (79°F) in October, against 36°C (97°F) in July, and Granada averages about 21°C (69°F) in April and 23°C (74°F) in October. Fez and Marrakech follow the same seasonal pattern, with warm springs, warm autumns and hot midsummer afternoons. Summer and winter departures both work with a different daily rhythm, and our team plans the hours around the season.
Licensed guides we work with on this route include Ana and Alicia in Madrid, Melanie in Toledo, Andrés and Rosario in Seville, Israel and Rafael in Granada, Sonia in Ronda, and Yassine and Mehdi in Morocco. Each is a highly educated local expert who cares about the people in their group. We request your guides by name, and your planner confirms who leads each day once your dates are set.
Why the route runs from Madrid to Marrakech
The journey follows one story across two continents. The Almohads ruled both sides of the Strait in the 12th century. They completed the Giralda in Seville in 1198, and the Koutoubia minaret in Marrakech, which likely inspired the Giralda, rises over the medina where this route ends. The Nasrid court of the Alhambra and the Marinid madrasas of Fez belong to the same 14th century. Families from Córdoba settled Fez after a rebellion in 817 and 818, and Andalusi families settled Chefchaouen after the fall of Granada in 1492. You see the Spanish chapters first, then cross the water and read the Moroccan ones.
The crossing runs by sea on purpose. At its narrowest the Strait separates Europe and Africa by about 14 kilometers, and the ferry lands in the center of Tangier, a short walk from the medina. From there the road runs one way, north to south, so you never double back, and you fly into Madrid and home from Marrakech. The Middle Atlas section replaces a domestic flight with cedar forests, a mountain town and the Ouzoud waterfalls. Our Spain destination page and Morocco destination page set out each country in more depth.
Journey at a glance
Length
16 days
From
$16,984 per person, double occupancy
Family rates for 2+ children under 21
Route
Madrid, Toledo, Seville, Granada, Marbella, Ronda, Tangier, Chefchaouen, Fez, Marrakech
Your planner adjusts every day to your dates.
Day One
Madrid: The Royal Palace and Plaza Mayor
Your licensed driver meets you at Madrid airport. In the afternoon, your licensed guide walks you through the Habsburg heart of the capital, from the Royal Palace, with 3,418 rooms, to the Plaza Mayor, where 237 balconies look down on the arcades. The evening turns to tapas at a bar your guide knows well. For early arrivals, Ana, an art historian, leads a Prado visit on request, where your dates allow.
Day Two
Toledo, City of Three Cultures
Toledo sits on a hilltop wrapped on three sides by the Tagus, where Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities shared the streets for centuries. Your licensed guide reads them with you, from the Gothic cathedral, where fifteen works by El Greco hang together in the sacristy, to the synagogues of Santa María la Blanca and El Tránsito. Before you leave, taste mazapán, the city's almond marzipan.
Day Three
South to Seville
Take the morning high-speed train south to Seville. In the afternoon, your licensed guide opens the city through its UNESCO monuments, from King Pedro I's Mudéjar palace in the Alcázar to the Giralda, the old minaret, where 35 ramps instead of stairs wind up the tower, built wide enough for beasts of burden. End in the lanes of Santa Cruz, where the scent of orange trees hangs over the small squares.
Day Four
Food and Culture of Seville
A local chef meets you at the Mercado de Triana for a private market visit among stalls of olives, cured ham and fresh fish. Back in the kitchen, you cook alongside the chef, then sit down to lunch, which often opens with salmorejo, a chilled cream of tomato and bread. In the afternoon, walk Triana, the riverside quarter where flamenco took shape, and opt for an evening of flamenco guitar, song and dance.
Day Five
Granada and the Albaicín
Head east across Andalusia to Granada, the last capital of the Nasrid kingdom. In the afternoon, your licensed guide leads you up the Albaicín, past cármenes, homes behind high walls with small gardens inside, to the Mirador de San Nicolás. As the sun drops, the red stone of the Alhambra turns gold against the Sierra Nevada and the church bells below start to ring.
Day Six
The Alhambra and the Generalife
Where your dates allow, Israel, one of our licensed guides in Granada, leads the day at the Alhambra. Inside the Nasrid Palaces, the courtyards turn intimate and water runs through narrow channels at floor level, and twelve marble lions carry the fountain in the Palace of the Lions. By arrangement, return after the doors close to the public. The Generalife steps down the hillside among cypress, roses and running water.
Day Seven
Mediterranean Marbella
Drive south to the Costa del Sol and Marbella, where the old town keeps its walled layout around the Plaza de los Naranjos, its orange trees shading a Renaissance fountain and the café tables beneath. Behind the town, La Concha rises in the Sierra Blanca, and west along the coast, yachts line the quays of Puerto Banús. The afternoon stays open for the sea, a beach lunch of fried fish or the pool.
Day Eight
Clifftop Ronda
Ronda stands on a plateau split by the El Tajo gorge, more than 100 meters deep. With your licensed guide, cross the Puente Nuevo, finished in 1793, and look straight down from the parapet, then walk down to the Arab Baths. Orson Welles and Ernest Hemingway both spent summers in the old quarter. Lunch brings the dishes of the mountains around the town before the drive back to the coast.
Day Nine
Across the Strait to Tangier
Follow the coast west to Tarifa, the southern tip of mainland Spain, and sail the Strait of Gibraltar as Africa draws closer from the deck. The ferry docks in the heart of Tangier, a short walk from the medina, and a private driver meets you. In the late afternoon, take sweet mint tea on the clifftop terraces of Café Hafa, open since 1921, where Paul Bowles and the Rolling Stones once sat.
Day Ten
Tangier and Chefchaouen, the Blue Town
Your licensed guide leads you through the medina of Tangier to the American Legation, the first American public property abroad, a gift from the sultan in 1821. After lunch, your private driver takes the road into the Rif to Chefchaouen, built in part by Andalusi families after the fall of Granada. Walk its blue-washed lanes to the kasbah and down to Ras el Maa, where the spring water runs cold from the mountain.
Day Eleven
Fez, the Medina of the Marinids
Drive south to Fez, where your licensed guide meets you at Bab Bou Jeloud, the main gate of Fes el Bali. Inside, a car-free warren carries donkeys, handcarts and the call to prayer. Zellij tiles and carved cedar line the courtyard of the Bou Inania Madrasa, the coppersmiths of Place Seffarine still hammer beside the old Qarawiyyin library, and from a terrace above the Chouara tannery, the vats show red, indigo and orange dyes.
Day Twelve
Ifrane and the Cedars of the Middle Atlas
Climb into the Middle Atlas to Ifrane, a hill station from 1929 known locally as Little Switzerland for its pitched roofs and winter snow. Outside the town, the Atlas cedar forest holds groups of Barbary macaques living wild, and the air smells of resin and cold earth. Tonight you stay in a chalet-style resort among the cedars, with a fire in the lounge on cool evenings.
Day Thirteen
Bin el Ouidane, the Ouzoud Falls and Marrakech
The longest road day of the journey breaks into three parts. First comes Bin el Ouidane, where a high arch dam holds a long mountain lake. Then the Ouzoud Falls drop through olive groves in three tiers, with old mills at the top and macaques along the paths. Opt for a tagine from a family kitchen by the falls. The last stretch crosses the plains to Marrakech by late afternoon.
Day Fourteen
Marrakech: The Medina and Jemaa el-Fnaa
Your licensed guide starts at the Koutoubia, whose minaret likely inspired the Giralda you saw in Seville, admired from the square since the mosque remains a place of worship. Deeper in the medina, the Ben Youssef Madrasa gathers 130 student rooms around a carved courtyard, and the souks follow lane by lane. At dusk, reach Jemaa el-Fnaa, where storytellers, Gnaoua musicians and food sellers work into the night.
Day Fifteen
Marrakech: Choose Your Day
Today follows your interests, set with your licensed guide the evening before. Garden lovers start at the Jardin Majorelle and the Yves Saint Laurent Museum, and history lovers head to the painted cedar ceilings of the Bahia Palace and the Saadian Tombs. Food lovers opt for a market visit and a cooking lesson, and travelers who want open horizons head out to the stony Agafay desert for the evening.
Day Sixteen
Farewell from Marrakech
The morning stays free for a last breakfast in a riad courtyard, the sound of a fountain and a final glass of mint tea. Your private driver collects you at a time set around your flight, with VIP airport assistance on request. With more time, our team adds nights in the Atlas Mountains, the Agafay or Essaouira on the Atlantic.
Getting around
- Day 1: Madrid airport to central Madrid with your licensed driver, then a light afternoon on foot with your licensed guide.
- Day 2: Madrid to Toledo by road, about 1 hour each way.
- Day 3: Madrid to Seville by high-speed train, about 2 hours 30 minutes, met at Santa Justa by a licensed driver.
- Day 4: A walking day in Seville with your chef and licensed guide, with a licensed driver for the flamenco evening.
- Day 5: Seville to Granada by road, about 2 hours 40 minutes.
- Day 6: The Alhambra on foot, with timed entry booked in advance and transfers to and from the hill.
- Day 7: Granada to Marbella by road, about 2 hours.
- Day 8: Marbella to Ronda by road, about 1 hour 10 minutes each way.
- Day 9: Marbella to Tarifa by road, about 1 hour 20 minutes, then a fast ferry to Tangier, about 1 hour, met at the port by a private driver.
- Day 10: Tangier to Chefchaouen by road, a little over 2 hours through the Rif.
- Day 11: Chefchaouen to Fez by road, about 4 hours.
- Day 12: Fez to Ifrane by road, about 1 hour, with time in the cedar forest.
- Day 13: Ifrane to the Ouzoud Falls, about 5 hours with the stop at Bin el Ouidane, then on to Marrakech, about 2 hours 30 minutes.
- Day 14: A walking day in the medina, with your private driver for the hotel transfers.
- Day 15: Marrakech with your licensed guide and private driver.
- Day 16: Hotel to Marrakech airport with your private driver.
- In Spain, a licensed guide leads each visit and a licensed driver handles every transfer. In Morocco, a licensed guide travels with a private driver.
How many days do you need for Spain and Morocco?
Sixteen days gives you the classic Spain of Madrid and Andalusia and a full north-to-south crossing of Morocco without rushing either country. The Spanish half takes eight days, with two nights in each of four bases, and the Moroccan half takes eight days by road from Tangier to Marrakech. With ten to twelve days, most travelers either choose one country or fly from Madrid to Marrakech and leave out the north of Morocco. With three weeks, the same route takes extra nights in Fez and Marrakech, or adds the Sahara.
How do you get from Spain to Morocco on a private tour?
On this route your licensed driver takes you from Marbella to Tarifa, and a fast ferry crosses the Strait of Gibraltar to Tangier in about 1 hour. Baleària runs up to six departures on the route, and the ferry docks at Tanger Ville, in the heart of the city and a short walk from the medina, where a private driver meets you. Other crossings exist. Ferries from Algeciras land at Tanger Med, about 40 kilometers outside the city, in about 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours, and a ferry from Gibraltar reaches Tanger Med on the days it sails. Flights also link Spain and Morocco, and our team plans the crossing around your dates.
What is the best route for Spain and Morocco in one trip?
The simplest route flies into Madrid and home from Marrakech, so you never double back. It runs south through Andalusia, crosses the Strait at its narrowest point and continues south through Morocco by road. Starting in Spain lets you see the Giralda in Seville and the Alhambra in Granada before you reach their Moroccan relatives in Fez and Marrakech. A high-speed train covers the long leg from Madrid to Seville, and our article on Spain’s high-speed trains to Seville explains the rail options. The route also runs in reverse, from Marrakech to Madrid, if your flights suit the reverse direction.
This Spain and Morocco route, the three-country journey, or a single-country trip?
Choose this route if you want Madrid and Andalusia in depth and a Morocco seen from the road, from the Rif and Fez to the Middle Atlas and Marrakech. The 16-day Spain, Portugal and Morocco journey covers three countries in the same sixteen days. It starts in Barcelona, adds Lisbon, Sintra and Évora, and flies from Madrid to Marrakech for four nights based in one city, with the Agafay desert and the Atlas Mountains as day trips. It suits American travelers who want Portugal too and prefer flights to road days. This page suits travelers who want two countries with more time in each.
If you have already seen Spain, a Morocco-only journey gives the country more room. The 10-day Imperial Cities of Morocco journey runs from Casablanca through Rabat, Meknes, Volubilis and Fez to Marrakech, and the 7-day Northern Morocco journey covers Tangier, Asilah, Chefchaouen and Fez in a week. With a week for Spain alone, the 7-day Andalusia journey serves you better than a rushed version of this route, and the 22-day Spain journey gives three weeks entirely to Spain. Our multi-country journeys page collects the other combinations, and our team adjusts any of them to your dates.
Who this journey suits
Couples who want two countries and two continents in one trip, with the ease of a private guide and driver. Families with teenage or adult children, who share a vehicle and set their own hours. Friends traveling together as a private party, who want one plan and one point of contact across both countries. Travelers drawn to Islamic art and architecture, from the Alhambra and the Giralda to the madrasas of Fez and Marrakech. Returning visitors to Spain who want to add Morocco for the first time with a team on hand. Your guide is glad to advise on suitability before booking for anyone who prefers shorter walking days.
The people behind the route
Our team selects top guides based on their experience, knowledge and engaging personalities, not egos. In Granada, where your dates allow, Israel, one of our licensed guides, leads the Alhambra day. He paces the Nasrid Palaces around your timed entry and takes the Generalife and the Alcazaba at the speed your party sets.
In Madrid, where your dates allow, Ana, an art historian, leads our Prado visits. She builds the visit around the painters you care about, from Velázquez and Goya to the Flemish rooms. Our guide to highlights of the Prado gives a sense of the collection before you go. In Morocco, a licensed guide leads each city, and a private driver stays with you on the road from Tangier to Marrakech.
What the 16-day journey costs and what it includes
The 16-day route starts from $16,984 per person, double occupancy. The from-price covers fifteen nights in deluxe four-star properties selected for comfort, location and service. Five-star luxury properties are available by request. It includes licensed guides for the visits described, a licensed driver for airport and road transfers in Spain, a private driver for the road days in Morocco, and timed entry to the Alhambra’s Nasrid Palaces.
Four things move the price: the season, the hotel category, the size of your private party, and added experiences such as the cooking class and flamenco evening in Seville, a cooking lesson in Marrakech or a night in the Agafay desert. Magical Private Travel maintains excellent ratings on Trustpilot and Google’s independent review platforms.
To shape this route around your dates and your party, speak with our team about your Spain and Morocco journey.
Frequently asked questions about the Spain and Morocco itinerary
How much does a private 16-day Spain and Morocco tour cost?
This 16-day route starts from $16,984 per person, based on two people sharing a room. The from-price covers the route as written: fifteen hotel nights, licensed guides for the visits described, a licensed driver for the road transfers in Spain and a private driver for the road days in Morocco, with the full list of inclusions set out in your written quote. Four things move the price. The season matters most, since hotel rates rise and fall through the year. Five-star hotels raise it. Party size changes it, because the guide and driver serve the whole party, so larger private parties pay less per person. Added experiences, such as the flamenco evening in Seville, a cooking lesson in Marrakech or a night in the Agafay desert, add to it. Our team sends a written quote for your dates and party before you commit.
When is the best time to travel to Spain and Morocco?
March to early June and late September to early November suit this route best. Spain’s weather agency, AEMET, records average daily highs in Seville of about 23°C (74°F) in April and 26°C (79°F) in October, and about 36°C (97°F) in July. Granada averages about 21°C (69°F) in April and 23°C (74°F) in October. Fez and Marrakech follow the same pattern, with warm springs and autumns and hot midsummer afternoons, and Ifrane in the Middle Atlas stays cooler than both because of its altitude of more than 1,650 meters. Summer departures work well with early starts and lunch indoors in the heat of the afternoon. Winter brings cooler days, shorter light and the quietest hotels of the year, and snow on the cedars of Ifrane. During Ramadan the rhythm of Moroccan cities changes, and our guide to the best time to visit Morocco explains how our team plans around it.
How does the ferry from Spain to Tangier work?
On day nine your licensed driver takes you from Marbella to Tarifa, about 1 hour 20 minutes by road. The fast ferry leaves from the port in the center of Tarifa and crosses to Tanger Ville in about 1 hour. Baleària runs up to six departures on the route, so the crossing fits around a late breakfast or an early lunch. At its narrowest point the Strait of Gibraltar separates Europe and Africa by about 14 kilometers, and the crossing gives you the open water between two continents from the deck. The ferry docks in the heart of Tangier, a short walk from the medina, and your private driver meets you at the port with the luggage plan already set. Your planner confirms the sailing time once your dates settle, and our team sends the details with your final documents. On August 2, 2027, both sides of the Strait sit inside the path of a total solar eclipse, and our guide to the 2027 eclipse in Spain and Morocco covers where to watch.
Do US citizens need a visa for Morocco?
US citizens need no visa for tourist stays in Morocco of 90 days or fewer, according to the US State Department. The passport must hold at least six months of validity on entry to Morocco and one blank page for each entry stamp. Spain sits in the Schengen area, so the Spanish half of the route follows the Schengen rules for short stays. Citizens of other countries should check the rules for their own passport, and our team is glad to point you to the right official source. Keep your passport with you on the ferry day, since you leave Spain at Tarifa and enter Morocco at Tangier, and your private driver waits for you once the formalities finish. Our team lists the documents for each border with your final travel papers.
Who looks after us in Morocco, and are the guide and the driver the same person?
In both countries the guide and the driver are two different people. In Spain a licensed guide leads the visits and a licensed driver handles the vehicle and the road transfers. In Morocco a licensed guide leads the medinas of Tangier, Chefchaouen, Fez and Marrakech, and a private driver stays with you on the road from Tangier to Marrakech. The split lets your guide focus on the site and your driver focus on the road, and it means the guide in each city knows the city in depth. Our team in Marrakech stays on hand throughout the Moroccan half. Where your dates allow, named specialists such as Israel at the Alhambra and Ana at the Prado lead those visits in Spain.
Why does the route stop in Chefchaouen, and is there a faster way to Fez?
Chefchaouen sits in the Rif mountains on the natural road between Tangier and Fez, and it adds the blue town, founded in 1471, to the route for the cost of one night. The road from Tangier takes a little over 2 hours, and the road on to Fez about 4 hours on the N13, so day eleven gives Fez an afternoon with your licensed guide. For travelers who want more time in Fez, our team offers a faster version on request. Your private driver takes the highway from Tangier straight to Fez, Chefchaouen drops out, and Fez gains a second night and a full day in the medina. Our pages on Chefchaouen and Fez set out each place in more depth, and your planner helps you choose.
How long are the road days in Morocco?
Most Moroccan road days run between 2 and 4 hours. Tangier to Chefchaouen takes a little over 2 hours, and Chefchaouen to Fez about 4 hours. Fez to Ifrane covers about 60 kilometers. Day thirteen is the longest day of the journey, about 5 hours from Ifrane to the Ouzoud Falls with a stop at the Bin el Ouidane lake, then about 2 hours 30 minutes from the falls to Marrakech. Your private driver plans stops for coffee, photographs and lunch by the falls, and the three nights in Marrakech follow, so the next morning starts with no luggage. If your party prefers shorter road days, our team splits the Middle Atlas section with a second night on the way. The route ends in Marrakech, and our note on flying into Casablanca or Marrakech covers the flights home.
Do we need to book the Alhambra in advance?
Yes, and our team handles it. Every Alhambra ticket including the Nasrid Palaces carries a fixed entry time for the palaces, and the Alhambra’s own ticket office asks visitors to arrive on time for the slot. Visitors buying or collecting tickets at the monument must do so at least one hour before their assigned time. For these reasons our team books the timed entry as soon as you confirm your dates, and your licensed guide plans the rest of day six around it, usually with the Alcazaba and the Generalife before or after the palaces. Where your dates allow, Israel, one of our licensed guides in Granada, leads the visit. The Generalife gardens and the Alcazaba sit within the same complex and need no separate journey.
Is a night in the desert an option on this route?
Yes. The Agafay desert, a stony desert of hills and plateaus outside Marrakech, works well as an evening or an overnight on day fifteen, where it suits your party, with dinner under canvas in a private tent camp with real beds. The Sahara dunes lie much farther away, beyond the High Atlas, and a Sahara visit adds several days to the route. Our article on Agafay or the Sahara compares the two, and our Agafay desert page describes the camps and the views. Your planner prices either option alongside the main route so you see the full cost at once.
Does this journey suit families or travelers with limited mobility?
Families travel this route often, because a private guide and driver set the pace around the youngest and the oldest in the party. Teenagers tend to respond to the Alhambra, the ferry crossing, the Barbary macaques of the Middle Atlas and the evening in Jemaa el-Fnaa. Several days involve walking on cobbled streets, slopes and steps, especially in Toledo, the Albaicín, old Ronda, Chefchaouen and the car-free medina of Fez. Your guide is glad to advise on suitability before booking, and our team adjusts walking routes, adds vehicle time between sites, or shortens days where it helps. Our page on accessible travel sets out how our team plans for travelers who need step-free routes or extra support.
Who do we contact if something goes wrong or we want a change?
Your planner designs your journey with you and stays in touch after you land. For the fastest response at any hour, message your private WhatsApp group, where our 24/7 support team works alongside Rachel or Dan. Because we begin no more than five journeys per country each week, peak spring and fall dates fill early, and that limit is what lets us stay this close to every trip.
We keep a list of vetted four- and five-star hotels, well located and enjoyed by our past travelers and by our own team.
Examples for each overnight stop on this route. Choose a deluxe boutique hotel or a five-star stay, and your travel advisor matches each night to your wishes, the season and availability.
Madrid
Boutique: Tótem Madrid. A restored 19th-century building on Calle Hermosilla, steps from Serrano’s shops in the Salamanca district.
Five-star: Rosewood Villa Magna. Reopened by Rosewood in 2021 on the Paseo de la Castellana, with a leafy front garden.
Seville
Boutique: Hotel Casa 1800 Sevilla. A 19th-century mansion with a patio and a rooftop pool facing the cathedral and Giralda.
Five-star: Hotel Alfonso XIII. Built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, a neo-Mudéjar palace of tiles and arches near the Alcázar.
Granada
Boutique: Parador de Granada. A 15th-century Franciscan convent inside the Alhambra precinct, with gardens facing the Generalife.
Five-star: Hospes Palacio de los Patos. A 19th-century palace beside a contemporary wing, linked by gardens, with a spa below.
Costa del Sol
Boutique: Palacio Solecio (Málaga). An 18th-century palace on Calle Granada in Málaga’s old town, near the Picasso Museum.
Five-star: Finca Cortesín. A whitewashed resort near Casares with its own championship golf course and beach club.
Tangier
Boutique: Villa Mabrouka. Yves Saint Laurent’s former home, turned into a 12-room hotel by Jasper Conran, facing the Strait.
Five-star: Fairmont Tazi Palace Tangier. A 1926 palace built for Ahmad Tazi on the Jbel Kebir hillside, with Andalusian gardens.
Chefchaouen
Boutique: Dar Echchaouen. A 12-room guesthouse near the blue medina, with a pool, garden and fireplaces in the suites.
Five-star: Lina Ryad & Spa. A medina riad with an indoor pool and spa, a rare full-service stay in Chefchaouen.
Fez
Boutique: Dar Bensouda. A traditional riad in the Fes medina, with a spa, pool and roof terrace.
Five-star: Riad Fès, Relais & Châteaux. A restored medina palace with tiled patios, a contemporary 14-meter pool and a bar.
Ifrane
Five-star: Michlifen Resort & Golf. A mountain-chalet-style resort in Ifrane National Park, with a 3,500 m² spa and golf.
Marrakech
Boutique: El Fenn. A color-filled medina hotel near Bab Ksour, with a large rooftop terrace and bar facing the Atlas.
Five-star: Royal Mansour Marrakech. A walled estate of 53 private riads by the medina ramparts, each with a rooftop terrace.
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