#marrakech

#marrakech

"Before we moved in, the owner was an 90-year-old French man who lived in a space that was very busy with heavy, old style, French wooden furniture combined with super traditional Moroccan decor items," begins Mario Rivault, who for five years has owned this large home in Marrakech, Morocco, with his partner, Maxime, and their two (saved from the street) cats, Erri and Billie.

It's hard to imagine that barely 20 miles separate me from the frantic bustle of the famous Djemaa el Fna square and the clamour of the souks.

La Mamounia, Morocco's grande dame, celebrated its centenary in 2023, having played host to a roll call of celebrities that's as illustrious as it is long.