At the very instance my friend told me that Majorelle garden is owned by widely known and acclaimed couture geniuses Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge, I grabbed her by the arm and said “Get the keys to our room! We’re going to this garden!” Our agenda for that day was to rest and laze around our hotel room. However, we decided to postpone our rest day to give way for an exciting trip in an awesome garden in the city known as the Majorelle Garden.

The Majorelle garden was designed by Jacques Majorelle, a French painter whose Magnum Opus is none other than the garden itself. The garden does not only contain various species of cacti, plants, and flowers that Majorelle managed to collect from other countries during his trips. It also became a sanctuary of some rare north African birds and other animals like turtles and cats. Aside from being a lovely garden with a mini-zoo, Majorelle garden also serves as a niche for Islamic art objects acquired by designers Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge. The garden has many other captivating features such as fish ponds and fountains.

However, the house, which was painted yellow and blue by the original owner, was the first to caught my attention. The structure of the house was not in any way flashy; it was obviously simple yet stylish. The mesmerizing shade of blue was so unique that they named it Majorelle bleu to give honor to the man who “invented” it. My friend and I had a great time taking pictures again and again until the batteries of our camera went fully exhausted. Needless to say, that was another marvelous journey in my favorite city in Morocco that is worth a second try. I now realized that letting a day pass without seeing the wonders of Marrakech is really a ridiculous idea.

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