Ben Youssef Madrasa

مدرسة ابن يوسف

An old Islamic college courtyard carved floor to roof

⚠ Courtyard packed at midday

Hours

Daily 09:00–19:00; Ramadan 09:00–16:30; closed on religious holidays

Tickets

Foreigners 50 MAD, 12 and under 10 MAD, bought on site

Address

North end of the souks, in the lane next to the Marrakech Museum

Founded in the 14th century and largely rebuilt in the 16th, this was once one of the biggest Islamic colleges in North Africa. Through the entrance passage you reach a courtyard with a long rectangular pool, its walls layered in three bands: zellige tiles below, lace-like plaster in the middle, carved cedar at the top. Upstairs are dozens of tiny student cells. It costs half what the palaces charge, and plenty of reviewers like it more.