Ali Ben Youssef Medersa, Marrakesh, Morocco
Ali Ben Youssef Medersa, Marrakesh, Morocco
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Morocco Ali Ben Youssef Medersa, Marrakesh

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When you travel in Morocco, you'll soon notice that all old medersas (Islamic School) follow a very similar design pattern.
The Ali Ben Youssef Medersa is the finest example in Marrakech, and one of the biggest in Morocco. It has stunning tile work and stucco.

Photography Tips

The 2 challenges are: 1. hard sunlight, 2. other people in your image.
The Medersa is only open in day hours. In order to avoid hard shadow lines you are better off taking pictures on a slightly overcast moment.
Your best luck to avoid other people is to get there right at the moment it opens, even then it will soon fill up with tourist groups.
Bring a tripod, so you can take multiple images, and edit out as many people as you can.
To get the whole building you need a wide angle lens, but of course, there are a lot of nice details here too,

Travel Information

It is inside Marrekech's medina, so forget about parking there. You will probably get lost a few times trying to find your way to get there; that is part of the medina fun. Locals will help you find it, but of course, they expect a fee.
Spot Type Outdoor
Crowd Factor A decent amount of people
Best Timing Daytime
Sunrise & Sunset 06:23 - 18:50 | current local time: 16:18
Photo Themes Art islamic Islamic school Medersa Religion

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