Majorelle Garden
In 1923, Jacques Majorelle fell in love with Morocco and built himself a splendid Moorish villa, which he called Bou Safsaf, in Marrakech. He designed the patterns of the garden in 1931, at Majorelle’s request, the architect Sinoir built an Art Deco studio with pergolas and bright blue walls. The garden, which is separate from the house, opened to the public in 1947.
The house was later bought by Yves Saint-Laurent. Skilfully restored, the garden is divided by four walkways that cross each other to create parterres of brightly colored tropical flowers. Besides yucca, bougainvillea, bamboo, laurel, geraniums, hibiscus and cypresses, the garden has over 400 varieties of palm tree and 1800 species of cactus. Water lilies grow in a pool bordered by papyrus. The studio has been converted into a small museum that contains a selection of Moroccan crafts.
