Laying low and dominating the Haouz Plain
at the
foot of beautiful snowcapped High Atlas
Mountains, Marrakech boasts luxury hotels, the Agdal Gardens» vast orchard, the Menara Garden's tranquil olive groves and lagoon, bustling bazaars, mansions and hidden palaces amongst the mysterious labyrinthine medina.
«I feel like fibre - arts are making a comeback,» said Canadian artist Madeleine Hope - Fraser, as we watched body - painted men stand in a hanging five - metre screen print, next to a room where fluffy cow intestine sculptures
lay at the
foot of colourful painted paper
mountains.