Photo Series: Jardin Majorelle

Quick facts:

• The Jardin Majorelle, or the Majorelle Garden, is a twelve-acre botanical garden located outside the medina of Marrakech.
• The garden is designed by expatriate French artist Jacques Majorell during the colonial period when Morocco was a protectorate of France.
• Fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent took over the ownership and maintained the garden from 1980. His ashes was scattered in the garden after he passed in 2008.

Majorelle Blue, trademarked by Jacques Majorelle, the French artist and designer of the garden

Tips:

• Don’t wear blue (for photo taking purposes)
• Don’t try to walk there from the medina, take a taxi
• Relax and have some tea at the terrace
• In love with the shade of Majorelle blue? Buy a can of paint from the gift shop