Inside Marrakech · Ourika
Anima Garden by André Heller
An Austrian artist's garden below the Atlas, where the planting is staged like a set.
André Heller is a Viennese artist who spent years assembling this garden, and it does not behave like the others. Paths turn into rooms. A cactus stand gives way to bamboo, then to a clearing with a single sculpture in it, then to a view of the Atlas held between two hedges. Works by Keith Haring and Auguste Rodin sit among Heller's own pieces without any fuss made of them.
The café is named for Paul Bowles and serves lunch under the trees.
Around two and a half hours, thirty-five minutes out of Gueliz. Mornings are cooler and the light is better for the colour.
Your comfort and privacy
- Private — your party only
- Prayer stop included
- Children welcome
- Arabic-speaking guide
The garden keeps normal hours. The café serves only after sunset.
Pairs well with
Experiences our concierges put alongside this one — for the hour they run, the direction they lie in, or simply because they suit each other.
A cooking class in a Berber home
Bread in a clay oven, a tagine you build yourself, lunch on the terrace above the valley. Exclusive tableHalal kitchenWomen-only session available From 440 USD the private day, up to 6 guests
Lunch at Kasbah Bab Ourika
A hilltop table above the Ourika Valley, with the High Atlas closing the far side. Halal kitchenPrayer stop includedSuits three generations From 110 USD per person