One of Morocco’s top tourist destinations has become overrun with tourists and Instagrammers trying to get the perfect photo

Morocco Majorelle Gardens Disappointing (5 of 6)

  • Tourism in Morocco is booming.
  • The Majorelle Gardens in Marrakech, a landscape garden designed and cultivated by French artist Jacques Majorelle and later bought and restored by designer Yves Saint Laurent, is considered the top tourist destination in all of Morocco.
  • On two recent visits, I found the once-peaceful gardens to be overrun run with tourists and Instagrammers trying to get the perfect photo of themselves in front of Majorelle’s iconic blue buildings and plants.
  • It shows how booming tourism and today’s selfie culture can ruin a destination’s charm.

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Source : BusinessInsider.Com

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