Marble Courtyard
A light-filled portrait among the palace’s marble paving and slender columns.
Bahia Palace
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Bahia rewards a change of scale. Photograph the courtyard to show its geometry, then let a single doorway or painted eave frame the person instead of trying to include every surface.
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Photo guide
Photographing Bahia Palace: light, spots and crowds.
Checked October 14, 2026 against the sources listed here. Hours, access and rules change, so recheck the official source before you go.
- Best light
- Morning, both for the light and for smaller groups. The Cour d'Honneur is a large open court floored in Italian Carrara marble, so by midday the floor throws back hard light; step into the painted gallery around it for shade on faces and even light on the carved and painted woodwork.
- Crowds
- Large tour groups visit regularly, and both Lonely Planet and Rough Guides advise arriving early to avoid them. Bahia is one of the most visited heritage sites in Morocco.
- Entry
- Paid entry, with tickets sold by Morocco's Ministry of Culture through its e-services portal; check current hours there before you go. Only part of the palace is open to visitors, and it occasionally hosts official and cultural events.
Where to stand
- Cour d'Honneur (Grand Courtyard)
The palace's main open space: about 1,500 square meters of marble ringed by a gallery painted in bright blue and yellow. Stand back under the gallery to fit columns and open floor in one wide frame, keeping verticals straight.
- Grand Riad
Through a doorway from the Cour d'Honneur, the oldest part of the palace is a garden courtyard with fountains, 19th-century trees, and decorated halls on its east and west sides. The planting gives you softer backgrounds and shade.
- Petit Riad
Closest to the entrance, its salons have walls of carved white plaster inscribed with Quranic verses. Use it for close detail frames rather than wide shots.
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Choose one frame within the courtyard.
Make the broad courtyard photograph from a permitted edge, keeping vertical columns straight. For a portrait, choose one arcade as the background.
Step into open shade where visitor access allows it. It is easier to retain detail in a face and the painted wood than when both sit in harsh sun.
Keep fountains, tiled surfaces and thresholds clear. Confirm your unlock before leaving the supported area; each palace in the collection has its own arrival check.
Three ways to remember Bahia Palace.
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Painted Cedar
A close environmental portrait framed by painted cedar and carved detail.
Palace Shadows
Repeating arches and gentle shadows make a graphic courtyard portrait.
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