Films · Haven Nº 002 · Marrakech
La Mamounia: the film
Ten minutes on foot from Marrakech's loudest square, behind a twelfth-century wall, the loudest thing is a fountain. A day at La Mamounia, from breakfast by the water to the last glass at the Churchill, and the room to ask for.
A 67-second film, made with the images of the place.
What the voice says
Winston Churchill chased the light here, from balcony to balcony.
He was painting it. You'll only need one balcony.
This is La Mamounia. Here's which side to ask for.
Some balconies face the Koutoubia minaret. Others face the gardens.
Ask for the gardens. Here's what your balcony gets.
Mornings, birdsong, and two-hundred-year-old olive trees under your balcony.
Breakfast is poolside, at the Pavillon, under the palms.
Late afternoon, the light goes soft. That's your hour to walk the gardens.
Orange trees, palm trees, cactus. And three riads hidden in the middle, each with its own heated pool.
Then the sun drops behind the palms.
This is the light he came for.
After dark, dinner moves to the Lanternes, tents by the pool.
Ask for a garden-side room with a balcony. Come in winter, like he did.
From the airport, it's a ten-minute drive.
Churchill needed every balcony. You'll need one.