El Badi Palace

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"A sprawling 16th-century ruin built as an ostentatious testament to a sultan’s power that today offers a surprisingly quiet respite, with a vast courtyard, reflecting pools, four sunken gardens dotted with orange trees and rose bushes; the crumbling site is enlivened by sunbathing cats and long-necked storks that nest among the ruins." - Asia London Palomba Asia London Palomba Asia London Palomba is a trilingual Italian writer from Rome, currently based in Boston. As a writer, Asia focuses on food, travel, and history, and has covered everything from the best travel products to bring on a trip India to medieval judicial duels. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines