“ONACLEARDAY, YOUCANSEETHE
SNOWCAPPEDHIGHATLAS
MOUNTAINSFROMTHETERRACE”
ofwater’: a long,narrow, swimmingpool, just
3mwidebut29m longandperfect foramorning
dip. Itwas inspiredby theAlhambra inGranada
andcreatesadramaticcounterpoint to the
garden.Fourresidentpeacocksstrutaround
the lawnsand,onaclearday,youcansee the
snow-cappedHighAtlasMountains.
Thegardensareso imposing that thesix
single-storeybedrooms, sittingroomsand
hammam that frame themarevirtually lost in
all thegreenery,yet theseroomsarestriking
too– traditional structureswith thick,
rammed-earthwallspainted inwhite
ormutedbrowns tocomplement thenatural
THISPICTUREANDBELOW
Dar al Hossoun’s ‘line
ofwater’; inoneof theguest
rooms
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