Sidi Abdallah Ben Sassi, £1.45m

Dar Tablick is a traditional-style four-bedroom, three-bathroom villa set amid olive and palm trees. It has an interior courtyard, a garden, terraces, a 20-metre heated pool and a hammam. The large living and dining area has views of the Atlas Mountains.

It is near Sidi Abdallah Ben Sassi, a village 20 minutes from Marrakesh and seven miles from the Royal Maroc golf club.

020 7016 3740, savills.co.uk/abroad

Ourika Valley, £1.2m

Feuerstelle is a five-bedroom detached villa nine miles east of central Marrakesh. The 350 sq metre house has three reception rooms, one dining room, five bathrooms and a roof terrace overlooking the Atlas Mountains. In the grounds are a well, a large garden, a swimming pool and decorative fountains.

00 212 24 430465, moroccan-properties.com;

020 7016 3740, savills.co.uk/abroad

Ourika Valley, £617,000

Val Atlas is one of 10 villas on a five-hectare complex a few minutes’ drive south of central Marrakesh. Built in traditional Moroccan style, it has four large ensuite bedrooms, each with its own terrace. There is a private garden and a swimming pool. The owners will have access to the casino in the famous Mamounia hotel, which has just reopened after extensive refurbishment.

020 7349 5100, aylesford.com

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