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Why You Should Make Like Chrissy Teigen and John Legend and Get to Marrakech, Morocco


A week ago, Chrissy Teigen, husband John Legend, and their daughter Luna arrived in Marrakech, Morocco. Teigen announced their vacation on Instagram, posting a photo of herself (clad in a marigold-colored Zero + Maria Cornejo design) with Legend and captioning it simply, “Marrakech!” Throughout the week, they rode camels, ventured into the medina to take in the sights of the spice market, and lounged in a garden, instantly catapulting the Moroccan city to a new It destination. It was the adoptive home of Marisa Berenson and French designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Bergé, who donated their Jardin Majorelle estate to the late designer’s eponymous foundation after his death; it remains a fertile spot for design inspiration, with its bold colors, rich history, distinctive spas, and strong links to fashion — the nation is known for both its tanneries and silver work. See the best and brightest of Marrakech, Morocco on Instagram — from Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, and more — here.

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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend in Marrakech, Morocco, for a family trip with daughter Luna. Photo by @chrissyteigen.

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Street style star Lisa Hahnbück at Yves Saint Laurent’s Jarden Majorelle in Marrakech, Morocco, March 2017. Photo by @lisarvd.

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Chrissy Teigen with her new camel friend (and some enviable hoop earrings) in Marrakech, Morocco, while vacationing with her family. Photo by @chrissyteigen.

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Travel blogger Zoe Paradigma at the Jemaa El-Fnaa marketplace in the central medina of Marrakech, Morocco, March 2017. Photo by Zoe Paradigma/Instagram.

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Beauty blogger Sunita V. at the La Mamounia hotel in Marrakech, Morocco, March 2017. Photo by @sunita_.

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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend during their family vacation to Marrakech, Morocco, here pictured in the desert outside the city. Photo by @chrissyteigen.

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Italian fashion and travel editor Lucia Serafini peers out from a tiny window in the Ben Youssef Madrasa college in Marrakech, Morocco, March 2017. Photo by @lucidisera.

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John Legend with daughter Luna vacationing in Marrakech, Morocco, March 2017. Photo by @johnlegend.

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Chrissy Teigen rides a camel (with several more tagging along) while on vacation with John Legend and their daughter Luna in Marrakech, Morocco. Photo by @chrissyteigen.

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Travel entrepreneur Jessica Nabongo at the Jarden Majorelle, the home of Yves Saint Laurent, in Marrakech, Morocco. Photo by @jnambowa.

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Chrissy Teigen in Marrakech, Morocco, while vacationing with her family in mid-March. Photo by @chrissyteigen.

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Model Sofie Bording takes in the sights of the La Mamounia hotel in Marrakech, Morocco, March 2017. Photo by @sofiebording.

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Fashion and travel blogger Maja Malnar samples brunch in Marrakech, Morocco, March 2017. Photo by @majamalnar.

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Inside the Beldi Country Club in Marrakech, Morocco, March 2017. Photo by Betty Beauty/Instagram.