The short answer
Yes, for the craftsmanship. The Bahia is a 19th-century vizier's palace of painted cedar ceilings, zellige tilework and orange-tree courtyards. It is unfurnished, so you come for the rooms themselves. Allow 45 to 75 minutes, and go at opening time, before the tour groups arrive. It sits in the south of the medina, near the Mellah.
In more detail
When we checked in October 2026, the palace opened daily from about 09:00 to 17:00, with last entry about 16:30, and kept shorter hours during Ramadan. The next Ramadan is expected to begin about 8 February 2027. Pay at the gate in cash. Hours do change, so ask your riad the day before.
The walk from Jemaa el-Fnaa takes about 15 minutes, heading south-east along Riad Zitoun. That makes the Bahia the natural start of a morning in the south of the medina: the palace first, then the Mellah and its covered market, then El Badi and the Saadian Tombs in the Kasbah.
By late morning the courtyards fill with groups and the photographs get harder. If you can only manage one palace, the Bahia shows the decorative craft at its most complete; El Badi shows scale and ruin instead.
Good to know
- Arrive at opening and see the inner courtyards first.
- Look up: the painted cedar ceilings are the point.
- Mostly level courtyards with some thresholds; check if mobility is a concern.