Journal

Houses, riads and the Marrakech way of life, told by Stella de Bagneux since 2018. These stories were first shared on Instagram and are gathered here as the Stella-Gallery Journal. Stella-Gallery is Knight Frank’s referral partner in Marrakech.

10 October 2026Giorgio Armani x Kith “Dreams of the Dune” in the Agafay Desert3 October 2026A 1960s family house by Jacqueline Foissac in the Palmeraie21 September 2026A one-hectare rental villa at the Royal Palm for the autumn1 September 2026A stylish riad pied-à-terre with easy access in the Medina9 August 2026Maxence de Bagneux, ceramic artist and interior architect13 June 2026A brutalist-inspired house in Marrakech1 June 2026Knight Frank’s first report on the Marrakech prime property market22 May 2026Marrakech memories made around a table22 May 2026A Palmeraie villa with a garden shaped by generations14 May 2026Marrakech in the global wealth conversation at Knight Frank Iberia 20264 May 2026The riad, the signature home of Marrakech26 April 2026“Curating homes in Marrakech”, featured by Maisons du Maroc23 April 2026How to recognise a house that could only be in Marrakech10 April 2026Speaking to Cornell’s Executive MBA delegation in Marrakech22 March 2026A turnkey four-bedroom Studio KO villa at the Fairmont Royal Palm19 February 2026A new house facing the Atlas Mountains in Marrakech30 January 2026A contemporary golf-front villa on a secure estate in Marrakech19 January 2026Oukaimeden: snow and blue skies 1.5 hours from Marrakech26 November 2025A charming villa in the Amelkis golf resort4 October 2025A traditional four-bedroom riad, freshly renovated, in the Medina6 September 2025A cooking training programme with the Cooking Academy Marrakech22 August 2025Moroccan architecture between Tangier and Marrakech3 July 2025A pied-à-terre in a gated estate 15 minutes from Marrakech7 June 2025Art, encounters and inspiration in Tahanout14 May 2025An architectural villa with African and Moroccan influences5 May 2025Bougainvillea season on a Moorish-inspired villa in Marrakech7 April 2025Marrakech, a magnet for creative minds since the 1960s5 April 2025A Charles Boccara villa with a mature garden in the Palmeraie16 March 2025A secure contemporary pied-à-terre at the Royal Palm, 202513 December 2024A Charles Boccara villa on the golf front line in Amelkis7 December 2024A Moorish rental villa in a lush park for the end of the year29 November 2024A villa with retractable glass roofs in the Palmeraie10 November 2024A Marrakech property of charm and authenticity, for sale or rent20 October 2024Autumn in Marrakech: a moment of serenity10 October 2024A riad renovated by Quentin Wilbaux in the Marrakech Medina25 September 2024A Charles Boccara villa soon to be unveiled in Marrakech10 September 2024Twenty years of El Fenn, a Marrakech icon in the Medina23 July 2024Stella-Gallery in six questions for La Tribune de Marrakech12 July 2024A five-bedroom minimalist rental villa in the Palmeraie3 July 2024Back to Mauritius: a villa facing Coin de Mire16 June 2024Eid Mubarak from a Marrakech garden14 June 2024An elegant villa at the Fairmont Royal Palm, Marrakech6 June 2024Moorish architecture and off-market homes in Marrakech23 April 2024A Marrakech villa told through its objects13 April 2024A state-of-the-art villa in the Palmeraie, for sale or rent25 March 2024An eight-bedroom riad in the best district of the Marrakech Medina22 March 2024Riad lovers: a new eight-bedroom riad listing in the Medina9 March 2024A four-bedroom Moorish villa for sale in Marrakech19 February 2024An elegant villa visit in the Marrakech sunshine12 February 2024A Sunday among Marrakech’s contemporary art venues6 February 2024A cocoon villa in a lush garden 15 minutes from Marrakech25 January 2024A medium-term villa rental in Marrakech, three to six months24 January 2024Montresso Art Foundation and 1-54 Art Fair in Marrakech24 January 2024Olinto, a hidden retreat in the Atlas Mountains1 January 2024Finding a happy home: a word of thanks for 20246 December 2023A Studio KO rental villa on the Royal Palm golf estate3 December 2023A five-bedroom holiday villa at the Royal Palm for the New Year30 October 2023A contemporary garden house, a new exclusive listing in Marrakech15 October 2023Clean lines and an olive grove: a contemporary house in Marrakech19 September 2023After the Al Haouz earthquake: solidarity with the Atlas villages14 August 2023Dar M, a rental villa with five-star hotel service in the Palmeraie18 June 2023Villa CD, a Moorish architectural feat in Amelkis10 June 2023A villa in mineral tones in the Amelkis estate26 May 2023A contemporary Berber-style villa for rent in Amelkis23 May 2023Behind a successful real estate transaction in Marrakech7 May 2023Le MAP, a new museum of ornaments in the Marrakech Medina6 April 2023An Easter garden 30 minutes from Marrakech12 March 2023A charming Elie Mouyal house for rent in the Palmeraie25 February 2023A road trip through southern Morocco, from Telouet to Merzouga19 February 2023The spirit of a house in a simple detail16 February 2023Dar SJ, palace-style service on a 1.5-hectare garden in Marrakech12 February 2023An iconic estate on a three-hectare park for seasonal rental6 February 20231-54 Contemporary African Art Fair 2023 at La Mamounia4 February 2023A turnkey riad designed by Alain Mertens in the Medina29 January 2023Villa RD, a country villa 25 minutes from Marrakech26 January 2023Villa DM, a Moorish country villa near Marrakech22 January 2023A luxurious four-suite holiday villa at the Royal Palm16 January 2023A Moorish country villa by architect Karim El Achak6 January 2023A pure and elegant property for sale in Marrakech29 December 2022A turnkey contemporary villa with rental potential at the Royal Palm20 December 2022Dar Z, a Charles Boccara villa with beldi-chic decor for rent18 December 2022The Blue Riad, hidden in one of the best areas of the Medina4 December 2022Villa Chergui, a Marrakech house turned into an ephemeral gallery1 December 2022Dar G, a warm rental villa with antique furniture in Marrakech25 November 2022A five-suite Moorish villa for rent with a contemporary twist23 November 2022Villa CL, a turnkey villa on 1,800 sq m in Essaouira6 November 2022Meeting the artist Joana Vasconcelos18 October 2022A colourful riad with generous volumes in the Medina6 October 2022House hunting in Marrakech: light and shadow on earthen walls5 October 2022The Alhambra as inspiration for Moorish architecture in Marrakech24 September 2022“Our Land Just Like a Dream” by Joel Andrianomearisoa at MACAAL23 September 2022Villa FY, a neo-classical villa in the Palmeraie of Marrakech18 September 2022Dar CB, a minimalist villa in the best area of the Palmeraie12 September 2022Château La Coste, art and architecture in Provence7 September 2022Riad CL in pictures: a renovated riad in the Marrakech Medina4 September 2022Riad CL, a newly renovated riad with easy access in the Medina2 September 2022A recently built villa behind the dunes, Essaouira28 August 2022Dreaming of a house by the sea near Essaouira27 August 2022Salim Currimjee’s house and art studio in Mauritius6 August 2022Confidential houses of character in Marrakech24 July 2022An architect villa in the heart of the Palmeraie, ten minutes from town10 July 2022A Normandy manor house and its landscaped garden9 July 2022Eid Mubarak and the serene light of Marrakech26 May 2022A garden villa on the Route d’Amizmiz, south of Marrakech3 May 2022A 250 sq m riad near the Medersa Ben Youssef, Marrakech Medina23 April 2022La Pause, an eco-resort oasis in the Agafay desert21 April 2022Dar L, a two-suite rental villa at the Royal Palm golf estate17 April 2022Easter in one of the most beautiful private gardens of the Palmeraie7 April 2022Omar Mahfoudi and the 1-54 Art Fair 2022 in Marrakech30 March 2022A Charles Boccara villa with Moorish spirit in Marrakech27 March 2022One of the first houses of the Circuit de la Palmeraie23 March 2022Villa F, a secure contemporary pied-à-terre at the Royal Palm21 March 2022A rental house immersed in nature outside Marrakech20 March 2022Domaine Royal Palm: 220 hectares of golf, nature and villas13 March 2022A five-bedroom patio villa for rent in the Marrakech countryside7 March 2022A four-suite rental villa with heated pool at the Royal Palm20 February 2022Meet the artist: Abderrahim Yamou in his Marrakech studio14 February 2022A serene riad in the historic centre of the Marrakech Medina3 February 2022Dar LY, two rental villas in one garden at the Royal Palm1 February 2022Chinese New Year at Villa D, a Studio KO house in Marrakech30 January 2022The art of living in Marrakech and Essaouira25 January 2022A confidential villa in the best location in Marrakech16 January 2022Villa D, a Studio KO house for private events in Marrakech10 January 2022A symmetrical six-bedroom contemporary villa in the Palmeraie8 January 2022Winter sun in Marrakech and off-market homes2 January 2022Happy New Year 2022 from Stella-Gallery24 December 2021Christmas at Dar Ahlam, a 19th-century kasbah23 December 2021A state-of-the-art contemporary rental villa in the Palmeraie15 December 2021A new house with pure lines in the Palmeraie8 December 2021Dar Ahlam, the house of dreams in the Skoura palm grove24 November 2021An authentic riad in the Dar El Bacha district of the Medina2 November 2021A contemporary family villa with clean lines near Amelkis30 October 2021A contemporary rental villa with eclectic decor at the Royal Palm28 October 2021A magnificent entrance to a Marrakech house18 October 2021Olive harvest season at Villa W in Marrakech15 October 2021Amine El Gotaibi at the MCC Gallery in Marrakech26 September 2021A Moorish house from our Confidential Collection19 September 2021Dar S, an aesthetic rental villa at the Fairmont Royal Palm17 September 2021Beldi Country Club, a Marrakech favourite4 September 2021Endless summer in Marrakech: a hammock in the garden23 August 2021Formentera: a house with its feet in the water8 August 2021A summer between the Aeolian Islands, Normandy and the Balearics23 July 2021A Studio KO-style villa on three hectares in the Palmeraie28 June 2021Exploring exceptional villas in Marrakech and Essaouira9 May 2021A family riad with rooftop pool in Bab Laksour, Marrakech Medina27 April 2021A dream rental house in Sidi Kaouki, near Essaouira7 March 2021A newly built Palmeraie villa and the details that give it a soul1 February 2021Adalbert de Bagneux joins Stella-Gallery after ten years at Royal Palm22 January 2021A collection of homes conceived as works of art17 January 2021Stella-Gallery in M6’s “66 minutes” report on Marrakech10 January 2021A Studio KO house in the Marrakech countryside at sundown22 December 2020Christmas in a Palmeraie house soon to be unveiled30 November 2020Winter views of the snow-capped Atlas from Villa A2 November 2020A remarkable pistachio tree in the Palmeraie of Marrakech29 October 2020Riads and villas of character: houses selected in Marrakech11 October 2020A secure contemporary pied-à-terre at the Royal Palm, Marrakech8 September 2020Morocco reopens its borders: welcome back to Marrakech20 August 2020Settling in Marrakech: a Palmeraie villa with the art of living17 August 2020A rental villa at the Royal Palm golf estate, Marrakech7 August 2020Green, raw cement and dry stone: a villa near Essaouira5 August 2020Villa W near Essaouira and its guest pavilion27 July 2020Lunch facing the Atlantic at Iftane beach, south of Essaouira25 July 2020A house full of good vibes in Sidi Kaouki24 May 2020Eid in one of the most beautiful houses of the Palmeraie21 May 2020Moving house in Marrakech and a sculpture by Maxence de Bagneux20 May 2020A six-suite Moorish villa on 1.3 hectares in the Palmeraie6 May 2020Serenity in an empty Marrakech18 April 2020An eclectic Marrakech home where every object is a memory14 April 2020A contemporary architect villa in the Palmeraie of Marrakech6 April 2020Sunset in the Palmeraie during lockdown21 March 2020A private garden in the Palmeraie of Marrakech9 March 2020Soufiane Zarib, a concept store in the Medina7 March 2020A new riad in the Medina designed by a 1970s London fashion figure23 February 2020“Have you seen a horizon lately?” at MACAAL, Marrakech16 February 2020A Berber-inspired villa on one hectare in the heart of the Palmeraie11 January 2020A villa-gallery in Marrakech where art lives in every room27 December 2019A house-gallery in the countryside near the Atlas21 December 2019A renovated riad with pool along the north-eastern ramparts of the Medina13 December 2019In the studio of artist Mohamed Mourabiti11 December 2019Artists’ studios and new homes in Marrakech9 June 2019A dry-stone villa for sale in the Essaouira region9 June 2019A Studio KO hillside house on 1.3 hectares near Essaouira22 April 2019A library with a view in a Studio KO house in Marrakech22 April 2019Earth walls and Studio KO furniture in a Marrakech house24 February 2019A 334 sq m Studio KO villa at the Fairmont Royal Palm20 February 2019A Studio KO house with Atlantic views near Essaouira1 June 2018Leaving the Royal Mansour for a new challenge