The horse-drawn carriage, an emblem of the ochre city

In the same way as the gondola is for Venice or the red imperial bus and black taxis are for London, the horse-drawn carriage has become an emblem of the ochre city and is now inseparable from the tourism sector of this city. Integrating into the urban landscape of Marrakech, the olive-green carriage has established itself, over time, as the most ecological and original means of transport to walk around and visit Marrakech, the thousand-year-old city with international tourist radiance and countless historical and natural sites. Marrakech is among the very few cities in the world that have known how to keep, and with care, the horse-drawn carriage as a "true intangible heritage", making this imperial city a magical place where modernity and authenticity coexist in perfect harmony. For the teacher-researcher specialising in heritage, Mohamed Oujamaâ, the familiar term widely used by Moro…