Travel question: Would you recommend Marrakech in August?

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Some like it hot... but the Moroccan city is best visited in February (iStock)

Q We are a family of four (children aged 10 and 13) and looking at booking an all-inclusive holiday to Marrakech in Morocco in August. Would you recommend this? We are unsure due to the children – it’s not your typical Spanish holiday as we have done before.

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A Marrakech is a wonderful destination for most of the year. It is about the most exotic location you can reach within three hours’ flying time from the UK, with an atmospheric medina – market area – within ancient walls, and plenty of interest elsewhere in the city. But I hope I can persuade you not to go there. That is not because of any particular risk, but due to the extreme heat you are likely to encounter.