TIMELINE

2014

After four years of regular visits to Morocco, Paris-based Cyrielle and Julien relocate permanently from their native France to Marrakech, in search of an “authentic lifestyle”.

2015

Cyrielle and Julien buy a late 16th-century riad – a Moroccan abode built around a courtyard – and restore it, transforming it into their guest house: Riad Jardin Secret (riadjardinsecret.com).

2017

Having lived in their guest house for nearly three years, Cyrielle and Julien purchase their own home, originally built in the late ’70s for a friend of French designer Yves Saint-Laurent, and move in.