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This museum features several historical objects belonging to the Ouarzazate’s Liberation Army. A journey into Ouarzazate’s historical moments and testimonials, photos and real documents of important times in Morocco’s history.
Written May 13, 2012
Address: Avenue Mohamed V, Ouarzazate Morocco
Kasbah Taourirt Museum is a spectacular building that gives you the opportunity to visit inside a real ancient casbah showing the best of south Moroccan casbah architecture right in the heart of Ouarzazate. the entrance costs 20 dirhams per person and you can hire a guide to walk with you and explain things. Don't pay more than 50 dirhams for the guide.
Written May 13, 2012
Address: Ksar Taourirt, Ouarzazate
The most well preserver ksar inside the modern city of Ouarzazate, this great example of ancient mud brick made houses in perfect for a walk and explore.
Because is a local attraction for many years now, you'll find many shops and guides trying to take you on a visit.
You shouldn't pay more than 50 dirhams for a guide. Usually guides take you into shops which you don't have to buy anything at all. Usually prices will contain the guide commission for taking you there in the first place. Guides will be persistent on taking you so if you don't want, you have to be firm yet friendly. Actually taking a guide is always good to learn and know the best places.
You can enter this neighborhood near the Taourirt Kasbah Museum and walk around inside the tiny streets.
Written May 12, 2012
Address: Ksar of Taourirt
Amazing place to explore famous movie sets from many blockbuster succes films. These huge studios take you into another world where you are able to walk inside several giant film sets of well known movies such as Kundun, Gladiator, Mary Magdalene, etc. If you have to chose between CLA studios and Atlas Studios, this is the one to visit.
Written May 11, 2012
Address: Atlas Cinema Studios, Ouarzazate
You can visit the covered studios where you can enjoy several objects used in films such as Kingdom of Heaven and much more. Here you have some studio sets but the most important are the outside sets in the desert plateau.
Prestigious successful movies have been shot in Morocco: Lawrence of Arabia, Tea in Sahara, Black Hawk Down, Kundum, Gladiator, Cleopatra, The Mummy 1 and 2, Alexander the Great, Kingdom of Heaven, Sahara, Troy, Hidalgo, Babel.
On the CLA studios you have the amazing set of: JERUSALEM SET, Initially used for the production of the movie Kingdom of Heaven; KASBA Set, Authentique Kasba (Village) Arabe style; MEKKA Set, Initially used for the production of the movie The Greatest Journey.
Written May 11, 2012
Address: Studios Ouarzazate, Morocco
Website: http://www.cla-studios.com/
Tassoumaat is a unknown and non-touristic destination. Because of this, it makes the perfect place to enjoy authentic Moroccan living where children play on the streets and women wash their carpet on the central square called zqaia.
Tassoumaat is attached to the river banks and it is mostly built of traditional clay constructions. Search for the cemetery and Holy Saint zaouia.
Written May 11, 2012
Address: Tassoumaat, Ouarzazate
If by chance you're around Ouarzazate during the weekend, don't miss out the great and thrilling Sunday souk where thousands of people gather to buy their weekly groceries, clothes, fruits and much more. Starts around 7am and finishes around 12pm.
Written May 11, 2012
Address: Ouarzazate souk
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The Taourirt kasbah has wonderful examples of Moroccan design and you can spend time wandering the streets of the old town within the walls. I particularly like the peacock tail design over the windows in the harem and the detail in the ceiling decoration in both the formal and servants rooms.
The kasbah became the palace of the powerful El Glaoui family who took possession of the kasbah of the former caid (leader). Part of the palace has been restored but the majority is quite damaged. It is one of the biggest kasbahs in Morroco.
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Written Aug 26, 2011
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The Atlas Studios are one of 3 film studios in Ouarzazate, Covering a site of over 150 hectares, it is the largest studio in Morocco, and one of the largest in the world.
A local entrepreneur, Mohamed Belghimi, recognised that the natural light, and stunning scenery around Ouarzazate, would be condusive to film making, and therefore established these studios in 1983.
The first big film to be shot here was the 1985 blockbuster - Jewel of the Nile, which starred Michael Douglas and Katherine Turner. The plane that featured can be seen inside the entrance.
Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Asterix, The Nativity Story, Alexander and Babel are some of the more recent films, as well as many TV commercials.
The studios consist of constructed sets and stages, as well as workshops for making the sets.
Some of the sets such as the temple constructed for Cleopatra, may also be used in other productions.
Many of Ouarzazates residents may be employed during filming, some as extras, some as craftsmen etc.
Attached to the studios is Hotel Oscars, with a swimming pool and Restaurants. Some of the actors and crew will stay here, but apparently the 5* Berbere Palace in the town is the place where the stars stay!
Tours lasting 30 mins for 50dh give an opportunity to see the sets and learn a bit about how the sets are constructed etc.
0900 - 1800 daily.
I was lucky enough to have my own private tour of these studios - the manager of my hotel had taken me there, but we arrived just after closing. However, he had a word with some of the staff, and a guide was arranged to show me round.
Apparently he used to be the manager of Hotel Oscars, and he had lots of stories of the film stars he'd met.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
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Just as the south of Spain its a familiar sight to see storks flying over head and their huge nests perched up on anything high and out of the way - powerpoles, mosques, castle ruins - and here at Taourirt theres a whopper that really stands out!
They migrate around with the seasons and come to Morocco when its time for a new season of stork babies! So often you will catch sight of smaller stork heads appearing from the bottom of the nest!
Makes for interesting photos....
Updated Sep 6, 2010
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