OUARZAZATE

WHY CHOOSE OUARZAZATE AT THE DAWN OF SPRING?

Because the season offers clear skies, lush landscapes, sun-filled days that are warm without excess, and starry nights. Enough to immediately understand why the seventh art has made Ouarzazate one of its favourite backdrops.

And because Ouarzazate is the ideal destination for switching off, a place where time and eras converge, where reality and imagination, history and cinema intertwine, to the delight of both young and old.

MUST-SEES: HERITAGE, CINEMA, AND NATURE

• Explore the majestic Taourirt AREA Kasbah, which features crenellated towers, patios, and ochre vaults.
•  Visit the Atlas and CLA studios, with their temples, ancient streets, and other sets that will remind you of iconic films like Kingdom of Heaven, Gladiator, or even Prison Break.
• Venture to the Fint Oasis, about an hour’s drive away, and enjoy the beauty of the canyons and lush green gardens.
• Admire the Milky Way, a remarkable celestial spectacle for astronomy lovers.

BREATHTAKING SIGHTS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA

• Discover the stunning Aït Benhaddou Kasbah (a UNESCO World Heritage site), which has appeared in about twenty blockbusters such as Lawrence of Arabia and Alexander the Great. Climb to the summit to visit the Maison de l’Oralité (House of Orality), a wonderful museum on traditional life.
• Spend a day in Skoura to soak up the peaceful atmosphere of its gardens, its earthen kasbahs, and its lush, shaded orchards. Visit the Amridil Kasbah before an unforgettable golden hour.
• Travel by 4×4 along the tracks of the Drâa Valley or the Erg Chigaga, which pass between regs (stony deserts) and oueds (dry riverbeds), from palm groves to authentic kasbahs.