Ouarzazate: The casbat taourirt
La city of Ouarzazate is home to one of the wonders of this hitoire Morocco is 1.5 km from the center, on the road to the city of Tineghir, this sumptuous residence of the Pasha of Marrakech is the proof that can only make beautiful buildings in the land. Together they form a whole fortified village is served by a network of alleys can visit what remains of the old Glaoui apartments that have retained their decoration painted stucco and cedar ceiling. The Casbah has to be a remarkable restoration.
Each spring, for a week, a folk festival takes place in the unique setting of the casbah.
At the crossroads between the valleys of the Draa, Dades and Ziz, Ouarzazate marks the beginning of the journey by dazzling the traveler with two magnificent kasbahs. Taourirt the former residence of the Glaoui, is staggering beauty. Towers emerging from a mass of houses close to each other, grow their slots to the blue sky and compete for first place in the sun.
That of Aït Benhaddou, located 30 kilometers from the city, is one of the most beautiful. Imagine a beautiful sand castle magically placed in a field of blossoming almond trees. So beautiful, so playing with the light that was the scene of numerous films, including "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Tea in the Sahara". Title of nobility, this is casbah Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Starting point of the road oasis, Ouarzazate is also the point of arrival of the cultures and crafts. In the souk on Sunday, are profusely henna, roses, cumin, sage distilled off Berber pottery, carved stone objects, blankets and carpets deemed Ouzguita, blue, or yellow gold, drawings geometric.
An ideal, Ouarzazate provides a wonderful relaxation in the hotels, all splendid. Generous, hospitable, exotic, she prepares to smooth sensations extreme desert.
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