Ouarzazate

What to see in Ouarzazate?

The movie studios of Ouarzazate

The film studios of Ouarzazate are now very famous around the world. There are 3 platforms: The Atlas studios, which were created in 1983, are surrounded by pharaohs; Kanzaman studios, which cover an area of 60 hectares surrounded by thousands of olive trees and palm trees, forming three Kasbahs. Since 2004, they constitute a center for training the professionals of the cinema. To finish the CLA studios, which are the most important. They extend over an area of 160 hectares including two film sets of 2,357 square meters each. Note: Many movies have been filmed including “Asterix mission Cleopatra” and Gladiator.

Kasbah Taourirte

It is “The Monument of Ouarzazate”. This kasbah is located in the historic center of the old Ouarzazate, because the modern city has spread widely (Space in this desert area is not lacking). Wide avenues over kilometers that makes you think of an “American” city. The Kasbah so called “kasbah of Taourirt”, or “kasbah Glaoui”, is now a museum that can be visited for its architecture, its skylight and its rooms with beautiful walls and sumptuous painted ceilings. Well restored, at least a large part, worthy of a presidential palace.

The Dades Gorges

The beginning of the Dades Gorge is just a few kilometers after the town Boumalne Dades. The Gorge is 45 km long and formed with the most dramatic red rocks formations. You have to know that the red-colored walls of the Dades Gorge range up to 500 meters! So it is an amazing experience driving this spectacular road inside the Dades Gorge. You will pass interesting Berber villages and stop at some viewpoints to inhale the dramatic landscapes. The contrast between this red rock colors, the green oasis with the palm groves is immense.

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