Aït Ben Haddou rooftops in late afternoon light
SOUTHERN MOROCCO / A DIFFERENT LIGHTAÏT BEN HADDOU
THE OPENING SCENE
THIS IS WHERE THE STORY BEGINS

Earth. Light.
And a little wonder.

OUARZAZATE

Between the Atlas and the Sahara. A land that moves you.

Scroll to feel the place 01 — THE LAND

01BETWEEN TWO WORLDS

Where the Atlas
gives way to
the Sahara.

Palms and rocky hills at Fint OasisFINT OASIS / A QUIETER KIND OF EXTRAORDINARY

Follow the light south. Through earth-built villages, beyond the mountain passes, into valleys that turn unexpectedly green. Ouarzazate is where another Morocco begins.

Meet Ouarzazate

02ONE GATEWAY. MANY WORLDS.

Choose your
horizon.

Mountain passes. Earthen cities. Unexpected green.
Every direction has its own story.

Ouarzazate city — Discover Ouarzazate tourism photography.
Atlas foothills

Ouarzazate

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Aït Ben Haddou rooftops in late afternoon light
Ounila Valley

Aït Ben Haddou

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Earthen architecture and palms at Skoura
Eastern oasis route

Skoura

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Palms and rocky hills at Fint Oasis
South of Ouarzazate

Fint Oasis

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Ounila Valley — source photograph.
High Atlas to Aït Ben Haddou

Ounila Valley

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Dades Valley — source photograph.
Southern High Atlas

Dades Valley

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Drâa Valley — source photograph.
Agdz to Zagora and beyond

Drâa Valley

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Zagora — source photograph.
Drâa Valley

Zagora

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The paved approach to M’Hamid, before the onward desert tracks.
Lower Drâa route planning

M’Hamid to Chegaga: Choosing a Desert Route

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01/ 09 HORIZONS
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03THE LAND OF CINEMA

Life beyond the frame.

Extraordinary on screen. Unforgettable in person. Find the real places behind the imagined worlds.

Egyptian-style exterior film set at Atlas Studios
LOCATION 01 / OUARZAZATE

Imagined worlds.

Gladiator · Babel · Kundun

Atlas Studios
CLA Studios entrance in Ouarzazate
LOCATION 02 / OUARZAZATE

Built for the screen.

Kingdom of Heaven · exterior sets

CLA Studios
Aït Ben Haddou rooftops in late afternoon light
LOCATION 03 / OUARZAZATE

More than a backdrop.

A living place, beyond the screen

Aït Ben Haddou
THE REAL PLACE BEHIND THE FRAME
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04EARTH BUILT. TIME SHAPED.

Before the first film.
Beyond the last frame.

The earth
remembers.

Kasbah walls hold the light.
Living places hold the stories.

Kasbah Taourirt beneath an evening sky
01 / KASBAH TAOURIRT
Ounila Valley — source photograph.
02 / EARTHEN ARCHITECTURE, OUNILA

Walk slowly. Look closely. The architecture here belongs to the land—and to the people who keep its traditions alive.

Inside the earthen world

05GET OUT INTO IT

A little dust.
A lot of living.

Find your experience
Erg Chegaga — source photograph.

07STAY IN THE MOMENT

Find your
slow morning.

A DIFFERENT RHYTHM / RIAD CHAY

A courtyard in the city.
A quiet place among the palms.
A reason to stay another night.

Find your place to stay

08PULL UP A CHAIR

Good things
take time.

Bread to break. Mint tea to linger over.
Discover the region, one table at a time.

Our best choice for Ouarzazate:La Table du Berbère

Where to eat
THE VISIT OUARZAZATE JOURNAL

FIELDNOTESfrom the south

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Ounila Valley — source photograph.

Some stories stay with you.

Come for
the landscape.
Stay for
the feeling.

Make this one yours.

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OUNILA / SOUTHERN MOROCCO
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