Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
WORTH A TRIP
TIZOURGANE KASBAH
Overlooking the main road roughly 65km from Tafraoute and 100km from Agadir, this stunning ren-
ovated 13th-century
kasbah
( 0661 94 13 50;
www.tizourgane-kasbah.com
; Rte d'Agadir,
Idaougnidif; per person incl half-board Dh330; ) would make an atmospheric last night before
catching the plane home. The kasbah was essentially a fortified town, enclosing 25 houses, a mosque,
granary and prison, and thick stone walls tower above the passages around the ancient structure.
Rooms are simply decorated, with carpets, stripy bedspreads, fans and shared bathrooms, but derive
extra romance from the setting. There's a hammam and a terrace restaurant surveys the wrinkled hill-
sides, scattered villages and Jebel L'Kest. If you're just passing, you can tour the kasbah for Dh10.
Buses on the Aït Baha route to Agadir can drop you here.
Shopping
Several slipper shops around the market area sell the traditional leather slippers (yellow
for men, red for women). Look out, too, for people selling local argan and olive oil.
Numerous shops around the post-office square sell Berber jewellery, argan products and
souvenirs, and shopping here is less pressurised than in the cities.
Maison du Troc
( 10am-8pm Mon-Sat & by appointment)
A good range of Berber and Tuareg products, in-
cluding pottery, jewellery, cactus-silk blankets and camel-wool kilims (carpets), some
made by local village women.
CARPETS, CRAFT
Au Coin des Nomades
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CRAFT, SOUVENIRS
Berber handiwork and local souvenirs at reasonable prices. Hours are sporadic.
Maison Tuareg
( 9am-12.30pm & 2.30-6pm Mon-Sat & by appointment)
Stocks Berber and Tuareg carpets, jew-
ellery and souvenirs from the Atlas, Rif and Sahara. Has a booth opposite Hôtel Salama.
CARPETS, CRAFT
Souq
CARPETS
