Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Sous Massa National Park
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Saffron flowers at Taliouine
West to the Coast
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Tioute Kasbah
are lush and when they flower in
February, the almond trees are
covered with clouds of pink and
white blossom.
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Tiznit
About 37 km (23 miles)
southeast of Taroudant, the
imposing Tioute Kasbah (contain-
ing a restaurant) dominates a
palm grove. This was the location
for the film
Ali Baba and the
Forty Thieves
in 1954.
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The Atlas Mountains
A small town surrounded by
pink
pisé
ramparts, you feel the
proximity of both the Atlantic
and the desert here. Its central
méchouar
parade ground is lined
with cafés and shops.
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Sidi Ifni
The peaks of the western
High Atlas - particularly Jbel
Aoulime, at a height of 3,555 m
(11,667 ft) - can be reached via
road 7020 north of Taroudant.
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This colonial-style town sits
on the crest of a rocky plateau
overlooking the Atlantic. Follow
the coast road after Tiznit.
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Sous Massa National Park
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Taliouine
Taliouine, a town with a
ruined kasbah once owned by
the Glaoui clan
(see pp32 & 96),
is also the world's biggest
saffron growing area.
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Tazenakht
The park along the banks of
Wadi Massa contains reed beds
inhabited by flamingoes and the
endangered bald ibis.
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Agadir
In Tazenakht, beneath the
Jbel Siroua peak, carpets with an
orange weft are woven by the
Ouaouzgite tribe.
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The Anti-Atlas
Flattened by an earthquake
in 1960, Agadir was rebuilt and is
now a thriving charter tourist
resort. The grim aspect of the
town is compensated by its
fantastic beaches.
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• Tourist information: Ave du Prince
Moulay Abdallah • 0528 84 63 77
As the R106 crosses the
Anti-Atlas, at the 94-km (58-mile)
mark, Igherm is a large mountain
village with pink-stoned houses
and women clad in all black and
coloured headbands.
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Tafraoute
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At an altitude of 1,200 m
(3,938 ft), Tafraoute stands in the
heart of a stunning valley in the
Anti-Atlas. The palm groves here
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