The capital of the Moroccan film industry, Ouarzazate, is not by chance the second unofficial name - Wallywood: the number of films shot here is over fifty fifty. . Ouarzazate has so much medieval and futuristic appearance - the local medina with its ancient fortress walls is covered with ocher -crystalline light, seems to have moved here straight from the "Thousand and One Nights" . On the background of the landscapes of Ouarzazate, the actions of "Lawrence of Arabia" and Asterix and Obelix unfolded, here the ferdies l gladiator - Russell Crowe and the restless Cleopatra had fun . Well, in a recent film story, Ouarzazate lit up in the megapopular saga of "The Games of Thrones" .
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How to get to Ouarzazate
As everywhere in Morocco, get to Ouarzazate is most conveniently on the bus or minibus taxi. Travel by bus from Marrakech will take 4-5 hours and cost about 80 MAD. Six buses are departing on the day - three state buses, CTM companies, and three regional buses. "Grand Taxi" will take faster and will cost about 100 MAD per person, but they do not have schedules - you have to wait until all the seats are filled. The road is unusually picturesque - the road passes through the passes of the Atlas Mountains
Buses and minibuses from Agadir reach Ouarzazate in about 6 hours, the journey costs 140-160 MAD. The route from Casablanca will take at least 8 hours and will facilitate the purse at 160 MAD.
Back in Ouarzazate you can arrive by domestic flight from Marabu from Casablanca (two flights daily). The aircraft arrive at Ouarzazate Airport Taurirt, located 2 km from the city. A taxi to the city will cost about 50-60 MAD.
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Transportation in the city
On the central streets of Ouarzazate - Mohammed V avenue and adjacent, you can move around on foot, there are quite wide and comfortable sidewalks. In the rest it is recommended to use local taxis (red color). The trip within the city costs 4 MAD in the afternoon (from 6 am to 8 pm) and 6 MAD at night per person. At the same time, it is worthwhile to be ready to pick up other passengers.
Ouarzazate Hotels
Ouarzazate derives substantial benefit from its wild but pretty beauty - , mostly modest, ready to take on a post fascinated by the Arab-African exotic tourist. The cost of accommodation per person per night - from 200 to 700 MAD with breakfast included.
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Cuisine and restaurants
There are plenty of restaurants, cafes and all kinds of eateries in Ouarzazate, from snacks like "in the working afternoon" to pompous "three-link" gastronomic palaces overlooking the medina and the Atlas Mountains
You can have a snack during the day with shaver, sandwiches and pizza, for a more consistent lunch it is better to choose tazhin or couscous. Democratic restaurants are patched on both sides of the avenue of Mohammed V and serve excellent tajin at a price of only 30 MAD. A number of eateries are also found in the central square of Ouarzazate, near the city market. You can spend an unforgettable evening with candles at the Douyria restaurant overlooking the ancient kazbu, and try French cuisine in the Accord Majeur or La Kasbah des Sables.
Shopping and shopping
@ On the avenue of Mohammed V and the central square of Ouarzazate, as well as in the old town and at the foot of the kasba, dozens of souvenir shops will meet you .Popular stuff - painted gypsum copies of kasba, ceramics painted with henna, straw mats with Berber symbols and home carpets . The best place to buy the latter is Cooperative de Tissage, located opposite the kasba, carpets here are sold at fixed prices from 600 to 1200 MAD for kv . meter, depending on the quality of the dressing . Another worth looking into the souvenir "multimark" Horizon Artisanat or in the state stores Ensemble Artisanal . For food, water and everything necessary in everyday life, go to the supermarket on Mohammed Avenue V @ .@@ Ouarzazate Carry Uallivud unofficial name - the number of films shot here crosses over fifty
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The main attraction of Ouarzazate is the medieval kasba (fortress) Taurirt, 2 km from the city center, included in the UNESCO List. Its red massive walls in several tiers with tiny windows and fuzzy date palms at the foot were repeatedly captured on the film. At the foot of the fortress of rage and noisy streets of the traditional medina, Ouarzazate, where you can relax in the colorful coffee house or buy a cute little thing.
Opposite the kasbah there is a small but interesting Cinema Museum where you can find out all about the stormy past and future of the film industry in "Ullivud."
Atlas studio is another compulsory point of the local excursion program. On a solid area of 150 hectares, there are scenery for famous films shot in Ouarzazate, although some of them are already quite old. Every hour there are guided tours. Another CLS studio, under the chairmanship of Dino di Laurentiis, offers a walk through the exact copy of Jerusalem from the movie "The Kingdom of Heaven" in 2005 with Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson
In the evening it is worth taking a stroll through the central streets and the main square of Ouarzazate - very noisy and fun , you can take a look at the local and show yourself, of course.
Surroundings of Ouarzazate
Travel number one, which is worth taking from Ouarzazate, is a trip to the incredible city-oasis of Ait Benhaddu, listed in the UNESCO List, nikov will appear strange houses, built of raw bricks and clinging to the slopes of the mountain, at the foot of which stretches a luxurious oasis.
Everyone who is tempted by the Sahara desert will recommend going to one of its two outposts - the town of M'Hamid. Here all the roads end, and there are only great sands ahead. From M'Hamid go caravan tours in the desert lasting from a few hours to a week.
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