Unique, well-preserved fortified village on caravan route
Town of Ait Benhaddou, Morocco
21.10.2017
Nearly 50 old palaces and 6 kasbahs joined together in this UNESCO World Heritage Site
This fortified village was on the caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh
Village is popular set for films including Sodom and Gomorrah, The Man Who Would Be King, The Last Temptation of Christ and Gladiator
The village is a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture
On our tour we will see 7 of the 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Morocco
A couple of towns in Morocco are famous for their rose products but we never saw any rose fields; this rose was at a stop along the way
The vast majority of families have moved across the river to the modern village but a few traditionalists continue to live in the ancient fortified town
How were people surviving in the Sahara to even require a town on the route to civilization?
Village has been used as a setting on the popular television series, Game of Thrones
View of the modern village; sure do miss my crushed ice!
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