TAROUDANT

Taroudant, Little Marrakech Atlas

At the heart of the Souss valley, more than 7 km of walls surround the Medina Taroudant, the first capital of the Saadian sultans in the sixteenth century.

The city is famous for its leather craft, wrought iron and Berber silver jewelry, while tanners are activated every day around the tanks outside the city walls to Bab Targhount.

With the backdrop of the peaks of the High Atlas, Taroudant medieval city in the heart of a fertile valley, is a very good base to explore the mountain trails of the backcountry, palm groves, including that of Tioute 30 km. The plain opens to the ocean toward the west at about 80 km.

Around the walls of Taroudant.

The current walls of Taroudant, erected successive bastions and pierced by five gates, the main one being Bab el Kasbah, date from the early 18th century, the old walls were destroyed. Subsequently, the ramparts have been continually restored until the early twentieth century by successive masters of Taroudant.

Over the hours, the color of 7 km of walls surrounding Taroudant varies from warm golden brown purple. They can easily travel on foot, bicycle or horse-drawn carriage. In many places of wooded gardens help to develop them.

The medina.

The walls encircle a medina 3 square kilometers; 5 doors, some of which are only accessible to pedestrians and bicycles, open access to the heart of the city ...

Terraces instead al-Alaouyine offer early morning tasty breakfast and lunchtime a fairly classic Moroccan cuisine, grilled meats or sandwiches to eat on the go.



Around the square an Nasr, stalls offer simple food and cheap.

-Bab Oulad Bounouna northwest, Bab el Khemis north, Bab el Kasbah Taroudant main entrance to the west, Bab Zorgane south, Bab Taghount southeast, overlooking the tanneries.

Taroudant by its similarities to the southern capital, its adobe walls, souks and lively squares is also known as Little Marrakech.

Walks around Taroudant.

Located in the heart of the Sous plain between the High Atlas and the Anti Atlas, Taroudant offers a valuable framework and varied to meet the mountain trails of the backcountry, Berber villages with their groves and the many forests argan and almond trees that surround them.

The village of Amagour

32 km south of Taroudant, this charming village surrounded argan, is located on a spur of the Anti Atlas. A path winds near the hills and leads to a silent volcano crater, migratory bird sanctuary in winter.

Oasis Tioute.

37 km south of Taroudant, available first mounted the Anti Atlas, at whose feet the palm Tioute houses some Berber villages dominated by a kasbah, whose ruins have preserved a great look. Walks in the villages and palm groves on foot or speed bumps.