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Horse and carriage with the ramparts that surround the medina of the town of Taroudannt in the background. Morocco

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Overview

Taroudant (also spelled Taroudannt) is sometimes called "Little Marrakesh,"聽but that description doesn鈥檛 do the Souss Valley trading center justice. Hidden by magnificent red-mud walls, and with the snowcapped peaks of the High Atlas beckoning beyond, Taroudant鈥檚 souqs and squares have a healthy sprinkling of Maghrebi mystique. Yet it is also a practical place, a market town where Berbers trade the produce of the rich and fertile Oued Souss plain.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Palais Mus茅e Claudio Bravo

    Palais Mus茅e Claudio Bravo

    Taroudant

    This particular palais defies categorisation: it's a hotel, a museum and the former residence of deceased Chilean painter Claudio Bravo, who selected the鈥�

  • Ramparts

    Ramparts

    Taroudant

    The 7.5km of ramparts surrounding Taroudant are among the best-preserved rammed-earth walls in Morocco. Their colour changes from golden brown to deepest鈥�

  • Kasbah

    Kasbah

    Taroudant

    The old kasbah quarter, originally a fortress built by Moulay Ismail, is today a poor but safe residential area, where winding lanes and low archways lead鈥�

  • Bab El Kasbah

    Bab El Kasbah

    Taroudant

    Built in the 16th and 17th centuries, a string of mighty defensive towers serve as the city gates. Considered the main gate, the triple-arched Bab El鈥�

  • Place Al Alaouyine

    Place Al Alaouyine

    Taroudant

    During Moroccan holidays, Place Al Alaouyine is like Marrakesh's Djemaa El Fna in miniature, with storytellers, snake charmers, escapologists and鈥�

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