Ouazazate

If instead of going south you go east into the antiatlas you come to a magic land. First you pass through Talaouine where saffron is grown, so this is the place to buy it, not Marrakech or even Taroudant. You then pass through the mountains spectacular views and numerous "fossil" stalls some selling fossils and some concrete casts, some selling amesthyst and some selling dyed quartz. Eventually you get to  Ouazazate and this is where the magic starts because Ouazazate is the centre of the moroccan film industry. You can visit the studio- 8 euros- and will be given a guided tour of various props from Gladiator and other films and then you can drive out in the desert to various sets mostly from Kingdom of Heaven; spooky but fascinating.



Dead charioteers from Gladiator, Ouazazate Studios




Buddhist Shrine from Kudron, Ouazazate Studios




Throne from Asterix film, Ouazazate Studios




Ghouls from The Mummy, Ouazazate Studios




Barge from Asterix, Ouazazate Studios




Catapult, Ouazazate Studios




Imperial Lion from Kudron, Ouazazate Studios




Back of set, ouazazate studios




Set for Kingdom of Heaven, Ouzazate




Set of Kingdom of Heaven, Ouazazate




Set of Kingdom of Heaven, Ouazazate




The marketplace, Kingdom of Heaven, Ouazazate




Kingdom of Heaven Set, Ouazazate




War Machine, Ouazazate Studios




Ouazazate Studios




Battering Ram, Ouazazate Studios




Siege engine, Ouazazate




Market,Kingdom of Heaven, Ouazazate




Market Square, Kingdom of Heaven, Ouazazate




Projection Tower, Kingdom of Heaven, Ouazazate