| Page Views: 20,834 Last Visit to Morocco: November, 1999 | Paul2001's trip to Morocco by Paul2001 - last update: Apr 11, 2005 |
Unfortunately I cannot give you a fair picture of Morocco as about a week into the trip I got really sick.
This is not to say that I had an altogether bad time in this intriguing country but it did somewhat spoil by attempts to hike in the Atlas Mountians and to visit the Kasbahs that sit on the edge of the these glorious mountains. Still I strongly recommed going if only to visit the fascinating cities of Fez and Marrakesh which will provide you possibly the best glimpse of the urban Arab world. |
| Ait Ben Haddou seen in such films as Gladiator |
|  | Morocco in the Movies Interesting aspect to Morocco is that once you are there, you think that you have seen it before. Well there is a logic to this perception. It seems that virtually every Hollywood movie that is suppose to take place somewhere in the Islamic World or some other exotic place was actually filmed in Morocco. I find this intriguing especially after recently watching the film "Black Hawk Down" and recongnizing the architecture as being Moroccian in character. It was in fact filmed the Rabat/Sale region. If you also are fascinated by this interesting movie trivia than you can read my list of films that were actually filmed in Morocco.
1) The Sheltering Sky
2) Black Hawk Down
3) The Man Who Would Be King
4) The Jewel of the Nile
5) Lawrence of Arabia
6) Seven Years in Tibet
7) Gladiator
8) The Four Feathers (2002)
9) The Last Testament
10) Alexander the Great (2004)
11) Sahara (2005)
Interesting to note that two films that I know of that actually take place in Morocco where filmed elsewhere: "Casablanca" was
filmed in Hollywood. "The Wind and the Lion" was filmed in Spain. |
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| Pros: | "Great Atmosphere. Very pleasant people." | | Cons: | "Boring food and nightlife. Very stubborn touts." | | In A Nutshell: | "A great introduction to the Arab World" |
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angiebabe Sat Jan 26, 2008 16:28 UTC
excellent page - a lot of my pics are waiting for a scanner but great reading ur tips - and esp of the medersas around Morocco that were closed each time i went to visit! | funkycarla8 Tue Jan 22, 2008 17:09 UTC
I completely agree that the hotel de foucauld is lovely. I'm ashamed to say i may have been one of those noisy school children!! Your pictures are lovely. | Fudge Mon Oct 16, 2006 03:36 UTC
hi, your travelogue on Atlas Mts hiking has tips in very smalll font. Very hard to read. But I enjoyed looking at the pics. :) I may write you again b4 going to Morocco! | hunterV Tue Aug 15, 2006 02:06 UTC
Hi, Paul! Thanks for your good page! |
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