At the heart of the Souss valley, more than 7 km of walls surround the medina of Taroudant, the first capital of the sultans Saadian the sixteenth century.
The city is famous for its leather crafts, wrought iron and its silver Berber jewelery, while tanners are activated every day around the tanks outside the city walls to Bab Targhount.
With 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 hinterland, palm groves, including that of Tioute 30 km. The plain opens to the ocean toward the west at about 80 km.
The tour of the ramparts of Taroudant
The current walls of Taroudant, erected successive bastions and pierced by five doors, the main one being Bab el Kasbah, date from the early 18th century, the old walls were destroyed. Subsequently, the walls have been constantly restored until the early twentieth century by the successive masters of Taroudant.
Over the hours, the color of the 7 km of ramparts surrounding Taroudant varies from golden brown to purple hot. They travel easily on foot, bicycle or horse-drawn carriage. In several places mature gardens help highlight them.
The Medina
The walls encircle a Medina 3 km²; 5 doors, some of which are only accessible to pedestrians and bicycles, open access to the heart of the city ...
The terraces instead of al-Alaouyine offer early morning of tasty breakfasts and lunch time a fairly traditional Moroccan cuisine, grilled meats or sandwiches to eat on the run.
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