Round trip Morocco - From Marrakech to the desert | WDR Reisen

The film author Nina Heins and her cameraman Jonas Heil have thrown themselves into the full life of Morocco and let themselves be carried away by the magic of the Orient. (Next episode "Experience Iceland" is already in the ARD media library: 1.ard.de/island-erleben?yt=t ) Your round trip starts in Marrakech on the famous Djemaa el Fna square. For nine days they marvel at the vastness of the desert, rough coasts, historic cities and colorful markets, as well as numerous World Heritage sites - there is truly no shortage of sights in Morocco.
00:00 Welcome in Marrakech
02:23 Djemaa el Fna
06:45 Moroccan cuisine at the market
11:18 a.m. Majorelle Gardens
14:04 Yves Saint Laurent Museum
14:34 World Heritage and Hollywood backdrop Ait-Ben-Haddou
18:08 film set for Game of Thrones, Gladiator and Co.
21:14 On the street of the Kasbah: The fortress of Ait Ben Moro
21:49 Impressive landscape: Dades Gorge and oases
23:03 Photo Hotspot Todra Gorge
24:23 Moroccan clothes and henna tattoos
29:09 Camel tour in Erg Chebbi dune area
29:43 Essaouira on the Atlantic coast
33:03 Visit to the market and a cooking workshop
39:52 Souk, the largest bazaar in the country
44:24 Farewell
Just a few steps away is the old town of Marrakech, the medina. Bargaining is part of the ritual for traders in the souks, and tourists should also master it in order not to be seen as a "spoilsport". The journey continues to Ait-Ben-Haddou, where numerous Hollywood films have used the well-preserved, rambling fortress town at the foot of the High Atlas mountains as a backdrop. Ait Ben Haddou has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1987.
A few hours' drive east, near the Algerian border, the filmmakers experience the Erg Chebbi desert on camelback and are amazed by the amenities tourists would find in a modern-day desert camp.
On the opposite side of the country, after the dry sandy desert, you go back to the sea. A cooking class in Essaouira offers the opportunity to experience the culinary delights of North Africa first-hand and to prepare a classic tagine yourself.
The cultural influences of the Arabs, the Berbers and the Europeans can be found everywhere in Moroccan everyday life, in the architecture as well as in the country's cuisine, conveying a feeling of 1001 nights at every step.
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A film by Nina Heins. Camera: Jonas Heil; Editing: Christopher Wuttke; Production management: Daniel Reitz; Editors: Janina Strothmann and Barbara Falkenmeier. A Hessischer Rundfunk production, 2020.
This film was produced in 2019 for "...experience". All statements and facts correspond to the status at that time and have not been updated since then.