Atlas Mountains
The Atlas, North Africa’s highest mountain range stretches 600 miles diagonally across Morocco and is renowned for the beauty of its remote snow capped mountains and deep gorges. Covered in snow from November to April there are a surprising number of ski resorts only sixty miles from Marrakech.
Sharing the same ochre hues as Marrakech, Taroudant is often referred to as the small Marrakech. Unlike its larger twin, Taroudant doesn’t have a Ville Nouvelle or new town. The Berber town is a small treasure set against the back drop of the High Atlas it is a good base for trekking or exploring the western or Anti–Atlas. An hour drive from Agadir the town makes a good stop over en route to the Marrakech or any of the other Atlas towns and cities.
