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Télouet
Glaoua the heart of the country, in a high valley Sink or wadi Imarene stands the impressive kasbah of Télouet. Abandoned since 1956, there remains little, this magnificent residence that was the illustration of the opulence of Glaoui, a pile of roofing glazed tiles, watch towers, terraces and cracked sections of walls. But his heart had been miraculously preserved in two pieces dazzling decor.
Télouet was the site of passage of caravans from Marrakesh to Ouarzazate by the road construction of Tizi-n Tichka. Thanks to this strategic position it was for a century, one of the strongholds of Lords Glaoui. Among them, Al Hadj Thami powerful account Glawi al, pasha of Marrakesh, "said the Glaoui, who was born and died in Télouet (1875-1956).
Télouet The region is inhabited since ancient times by Berbers related to the large family of Masmouda.
is achieved by the kasbah on the right track that leads up to the main gate of Dar Glaoui. This former residence of the boss until the end of the French protectorate, was the pasha of Marrakech, stands on a hill overlooking the wadi bed Amarah it includes a complex of buildings dating from the nineteenth century and consisting of successive additions. A main speaker at several courtyards surrounded by crenellated walls give the whole a most singular.
Accompanies a guardian (giving the same pay as an entrance to a museum official), we visit two pieces the sumptuous apartments, which were miraculously saved.
The most notable is the reception room, whose latticed windows open onto the countryside. The floor and walls are covered with mosaics, while the ceilings are of carved stucco and painted cedar. The decoration of these rooms mobilized 300 workers, who worked for three years and a painter who "each day covered a few square centimeters. It is curious to note how this rich Andalusian-inspired décor contrasts with the austerity of the Berber architecture that is discovered by standing on the terraces. Of these, very nice view of the Jebel Ghat (3800 m).
When all family assets were confiscated Glaoui after his death, the casbahs Telouet "visible sign of an ultimate ambition," was abandoned.
From Télouet you can reach the upper valley of Wadi lounil Ounila or by the track 6803 and beyond, Ait Ben Haddou (47 km all-terrain vehicle necessary to learn about the condition of the track , impassable during the rainy season). The trail along the former caravan route, passing by such kasbas of Anemiter and Tamdaght before reaching the Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, fantastic pile of houses, towers and fortifications of red earth. Many ruins on the way, but the landscapes of great beauty
yet to see in the Marrakesh region
(1.37 km north-west) Ouarzazate (79 Km south-east.) route of Tizi-n Tichka
Glaoua the heart of the country, in a high valley Sink or wadi Imarene stands the impressive kasbah of Télouet. Abandoned since 1956, there remains little, this magnificent residence that was the illustration of the opulence of Glaoui, a pile of roofing glazed tiles, watch towers, terraces and cracked sections of walls. But his heart had been miraculously preserved in two pieces dazzling decor.
Télouet was the site of passage of caravans from Marrakesh to Ouarzazate by the road construction of Tizi-n Tichka. Thanks to this strategic position it was for a century, one of the strongholds of Lords Glaoui. Among them, Al Hadj Thami powerful account Glawi al, pasha of Marrakesh, "said the Glaoui, who was born and died in Télouet (1875-1956).
Télouet The region is inhabited since ancient times by Berbers related to the large family of Masmouda.
is achieved by the kasbah on the right track that leads up to the main gate of Dar Glaoui. This former residence of the boss until the end of the French protectorate, was the pasha of Marrakech, stands on a hill overlooking the wadi bed Amarah it includes a complex of buildings dating from the nineteenth century and consisting of successive additions. A main speaker at several courtyards surrounded by crenellated walls give the whole a most singular.
Accompanies a guardian (giving the same pay as an entrance to a museum official), we visit two pieces the sumptuous apartments, which were miraculously saved.
The most notable is the reception room, whose latticed windows open onto the countryside. The floor and walls are covered with mosaics, while the ceilings are of carved stucco and painted cedar. The decoration of these rooms mobilized 300 workers, who worked for three years and a painter who "each day covered a few square centimeters. It is curious to note how this rich Andalusian-inspired décor contrasts with the austerity of the Berber architecture that is discovered by standing on the terraces. Of these, very nice view of the Jebel Ghat (3800 m).
When all family assets were confiscated Glaoui after his death, the casbahs Telouet "visible sign of an ultimate ambition," was abandoned.
From Télouet you can reach the upper valley of Wadi lounil Ounila or by the track 6803 and beyond, Ait Ben Haddou (47 km all-terrain vehicle necessary to learn about the condition of the track , impassable during the rainy season). The trail along the former caravan route, passing by such kasbas of Anemiter and Tamdaght before reaching the Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, fantastic pile of houses, towers and fortifications of red earth. Many ruins on the way, but the landscapes of great beauty
yet to see in the Marrakesh region
(1.37 km north-west) Ouarzazate (79 Km south-east.) route of Tizi-n Tichka
