landmark · Ouarzazate, Morocco
Aït Benhaddou
A filming location from The Odyssey in Ouarzazate.
Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The scene
The ancient earthen ksar, a UNESCO-listed stack of kasbahs above a river, stood in for the walled city of Troy in the film's opening chapter.
How to visit
Aït Benhaddou is about 30 km from Ouarzazate, an easy half-day trip. Cross the river, climb through the fortified village to the granary at the top for the classic view, and go early or late to beat the tour buses and the midday heat.
Address: Aït Benhaddou, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco · Open in Google Maps
- The Atlas Studios in Ouarzazate run tours of standing film sets.
- The Tizi n'Tichka pass toward Marrakech is one of Morocco's great drives.
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Good to know
- What was filmed at Aït Benhaddou?
- The ancient earthen ksar, a UNESCO-listed stack of kasbahs above a river, stood in for the walled city of Troy in the film's opening chapter.
- Can you visit Aït Benhaddou?
- Aït Benhaddou is about 30 km from Ouarzazate, an easy half-day trip. Cross the river, climb through the fortified village to the granary at the top for the classic view, and go early or late to beat the tour buses and the midday heat.
- Where is Aït Benhaddou?
- Aït Benhaddou is a real filming location in Ouarzazate. Aït Benhaddou, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
