Skoura and the Kasbah Amridil, Skoura, Morocco

My original travel journals were split across August Phoenix Hats and a few other websites. February 2021 marked the 12th anniversary of the beginning of my travels. To keep myself sane during the pandemic lockdown, I started reissuing my journals as Director鈥檚 Cuts, with the complete text and additional photos.

My travels have taken me through Italy, Turkey and Spain. In 2017 I hit the top of my bucket list with a belated birthday gift to myself 鈥� a guided trip to Morocco. Today I would become entranced with both a famous kasbah, and a Berber carpet loom.

After spending the morning at the Ikelene Mosque in Tinghir and the stunning Todra Gorge, we drive through some pretty stark contrasts in landscape before arriving in Skoura. We check in to the Ait Ben Moro, an 18th century kasbah that has been converted into a guest house.

The rooms are simple but elegant, with thick walls, reed and beam ceiling and stone floor that echoed the architectural elements of the mosque we had just visited. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Skoura and the Kasbah Amridil
Guide Location: Morocco » Skoura
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Heather Daveno
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