Hottest place in Morocco?

ZAGORA
Hottest place in Morocco?









Zagora is another of the cities in the south of Morocco that claims to be "the hottest place in Morocco". Zagora is not terribly different from any other place out here, despite being the largest city inside a radius of 150 km.
The mountain rising up behind town centre gives it a dramatic look, and is together with the touristic road sign saying that it is 52 days to Timbuktu, the most popular photograph souvenirs.

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Zagora hotels



Chez Ali (t. 044 846258)
la Rose des Sables (t. 044 847274)
Vallee du Draa (t. 044 847210)



la Palmeraie  (t. 044 847008)



Dar el Hiba 8 km north. (t. 044 847805)
La Fibule du Draa  (t. 044 847271)
Kasbah Asmaa  (t. 044 847599)
Kasbah Tifawte (t. 044 848843)
Sirocco  (t. 044 846126)
Territoires Sud (t. 044 226695)
Zagour (t. 044 846178)



Club Reda  (t. 044 847012)
Riad Lamane  (t. 044 848389)
Tinzouline  (t. 044 847252)

Hotels and alternatives
Zagora has a very good offer of hotels in all price ranges. There is a handful of budget offers, and three 4/5-star hotels. Prices are at a normal Moroccan level.

Restaurants and alternatives
Beyond the restaurants which are found in most hotels, there is little in Zagora to make hungry travellers enthusiastic. But the hotel restaurants offer fairly interesting menus, good food and value for money.

Nightlife
There is a chance of finding activities in the larger hotels.

Change Money
Zagora has two banks, which offer normal services.

Transportation
Good connections north, both by buses and taxis. In southern direction, there is far less to choose from, but there are two departures to M'hamid per day.

Important
Zagora can be very hot during the day, but equally cold during night. Bring necessary clothes, perhaps a hat and sunglasses.



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Stara Zagora

 Stara Zagora is one of the oldest towns on the territory of present-day Bulgaria, famous equally for its rich history and fertile lands. The town lies in the geographical centre of the country. Its origin can be traced back to Thracian times (5-6nd century BC), when the town was known under the name of Beroe. Later on, after the Romans settled in (2nd century AC), the town was rebuilt and renamed into Augusta Trayana, after the then-emperor Trayan. With the arrival of Slavic tribes in those areas (6th century AC), the town appears in annals as Vereya, while under the rule of Byzantium (8th c.), it was renamed into Irinopolis.

   Its present-day name comes from the Turkish “Eski Zagra” (‘old fortress’, after the remains of the Roman settlement), given to the town by the Ottoman troops after their invasion in Bulgarian lands at the end of the 14th century. Later, the Ottomans renamed the town into Eski Zaara – zaara meaning fertile land. The latter is nothing occasional as the town’s surrounding areas are famous for their tasty produce of vegetables (especially tomatoes) and fruit trees such as apricots and peaches.

   Today, Stara Zagora is poetically nicknamed as the Town of Limes for the numerous lime trees planted along the main streets of the town and enchanting visitors with their marvelous scent in springtime. As the town was ruined to the ground during the Russian-Turkish Liberation war, after the Liberation in 1878 it was rebuilt in the fashion of the straight geometrical system. The town plan, designed by the Czech Loubor Bayer, strikes visitors with its perfectly straight and perpendicular streets and makes Stara Zagora unique in Bulgaria. Yet despite its through reconstruction, the town keeps the remains of the Augusta Trayana fortress and other sights of interest, such as Roman mosaics in 20 different places in the town. The Eski Mosk (Eski Dzamiya), built during the 15th century by the Ottoman authorities, is another place of tourist interest.



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Introducing Zagora

Introducing Zagora

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The modern town of Zagora is largely a French creation, although the oasis has always been inhabited. It was from here that the Saadians launched their expedition to conquer Timbuktu in 1591. The now famous, somewhat battered sign still reads ‘Tombouctou 52 jours’ (by camel caravan), although it took the Saadian army 135 days to get there.


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Zagora feels very much like a border town, fighting back the encroaching desert with its lush palmeraie. Though modern and largely unappealing, it does have its moments, particularly when a dust storm blows up out of the desert and the light becomes totally surreal. The spectacular Jebel Zagora, which rises up across the other side of the river Drâa, is worth climbing for the views.

Last updated: Sep 24, 2008

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