Amazrou

Amazrou is hamlet and palmery just to the south of Zagora, across the Drâa valley, and a great place to spend the afternoon, wandering (or biking - you can rent mountain bikes) amid the shade of its gardens and ksour. The village is, inevitably, wise to the ways of tourism -children try to drag you into their houses for tea and will hassle you to adopt them as guides -but for all that, the oasis life and cultivation are still fairly unaffected. The local sight, which any of the kids will lead you towards, is the old jewish Kasbah, La kasbah des juifs. The jewish community here were active in the silver jewellery trade - a craft continued by Muslim Berbers after their exodus. It's possible to visit some of the workshops.