As with most developing countries, the infrastructure in rural Morocco is not particularly advanced or well-funded. Ancient customs and methods of doing things can be very effective, and to a certain extent, this is true of how rubbish is dealt with. But it has become a problem beyond these methods and is having a negative [...]
Ouirgane Valley
L’Amandier lies in the Ouirgane Valley, south of Marrakech, ten minutes beyond the market town of Asni. Being right in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains is what makes this truly special in the world of Moroccan villa development.
People seem to fall into two camps… those who want to be right amidst the vibrancy and chaos of Marrakech and those who prefer to indulge in the rare and abundant serenity of the Atlas Mountains. We fell into the latter and found a place that is indescribably beautiful and unique. The questions we are always asked is ‘what is there to do there?’ Read on and discover ...
People seem to fall into two camps… those who want to be right amidst the vibrancy and chaos of Marrakech and those who prefer to indulge in the rare and abundant serenity of the Atlas Mountains. We fell into the latter and found a place that is indescribably beautiful and unique. The questions we are always asked is ‘what is there to do there?’ Read on and discover ...
Giving back to the community and the environment: PART 2
Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on August 31st, 2010 · Leave a comment
Categories: Local Chatter · Ouirgane Valley · Tale of L'Amandier
Tags: · Atlas Mountains development, buy moroccan villa, Cleaning up rural morocco, community projects morocco, High Atlas Mountains, recycling and dealing with waste
Giving back to the community and the environment: PART 1
Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on August 26th, 2010 · Leave a comment
From the concept stage of L’Amandier, we have been very clear in our aim to be sensitive to the local community and environment, and determined to give back in the most effective way possible. We cannot step away from the fact that we are building in a rural area, but where possible we have kept [...]
Categories: Local Chatter · Ouirgane Valley · Tale of L'Amandier
Tags: · Atlas Mountains development, community projects morocco, dealing with waste, giving back, Moroccan villas, sustainable developers morocco, waste reduction projects
A Moroccan adventure; climbing Mount Toubkal
Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on August 17th, 2010 · Leave a comment
Anwar (our MD) is a man with many missions. So many, that generally I can’t keep up. One of these recently stated missions is to climb the highest peak in a different mountain range each year. This year was Mont Blanc in the Alps. Last year was Mount Toubkal in the High Atlas mountains of [...]
Categories: Local Chatter · Ouirgane Valley
Tags: · Atlas Mountains development, Climb Mount toubkal, Imlil, Jebel Toubkal, Morocco, morocco property, Ouirgane Valley, Trekking in the High Atlas Mountains
