Have You Joined the Set-Jetters? ; Loved the Movie? Then Go On Set! From Leo's Beach to Maximus' Morocco, It's the Hottest New Holiday Trend...
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Gladiator - Morocco THE benchmark Roman epic - but with a real man (Russell Crowe) as its hero Maximus, did anyone notice the scenery?
The African slave scenes were shot in historically accurate Morocco; the market where Maximus is sold into slavery and the small arena where he makes his gladiatorial debut were built in the town of Ait Benhaddou, near Ouarzazate, the gateway to the Sahara and the oasis routes south.See the full content of this document
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Have You Joined the Set-Jetters? ; Loved the Movie? Then Go On Set! From Leo's Beach to Maximus' Morocco, It's the Hottest New Holiday Trend...
Ait was also used for Lawrence Of Arabia, while Alexander was filmed at Essaouira and Hideous Kinky in Marrakesh. Explore the incredible desert vistas, the delicate mud villages and castles, then head farther south to the sand dunes and, if you can stomach it, pitch and roll over them on a camel.
TAKE a ten-day tour from Marrakesh to the fringes of the Sahara, with two nights at Ouarzazate, from Pounds 1,285pp including flights and transfers with Abercrombie and Kent (www.abercrombiekent.co.uk; 0845 070 0612).A Good Woman - Amalfi Coast, Italy BEAUTIFUL 'older woman' Helen Hunt is pitc...See the full content of this document
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