Morocco's Ait-Ben-Haddou is a UNESCO World Heritage site that has served as the backdrop for numerous moviesAIT-BEN-HADDOU, Morocco: Millions worldwide may have seen the desert fortress in the hit fantasy series "Game of Thrones", but fewer know they can visit the Moroccan village of Ait-Ben-Haddou. "Several people have told me that they came here to see the filming location of 'Game of Thrones'," said Ahmed Baabouz, a local tour guide. "There is tourism linked to cinema here but frankly we have not developed it to the extent it could be." The fortress is an ideal film setting, located a short distance from the studios of Ouarzazate, the "Mecca" of Moroccan cinema. But "nothing indicates that 'Game of Thrones' was shot here," he added.

Source: Bangkok Post February 18, 2020 01:52 UTC