Building earth houses

23 Mar 2012

Building houses from earth in Morocco is like making sand castles but with fully grown children in the sand pit!

Building earth houses in Morocco by Max Lawrence Lawrence of Morocco

Here are a selection of photos of the building of Chez Max.  The house is located in the stunning village of Tagadert, 24 km from Marrakech on the Amizmiz road.  The houses are constructed of earth bricks ("tub" in Arabic).

 

Testimonials

Riad Les Yeux Bleus, Morocco holidays Marraekch

Marrakech is totally bonkers!

Dear Max ,

Well what can I say about Marrakech.  It's totally bonkers but in an exhilarating and vibrant way.  Despite my reservations about traveling by Easyjet the journey was quite civilised, especially with the speedy boarding option you included for us.  We were met at the airport on time for our transfer to Les Yeux Blue by a charming …

The Faints and The Meldrums

Think hiking the hills and olive groves, reading trashy novels you couldn't get away with before Kindle.

Susan d'Arcy from The Sunday Times travelled to Marrakech with Lawrence of Morocco in July 2012.

We know Morocco intimately

We really know Morocco and have had the pleasure of making many people's dream trips become reality over the years. It has been our privilege to be asked to manage holidays, weddings and productions for so many fantastic and discerning clients. We remain small and dedicated to providing excellent honest advice to enable you to sit back, relax and enjoy the fun bits without having to manage the unpredictability of this fascinating country.

If you want it done right, look no further!

Lawrence of Morocco