Ouled Berhil: Riad Hida, Market and Music
Accommodation in Ouled Berhil
The house is located in an old kasbah, 800 metres south of the main road, and houses a hotel and restaurant. Ouled Berhil has a rural market and local music groups; in the wider region, a road branches off via the Tizi n'Test.
Accommodation at Riad Hida
Palais Riad Hida has ten rooms and eight suites, designed in a refined Oriental style. The property has an outdoor swimming pool and a furnished terrace overlooking a fountain and a planted garden in the Moroccan style. The plants include palms, jacaranda, datura and bougainvillea. The palace also serves dishes prepared by the chef and kitchen team.
Kasbah history and local life
The location in an old kasbah is also linked to a specific history of the house. Riad Hida was once the palace of Hida ben Mays, a pasha of Taroudant. This named hotel and restaurant brings together a former palace function and its present-day use as accommodation. If you would also like to take the historical connection into account when choosing a hotel, this context offers a specific point of reference in Ouled Berhil. The title refers to Taroudant, while the former palace is located in Ouled Berhil.
The rural market in Ouled Berhil takes place on Tuesday mornings. If you plan to include a visit to the market in your week, check the schedule locally. Tuesday morning thus provides a specific time frame for a visit to the town. In your planning, this is a different consideration from choosing a hotel: the market offers a time reference, while Riad Hida describes the accommodation.
Local music groups in Ouled Berhil are associated with the Mizān, Ahwash and Gnawa traditions. On 20 August 2023, the eighth edition of the “عوالم موسيقية” (“Musical Worlds”) festival began in the commune under the motto “التراث في خدمة التنمية” (“Heritage in the Service of Development”).
Continue your journey via the Tizi n'Test
In the wider region, a road branches off to the left towards Marrakesh via the Tizi n'Test, eight kilometres beyond Ouled Berhil. The road over the pass is narrow and winding and may be closed in winter because of landslides or snowfall. If you are considering this onward journey, check current weather and road conditions before setting out. These notes serve different purposes: the turn-off locates the route beyond Ouled Berhil, while the possible winter closure is important for timing your trip. The Tizi n'Test is therefore a regional route reference, separate from the description of the town and the hotel and restaurant.
Discover more destinations: Tiguert, Tamaloukt, Aguerd, Tazzarine, Ouled Teima, Aït-Ben-Haddou, Tamellalt, Sidi Ifni
For the overarching travel overview: Souss-Massa-Draa.
