| North Africa is a perfect place for filming; it has | | | | for the locations on a North African holiday will |
| sweeping vistas, it has seas of sand, it has the | | | | enjoy trips to Kénitra Airbase and Rabbat |
| Mediterranean, it has new buildings and old | | | | in Morocco where the bulk of the film was made. |
| alleyways in ancient and bustling cities. In fact, all | | | | 5. Laurence of Arabia. |
| the attractions and opportunities that make it a | | | | With "Arabia" in the title you'd think that this 60's |
| great place for filming also makes North Africa | | | | David Lean classic would have been filmed |
| great for holidays. We examine the top ten film | | | | somewhere on the Arabian peninsula. However, |
| locations that, along with the other attractions, | | | | most was filmed in Spain and several other |
| mean that any North African holiday will be as | | | | locations such as California, Jordan, Morocco and |
| exciting as it is exotic... | | | | Wales. The Moroccan aspect was filmed in |
| 10. The English Patient | | | | Ouarzazate, a famous city in southern Morocco |
| The English Patient was filmed in Mahdia and Nefta | | | | that is more castle or citadel than city. |
| in Tunisia. The shifting sands and small oasis town | | | | 4. Gladiator |
| feel of the locations almost became another | | | | A more modern epic, Gladiator also filmed several |
| character in the film as the love story played out | | | | of its scenes in Ouarzazate, the ancient roman |
| over them. | | | | architecture fitting in with the run down province |
| 9. The Life of Brian | | | | where Maximus becomes a Gladiator for the first |
| A less straight-laced film at number 9, with Monty | | | | time. Ouarzazate is well worth a visit on a Holiday |
| Python's Life of Brian. The film was filmed almost | | | | in North Africa, for its own history and culture and |
| exclusively on location in Tunisia, and includes the | | | | for its long history of film production. |
| Amphitheatre at El Djem, the Kasbah of Sousse | | | | 3. Raiders of the Lost Ark |
| and several other towns and areas. One of their | | | | Indiana Jones always chooses the most |
| most controversial and best films, Brian included all | | | | interesting places to go on 'holiday'. The North |
| the 'Pythons' in various parts as well as half of | | | | African city of Sousse was the location for some |
| 'Goon' Spike Milligan. Only half of the footage with | | | | of the Raiders of the Lost Ark shoot, in particular |
| his character is actually Spike. The pythons met | | | | the famous scene where Inde comes up against |
| him and got him to film some scenes, but he | | | | a sword master and lazily draws his gun and |
| himself was on a holiday in North Africa, and left | | | | shoot him rather than get up close. There was a |
| to carry on his holiday with only half of his part | | | | whole scene planned out for this fight, but |
| done! | | | | Harrison Ford (and everyone else in the cast and |
| 8. Cleopatra | | | | crew apart from Spielberg) had very bad |
| As you'd imagine, parts of this epic were filmed | | | | diarrhoea, and told the director "Why doesn't he |
| on location in Egypt. Richard Burton and Elizabeth | | | | just shoot him and get it over and done with?" |
| Taylor engage in epic war and love scenes close | | | | 2. Star Wars |
| to the Pyramids and over the desert sands - a | | | | A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away was |
| classic film, it's low on our list because most | | | | actually 1977 and Tunisia. The sweeping sands and |
| holidays to North Africa that go to Egypt will go | | | | rocky crags of the country made it perfect for |
| for the history of the Pyramids and the middle | | | | the desert plant of Tatooine in George Lucas's |
| kingdom rather than to see where the stars may | | | | space epic, and the set for Luke Skywalker's |
| have stood. | | | | home is a popular tourist destination for fans on |
| 7. Death on the Nile | | | | holiday in North Africa. |
| A Peter Ustinov classic, Death on the Nile is a | | | | 1. Casablanca |
| great film that seems almost like an advert for | | | | Casablanca is the perfect movie from North |
| holidays in North Africa and Egypt all on its own! | | | | Africa, with one small problem; none of it was |
| The film shows all of the main Egyptian sights, | | | | filmed there! While cheating a little, the film still |
| from Luxor to Giza, and is scenic and riveting. | | | | comes number one in our list as you can visit the |
| 6. Black Hawk Down | | | | city and go to Rick's Café |
| Black Hawk Down was filmed almost entirely in | | | | Américain, a tribute bar in the same style |
| Morocco, using many of the soldiers who were | | | | as the original set. A great place and city to visit |
| actually in the raid the film depicts. The real life | | | | on your holidays to North Africa. |
| battle took place in Mogadishu, but those looking | | | | |