Photo: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Richard Branson
His parents knocked on a kasbah door in the Atlas, and told him to buy it.
- From: United Kingdom
- Known as: other
- Their tie: kept a home, keeps coming back
- When: late 1990s–today
The story
While Richard Branson was flying balloon attempts out of Marrakech, his parents found a kasbah in the Atlas Mountains and insisted he buy it. Kasbah Tamadot opened as a hotel in 2005; he says he goes as often as he can and calls it a special place for his family.
“I visit as often as I can”Richard Branson · source
The Story of the Kasbah Tamadot · Virgin on YouTube. It loads only when you tap.
Where in Morocco
- Asni (Kasbah Tamadot): kasbah his parents found, now a hotel
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
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