Is this a hammam?Recently we have met two distinct types of tourists. Those who did a lot of homework before coming to Fez - others who had done none. Now while there may be great joy in plunging into the unknown, some cities are better enjoyed with some basic information already stored in your head! Fez is such a city.
If you are going to visit Fez in the future it pays as our first group of tourists did, to study up. The quality of their time in Fez was enhanced by already having basic tourist information about currency, drinking water, the geography, climate and history. The couple we interviewed already knew the names of the main streets in the Medina and where the most famous buildings were located. Their time in Fez was maximised by having done the homework.
There are a lot of internet sites with practical tourist information such as maps of the Fez Medina and suggestions for sightseeing and so on and our links will also take you to some of the better ones. For restaurants you can see a guide here : Fez Restaurants or our listings with photographs Fez Food Guide
For those who are new to The View from Fez, this is a reminder that you can search the site using the search box at the top of the home page. We have hundreds of stories rangiing from renovation to culture, antiques to music and, of course, all the gossip and news.
If you are interested in buying property in Morocco or a riad in Fez, then it would be worthwhile browsing our Moroccan Property pages.
Lifestyle issues ( restaurants, bar guides and accomodation) can be found on The View from Morocco.
The free classified advertising pages are at ArtiZany
Other quick links:
Some basic contacts:
Police-Emergencies phone number is 19
For the Fire Brigade phone 15
If you have a car breakdown or want to report an accident to the police - 177
It is wise to post valuable articles from the Central Post Office · Grande Poste, on the corner of Avenue Mohammed V and Hassan II.
There is an all-night pharmacy Av. Abdelkrim El Khattabi - Tel: 62.33.80
Omar Drissi Hospital is in Place de l'Istiqlal (phone) 63.45.51
For Ghassani Hospital phone 62.27.76 / 77
Tourism Office · Place de la Résistance, Tel: 62.34.60 / 62.62.97
Railway Station · Rue Imarate Arabia - Tel: 62.50.01
Fès - Saïss Airport · Route d'Imouzzer - Tel: 62.47.12 / 62.43.00
Royal Air Maroc · 52, avenue Hassan II - Tel: 62.04.56 / 57
Renting a Riad in the Medina contact: http://www.fez-riads.com
Tags: Moroccan Morocco Fes, Maghreb news
1 comment:
Very informative. I don't understand why the tourists don't read more before they come.
You should do a list for Rabat (she said, pencil at the ready..)
from another "Moroccan Blog"
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