Sunday, March 16, 2008

An amazing house in Morocco




There are scores of stories about expats buying and restoring houses in Morocco. The most ambitious ones to date have been in Fez where the focus on traditional craftsmanship has been generally superb.



However today we have a story about a couple who went deep into the countryside and built a house from scratch. Not a modern bricks and mortar construction, but traditional adobe. And it is stunning!

"Près du Puits" is French for "Near the Well"... That well is somewhere near Fez, Morocco, and a French couple Fred and Maria have built their adobe house with its water.

Frédéric Calmès

Fred will be remembered by regular readers of The View from Fez as the extremely talented musician who performs with the Hamadcha Sufi Brotherhood.

In their blog they have begun to post photographs, recipes, and stories about their life in the country. It is certainly worth a visit. You will find it here: Près du Puits

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Anonymous said...

Truly stunning! I love traditional houses; they always are more pleasing to look at and more serene to be in.

Fred and Maria are one very lucky couple!