THE VIEW FROM FEZ

The tourist police in Fez have been engaged in a major crackdown on the growing phenomenon of the false guides. Since the beginning of 2...

In an attempt to curb the spread of false guides the Moroccan authorities have published a list of official tourist guides. The list is a...

Petty crime in the Medinas of Fez and Marrakech is a relatively small problem, especially in comparison with European or American cities....

While the flow of visitors arriving in Morocco had been relatively steady over the last month, the numbers appear to have increased in the ...

According to a headline in a French language publication, "Fès : Près de 400 faux guides déférés devant la justice durant les cinq pr...

With the news from Maghreb Arab Press that the tourist police brigade has arrested 414 false guides in Fez over the last three months, The V...

Just how much should a visitor to Fez pay for the services of a guide? The View from Fez recently came across a website offering a half-day ...

Mount Toubkal at 4167m is the highest peak in the Moroccan High Atlas Mountains and a magnet for those wanting an extraordinary climbing adv...

Once again, a Fez guesthouse reports that its guests were the target of scam-artists who board the train at Meknes . Usually one or two men ...

As someone who has spent a lot of time wandering the wondefully intriguing maze that makes up the old Medina of Fez, I am constantly amazed ...