Hotel Sofia

3 rue Royaume d'Arabie Saoudite, Fes, Morocco | 3 star hotel

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Tannery! Tannery! Come! Come!

A travel blog entry by sashadasha

17

... tout us. Actually the local word Moroccans use for bringing tourists to their cash cow is called "fishing."

The admission to the tannery was free and we were even given a guide that explained how the manufacturing process works. The facility has been around for eight centuries and nothing ever changes. It is owned by two hundred families that elect managers every year from within. If workers were not happy with the managers and supervisors they ...

In Fes medina without a compass

A travel blog entry by jenny.fisher

6

... my eye is drawn to the shops. I find the culture fascinating and absorbing. I wish I could take more photos but it feels intrusive. I know that Muslim women in particular don't like having their photo taken so it is mainly general shots. Sometimes the passages are so dark I wonder if I will see the detail. We reach the area where fresh meat and fish is on sale as well as live chickens. One shop has slabs of fresh red meat sitting on the shelf, tantalizing close. A scrawny kitten ...

"Can we pay them to leave us alone?"

A travel blog entry by valaryr

1
48

... will probably not be repeating any time soon.

Our train for Casablanca left early in the morning, so we just spent the rest of the night packing our stuff in an attempt to not let it break during the remainder of our travelling. Since Lauren was leaving the next night and Michelle and I only had one night in Casa, we decided to just pack for the plane and leave out the clothes/stuff we needed the next day. ...

Fes, not Fez - that's a hat

A travel blog entry by huntersam

87

... hand made silk items where everyone is wrapped in a head scarf, each wrapped/tied a different way and photos taken before the hard sell begins.
Then it's back to our hotel for a couple of drinks and off to dinner at Restaurant Marrakech where I mistakenly order a seafood pastille, which I regret for the next 10 days or so. (Well everybody thinks it is to blame). Then back to the hotel to pack and bed.
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Fes Medina

A travel blog entry by mish_brendan

14

... storm looked ominous we rushed outside the medina to Borj Nord to get a panoramic view of Old Fes before the rains came. From our vantage point we also got a good view of the Merenid Tombs which are in an advanced state of ruin. Beating the rain we made it back to the medina without getting wet where we proceeded to find a restaurant for dinner. An enthusiastic tout won us over with the offer of a set menu meal at ...

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This 3 star hotel, located on 3 rue Royaume d'Arabie Saoudite, Fes, is near Bou Inania Medersa.
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