START BAHIA PALACE
END TERRASSE DES ÉPICES
DISTANCE 4.5KM
DURATION FOUR HOURS
Walking Tour: Medina Souqs & Funduqs
To discover the medina’s hidden hot spots, you don’t need to get hopelessly lost in the souqs (though it’s highly
recommended) or hit the derbs (alleys) running at dawn. After lazing around the riad or sunning on your hotel terrace, begin
your leisurely afternoon stroll at the Bahia Palace . After ogling the Bahia’s intricately painted ceilings, head up Rue Riad
Zitoun el-Jedid and follow the signs to the right under an archway for Dar Si Said where the painted dome of the wedding
chamber will blow what’s left of your Bahia-addled mind.
Head back to Rue Riad Zitoun el-Jedid and follow the road north past the broken-tile-paved entrance and Bollywood posters
of the Cinéma Eden on your left to the Djemaa el-Fna . You’ll need to look sharp to dodge scooters, horse carriages,
slithery snake charmers and henna tattooists who consider your hands blank canvases begging for art. Head for the mint
sellers in the northwest corner, swing right towards Pl Bab Fteuh, and cross the plaza towards the covered entrance of Rue
el-Mouassine. On your right is the Bab Fteuh Funduq where you can glimpse jewellery and trays being hammered out in