Morocco Travel Guide

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Offline map Google map ( Rue ibn Toumert; 8am-7pm) Past the butcher and behind the florists
off Ave Mohammed V, you’ll spot stalls selling silver jewellery, hand-painted ceramics,
preserved lemons and other food products at reasonable prices – if you’re prepared to bargain
a little.


Information

Emergency
Ambulance ( 0524 43 30 30)


Brigade Touristique Offline map ( 0524 38 46 01; Rue Sidi Mimoun; 24hr)


Fire ( 15)


Police Offline map ( 19; Rue Ouadi el- Makhazine)


Polyclinique du Sud Offline map ( 0524 44 79 99; cnr Rues de Yougoslavie & ibn Aicha;


24hr) Private hospital for serious cases and emergency dental care.


Internet Access
Many hotels and riads offer free internet access or wi-fi, and wi-fi is free with purchase at Café
du Livre ( Click here ) and Le Melting Pot ( Click here ). Cybercafes ringing the Djemaa el-Fna
charge Dh8 to Dh12 per hour; just follow signs reading ‘c@fe’. Most open by 10am and close
around 10pm.


Cyber Café in CyberPark Offline map ( Ave Mohammed V; www.arsatmoulayabdeslam.ma;


per hr Dh10; 9am-6pm) Surprise: 15 terminals with fast connections amid the olive trees in
the CyberPark, near the entry across from Ensemble Artisanal.


Hassan Internet Offline map ( 0524 44 19 89; Immeuble Tazi, 12 Rue Riad el-Moukha; per


hr Dh8; 7am-midnight) A bustling place near the Tazi Hotel with 12 terminals.


Money
Most banks change cash or travellers cheques and there’s no shortage of ATMs. On Sundays,
ATMs on Rue Bab Agnaou (near Djemaa el-Fna) and in Rahba Kedima often run out of funds;
try ATMs on Rue Fatima Zohra near Bab Ksour, or in the ville nouvelle. Private bureaux de
change (exchange bureaus) offer official exchange rates but may charge commission.


Crédit du Maroc Ville Nouvelle Offline map ( 215 Ave Mohammed V); Medina Offline map ( Rue


de Bab Agnaou) ATMs and exchange facilities .


Voyages Schwartz Offline map Google map ( 0524 43 74 69; 22 Rue Moulay Ali Cherif;


8.30am-noon & 2.30-6.30pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-noon Sat) Represents American Express.


Pharmacies
Pharmacie Centrale Offline map ( 0524 43 01 58; 166 Blvd Mohammed V; 9am-7pm)


Conveniently located near Rue de la Liberté to fill prescriptions, personal care and women’s
needs.


Pharmacie de l’Unité Offline map ( 0524 43 59 82; Ave des Nations Unies; 8.30am-11pm)


Open late for all your imported drugs, homeopathic remedies and aromatherapy needs; off Pl
de la Liberté.

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