Morocco Travel Guide

COOKING

LANGUAGE

LANGUAGE

LANGUAGE

Clock Kitchen

Offline map Google  map (    0655   32  40  82; www.fez-food.com,   Derb    El  Magana, Talaa   Kebira;

day course Dh600) Held in Café Clock (Click here ) these classes are the place to perfect your
tajine and couscous-making skills. After planning your menu, you shop for ingredients in the
souq, spend the day honing your technique and finishing up with the feast you’ve prepared.
Other options include bread-baking classes, patisserie workshops, making tanjia (slow-cooked
stews) and hand-rolling couscous.

Subul Assalam

( 0535 63 18 62; www.sacal-fez.com; 4-week courses Dh400, hourly lessons from Dh180)
A new and active language school touting its services in cross-cultural understanding. Subul
Assalam (‘Pathways to Peace’) can arrange homestays for its longer courses, which are
offered in Darija (Moroccan Arabic), modern standard and classical Arabic, as well as
Tamazight Berber.

DMG Arabophon

( 0535 60 34 75; www.arabicstudy.com; courses from Dh2500) Runs intensive programs in
Darija and modern standard Arabic, as well as shorter courses aimed at travellers: a half-day
‘Curious Explorer’ (Dh500) and a one-week ‘Serious Explorer’ (Dh1500). DMG also offers
courses in Tamazight Berber. Lessons are offered in English, French, German and Spanish.

Arabic Language Institute

Offline map Google  map (    0535   62  48  50; www.alif-fes.com;   2   Rue Ahmed   Hiba;   3-/6-week

courses Dh5600/9900) Offers longer courses aimed at foreigners, and can assist in finding
accommodation for students, in apartments or with local families. Lessons are held at the
American Language Center.

Tours

The Fassi authorities have woken to the difficulties tourists have in navigating the medina, and
introduced a series of well-signed self-guided walks through the old city. Each highlights
different aspects of traditional Fez:

Dark blue Monuments and souqs

Green Andalucian palaces and gardens

Orange Fès el-Jdid

Pale blue Andalucian quarter

Purple Artisanal crafts tour

The head-height signs are easy to follow, showing the direction of the next major landmark, and
there are excellent English information boards at regular intervals, although some have been
allowed to fall into disrepair. The Fes Medina Tourist Circuits Guide accompanies these self-
guided walking tours marked throughout the medina, while the excellent Fez from Bab to Bab:
Walks in the Medina by Hammad Berrada further details 11 different walks, allowing readers to