LOCALmanagement as Gégène, but more upmarket, La Trattoria is a pleasant place with a relaxed
ambience and passable Italian food. The menu has a full range of pizzas and pasta, and a good
choice of fish and seafood. It’s located on Blvd du Front de Mer, 400m north of the medina.
Open-air Fish Restaurants
Fish and seafood, particularly sardines, are a speciality in Safi, and the best place to sample
them is at the restaurants on the hill at the rond-point de Sidi Bouzid (the Sidi Bouzid
roundabout). Establish the price before ordering, as fish is charged by weight, or order the fish
special – a plate of fish served with bread and a spicy tomato sauce for about Dh35. A petit
taxi to get there costs around Dh10.
Shopping
Safi is an excellent place to buy pottery of all types. To get a feel for prices visit the fixed-price
pottery shop Offline map Google map ( 9am-8pm) on the right-hand side of Rue du Souq as
your enter the medina from Bab Lamaasa. To the left, towards the eastern end of the same
street, you’ll find the colourful pottery souq Offline map Google map.
Information
There are plenty of banks and ATMs clustered around Pl de l’Indépendance and Pl Driss Ben
Nacer. Visit www.safi-ville.com for tourist information.
Cyber Club Lascala (Ave Sidi Mohammed Abdallah; per hr Dh5; 8am-midnight) Fantastic
games den, with pool tables (Dh5 per game) and heaving with students.
Main post office (Ave Sidi Mohammed Abdallah)
Syndicat d’Initiative (Rue de la Liberté; 9am-noon & 3-7pm) Tourist information centre, but
not very helpful.
Getting There & Away
Bus Most of the CTM buses stopping in Safi originate elsewhere, so consider booking at least
a day in advance. Destinations include Agadit (Dh110, five hours, one daily), Casablanca
(Dh85, four hours, 15 daily), El-Jadida (Dh50, two hours, four daily) and Essaouira (Dh50, two
hours, nine daily). Other operators run daily departures to the same destinations as well as to
Oualidia (Dh25, one hour, one daily) and Tiznit (Dh90, six hours, one daily).
Taxi There are grands taxis to Marrakesh (Dh65) and Essaouira (Dh50), among other
destinations, which leave from the parking lot beside the bus station. The rank for Oualidia
(Dh27) and El-Jadida (Dh45) is a good kilometre north of town on the El-Jadida road.
Train From Safi train station (Rue de R’bat) there are two services per day at 5.50am and
3.50pm involving a change at Benguérir and calling at Casablanca (Dh84, 4½ hours), Rabat
(Dh110, 5½ hours) and Fez (Dh185, eight hours).
Getting Around
Both the bus station (Ave Président Kennedy) and the train station (Rue de R’bat) are quite
a distance south from the centre of town. A metered petit taxi from either will cost around