Well worth a visit is the Ensemble Artisanal (Place el-Majzen; 10am-2pm & 4-6pm)
across from the Parador Hotel. It’s one of the best we’ve seen in Morocco, although information
boards are in Arabic and Spanish only. There are weavers at their looms, cobblers, artists,
knitters and wireworkers.
Information
Internet Access
Cyber-Net (Zanqat Sbâa; per hr Dh5; 10am-midnight)
IRIC (Institut Raouachid pour l’Information et le Commerce; Ave Hassan II; per hr Dh5;
8am-midnight) Next to Librairie Al-Nahj.
Medical Services
Hospital Mohammed V ( 0539 98 62 28; Ave al-Massira al-Khadra)
Pharmacie Chefchaouen ( 0539 98 61 58; Ave Moulay Driss)
Money
Banque Populaire Medina (Plaza Uta el-Hammam); New City (Ave Hassan II) There’s an
ATM at the medina.
BMCE (Ave Hassan II) ATM .
Post
Post office (Ave Hassan II)
Travel Agencies
Preference Voyages Agency Offline map Google map ( 0539 98 79 13;
[http://www.preferencevoyages.com; 39 Ave Hassan II; ](http://www.preferencevoyages.com; 39 Ave Hassan II; ) 9am-12.30pm & 3-6.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-
12.30pm Sat) This extremely helpful travel agency – the first in Chefchaouen – has tourist
information and organises mountain treks with registered guides. English-speaking.
Getting There & Away
Bus
Many bus services from Chefchaouen originate elsewhere, so are often full on arrival. Buy the
ticket for your onward journey on arrival in Chefchaouen to secure a seat. The bus station is
1.5km southwest of the town centre at the far end of Ave Mohammed V (Dh10 in a petit taxi
from Place el-Majzen). CTM and all other buses use the same station.
CTM ( 0539 98 76 69) serves the following destinations:DESTINATIONCOST (DH)DURATION (HR)
Al Hoceima 80 6
Casablanca 115 8
Fez 70 4½
Nador 135 9