Morocco Travel Guide

PATISSERIE

FAST    FOOD

Offline map Google map ( 0528 99 32 52; 141 Ave Chahid Bouchraya; pizzas Dh40-60) A cosy
place to eat, although it also does a brisk takeaway trade. Dishes include thin-crust pizzas,
harira, salads, omelettes and pasta marinara.

Au Palais des Glaces €

Offline map (    0528   98  04  76; Blvd    de  Mekka;  breakfast   Dh13-20)    A   modern, European-style

tearoom, patisserie and ice-cream parlour, with the best ice creams in town. A good place to
start the day, too.

Restaurant el-Bahja €

Offline map Google  map (Blvd   Mohammed    V;  set menu    Dh25)   Simple  grilled meat    –   lamb    certainly,

camel perhaps – is served without ceremony here, but with plenty of grease and chips. Good
for when you’ve had enough of fresh fish.

Information

The city’s showpiece is the vast Place du Méchouar, but there is no obvious centre. The post
office, banks and most hotels are along Ave Hassan II and Blvd de Mekka. There are several
banks with ATMs and exchange facilities near the intersection of Ave Hassan II and Blvd
Mohammed V, and internet cafes on Blvd de Mekka.

Attijariwafa Bank (cnr of Ave Hassan II & Blvd Mohammed V)

Banque Populaire (Place Dchira) Has another branch on Blvd Mohammed V.

BMCE (Place Hassan II) Has another branch at Place Dchira.

Délégation Régionale du Tourisme ( 0528 99 52 83; Ave de l’Islam; 9am-noon & 2.30-
6.30pm Mon-Fri)

Post office (Place Hassan II) There is a smaller branch on Place Dchira.

Getting There & Away

Air
Hassan I Airport ( 0528 89 37 91; www.onda.ma) Located 2km south of Laâyoune.

BinterCanarias (www.bintercanarias.com) Weekly flights to/from Gran Canaria.

Royal Air Maroc Offline map (RAM; 0528 99 58 00; Immeuble Nagjir, Place Dchira) Daily

afternoon or evening flights to/from Casablanca.

Boat
Armas (www.navieraarmas.com) was setting up a ferry line to/from Gran Canaria at the time
of research; this weekly route takes seven hours.

Bus
Buses mostly leave from the offices towards the southern end of Blvd de Mekka. CTM
Offline map (Blvd de Mekka) has daily departures to the following destinations.

DESTINATIONCOST (DH)DURATION (HR)
Agadir 220 10