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Cooperative Artisanale
Femmes de Marrakesh ARTS & CRAFTS
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
( 0524 378308; 67 Souq Kchachbia; 9.30am-12.30pm & 2.30-6.30pm) A hidden treasure worth seek-
ing in the souqs, with breezy cotton clothing and household linens made by a Marrakesh
women's cooperative, and a small annexe packed with varied items from nonprofits and
women's cooperatives from across Morocco.

Information

Cybercafes ringing the Djemaa el-Fna charge Dh8 to Dh12 per hour; just follow signs
reading 'c@fe'. There are plenty of ATMs along Rue de Bab Agnaou off the Djemaa el-
Fna.

Main Post Office ( 0524 431963; Place du 16 Novembre; 8.30am-2pm Mon-Sat)

24hr) Private hos- Polyclinique du Sud ( 0524 447999; cnr Rue de Yougoslavie & Rue Ibn Aicha, Guéliz;

pital for serious cases and emergency dental care.

Getting There & Away

BUS
Most buses arrive and depart from the main bus station OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP ( 0524 433933; Bab Doukkala) , just outside the city walls. A number of
companies run buses to Fez (from Dh130, 8½ hours, at least six daily) and Meknès (from
Dh120, six hours). CTM OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 0524 434402; Window 10,
Bab Doukkala bus station) operates daily buses to Fez (Dh160, 8½ hours). There are also ser-
vices to Agadir (Dh90, four hours, nine daily), Casablanca (Dh85, four hours, three daily)
and Essaouira (Dh80, 2½ hours, three daily).
Supratours ( 0524 435525; Ave Hassan II) , west of the train station, operates three daily
buses to Essaouira (Dh65, 2½ hours).

TRAIN
The swish train station ( 0524 447768; cnr Ave Hassan II & Blvd Mohammed VI, Guéliz) has services to
Casablanca (Dh90, three hours), Rabat (Dh120, four hours), Fez (Dh185, eight hours) via
Meknès (Dh174, seven hours) and Tangier (Dh205).