Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Restaurants
Noon to 3pm and 7pm to 11pm.
Shops
9am to 12.30pm and 2.30pm to 8pm Monday to Saturday (often closed longer from
noon on Friday).
Tourist offices
8.30am to 12.30pm and 2.30pm to 6.30pm Monday to Thursday.
POST
Post offices are distinguished by the 'PTT' sign or the 'La Poste' logo. You can some-
times buy stamps at
tabacs,
the small tobacco and newspaper kiosks you see scattered
about the main city centres.
The postal system is fairly reliable but not terribly fast. The parcel office, indicated by
the sign
'colis postaux',
is generally in a separate part of the post-office building. Take
your parcel unwrapped for customs inspection. Some parcel offices sell boxes.
PRACTICALITIES
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Newspapers
For a full list of Moroccan newspapers online, go to
onlinenewspapers.com.
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Radio
Moroccan radio encompasses a handful of local AM and FM stations, the bulk of which broadcast in
either Arabic or French. Midi 1 at 97.5 FM covers northern Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, and plays reasonable
contemporary music.
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TV
Satellite dishes are everywhere in Morocco and pick up dozens of foreign stations. There are two
government-owned stations, TVM and 2M, which broadcast in Arabic and French.
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Electricity
Electric current is 220V/50Hz but older buildings may still use 110V. Moroccan sockets accept the
European round two-pin plugs.
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Languages
Moroccan Arabic (Darija), French and Berber.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
All banks, post offices and most shops are shut on the main public holidays.
New Year's Day
1 January
Independence Manifesto
11 January
Labour Day
1 May
Feast of the Throne
30 July
Allegiance of Oued-Eddahab
14 August
Anniversary of the King's and People's Revolution
20 August
Young People's Day
21 August
