Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
time, you can sample and purchase the products. It is signposted off the main road 50m
down a rutted track.
If you're trekking and don't have room to carry jars of syrupy mountain honey, you can
buy the honey and nut oils at
www.apanart.fr
.
Souq
(Tabant; 8am-2pm Sun)
The valley's main market takes place on Sunday and offers a great
insight into valley life. Traders and shoppers start arriving in Tabant on Saturday evening,
'parking' their donkeys at the top of town. Expect an unedited experience of busy
butchers' stalls and veg vendors, alongside traders selling everything from used clothes to
teapots and tajines and even the kitchen sink (literally).
MARKET
Petroglyphs
Exiting the northern end of the valley 5km northeast of Ifrane towards Azilal you'll crest
the dramatic
Tizi n'Tirghist pass
(2626m). Around this area are petroglyphs some geologists
estimate are 4000 years old; ask a local guide to point out the enigmatic symbols, which
local lore links to ancient rain-making ceremonies.
PETROGLYPH
Association Ighrem Atelier
du Sculpture
( 0673 75 31 63;
www.theanou.com
;
Agouti; 8am-6pm)
In Agouti at this centre, 500m from
Flilou, on the left, visitors can watch artisans carve free-form spoons and bowls from fra-
grant walnut, juniper and boxwood salvaged from fallen trees. With proceeds from sales,
the association is reforesting the valley with fast-growing boxwood and planting vetiver to
harvest for weaving baskets.
ARTS &CULTURAL CENTRE
