Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Weaving is one of the most important traditional crafts in Rabat, and the more formal,
Islamic style is still favoured. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings women descend from
the villages to auction their carpets to local salesmen at the carpet souq off Rue des Con-
suls, a great sight even though tourists are not allowed in on the action.
05; Blvd Tariq al-Marsa)
, which sells a good range of crafts. For ceramics, your best bet is to
head across to Salé to the Complexe des Potiers (
Click here
)
.
MAPS
Rabat is one of the few places in Morocco where you can get a range of topographical Moroccan maps
and town plans. The
Direction de la Cartographie
( 0537 23 08 30;
www.ancfcc.gov.ma
; Ave
Hassan II Km4; 9am-3.30pm) sells topography maps, but staff can be sensitive about selling some
maps. Take your passport. Most maps need to be ordered and can be picked up 48 hours later.
Information
EMERGENCY
24hr)
Private ambulance service.
SAMU
(
0537 73 73 73;
24hr)
Doctors on call.
SOS Médecins
(
0537 20 21 23; house call Dh400;
INTERNET ACCESS
9am-7.30pm)
Next to the
Mamma Italia restaurant.
MEDICAL SERVICES
Town pharmacies open nights and weekends on a rotational basis; check the rota posted in
French and Arabic in all pharmacy windows.
Hôpital Ibn Sina/Avicennes
(
0537 67 28 71, emergencies 0537 67 44 50; Pl Ibn Sina, Agdal;
24hr)
Medical service.
MONEY
Numerous banks (with ATMs) are concentrated along Ave Mohammed V and the parallel
Ave Allal ben Abdallah, including Banque Populaire.
