Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
though, as the souq area can easily turn into a quagmire. At other times, you'll find car-
pets and handicrafts aplenty in the stores around Pl Hassan II and in the medina.
Ensemble Artisanal
(Blvd Mohammed V; 8.30am-noon & 2.30-6pm Sat-Mon)
This showroom has the usual fixed-
price shop but also a number of craftspeople working on the premises - look out for the
Middle Atlas carpets. There's a cafe on the roof terrace, too.
ART, CRAFTS
Information
BMCE
(Pl Mohammed V; 8.45am-6pm Mon-Thu, 8.45-11am Fri, 8.45am-noon Sat)
Bureau de
change
and one of several ATMs on the square.
Post Office
(Blvd Prince Héritier Sidi Mohammed;
8am-4pm Mon-Fri)
Getting There & Away
Azrou is a crossroads, with one axis heading northwest to southeast from Meknès to Er-
Rachidia, and the other northeast to Fez and southwest to Marrakesh.
BUS
CTM offers daily departures from the bus station on Blvd Moulay Abdelkader to Beni
Mellal (Dh75, 4½ hours), Casablanca (Dh130, six hours), Fez (Dh40, 1½ hours), Mar-
rakesh (Dh145, eight hours) and Meknès (Dh30, two hours).
Other cheaper companies have frequent daily departures to Fez (Dh20), Meknès
(Dh18), Ifrane (Dh8), Midelt (Dh32) and Er-Rachidia (Dh75).
TAXI
The grand-taxi lot is down a stepped path below the bus station. Regular taxis go to Fez
(Dh30, one hour), Meknès (Dh30, one hour), Khenifra (Dh30, one hour) and Ifrane (Dh8,
10 minutes), and less frequently to Midelt (Dh55, two hours). Those for 'Ain Leuh (Dh15,
20 minutes) wait beside the Shell petrol station on the main road out to the southwest.
