Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0528 53 44 13;
www.darazaafaran.com
; 8am-7pm)
This modern information centre is de-
voted to
l'or rouge,
with a small museum, saffron for sale by local cooperatives and a dis-
play of the current going rate.
Calligraphie Tifinaghe
( 0601 35 31 51;
www.molidaz.blogspot.com
)
An Amazigh poet and calligrapher, Moulid
Nidouissadan paints Berber proverbs and colourful compositions.
ARTS CENTRE
Kasbah
Gazing at the brown hills, the kasbah is mostly disintegrating, but it makes a pleasant sun-
set stroll.
KASBAH
Trekking
Taliouine is a popular trekking centre for nearby
Jebel Siroua
, which offers some of the
finest walking in the Anti Atlas. The village is one of the best places in the region to find
trekking guides; in addition to accommodation and Zafrani, try
Maroc Inedit
(
TREKKING
0666 36 25
0617 03 07 03;
www.siroua-discovery.com
)
.
Sleeping & Eating
For dinner, ask for half-board at your accommodation or try Auberges le Safran or Souk-
tana. At the west end of the main drag near the
gare routière
(bus station)
,
grills smoke
away, and you can get a tajine (Dh50), made with saffron, at Auberge Siroua. In addition
to the following, there are cheap hotels on the main street.
Auberge le Safran
( 0668 39 42 23;
www.auberge-safran.com
; d/tr/ste from Dh170/210/300; )
Le Safran has
basic, colourful en-suite rooms, with two budget doubles on the roof terrace and a spa-
cious four-person suite. The salon looks across the fields at the kasbah, and downstairs is
a Berber tent on the patio. The hotel harvests its own saffron, which it sells in the on-site
shop-museum and uses in the delicious meals. The road noise is irritating, but the service
is professional. Owner Mahfoud offers activities including trekking, hammam visits,
saffron-based cookery courses, and a saffron and argan producers tour.
HOTEL
€
Auberge Souktana
HOTEL
€
