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To the palaces
Morning
Start on
Jemaa El Fna
(see p61)
. On the south
side is an arch that leads
through
Rue Riad Zitoun
El Kedim
(see p61)
. This
area is mainly inhabited
by locals and there's an
absence of souvenir and
trinket vendors. At the
southern end of the street,
several places sell items
fashioned out of old car
tyres, from the purely
practical (buckets) to the
quirky (stylish mirror
frames). Over the main
road, is the
Marché
Couvert
(see p64)
, a fruit,
vegetable and meat
market, worth a quick look.
Then just southeast is the
Place des Ferblantiers
(see p64),
a paved plaza
surrounded by metal-
workers, with a gate that
leads through to the haunt-
ing
Badii Palace
(see p61)
.
After visiting the ruins,
grab a cheap snack on the
northwest corner of Place
des Ferblantiers.
Afternoon
Wander through the
Souk
El Bab Salaam
(see p64)
before heading back north
up the
Rue Riad Zitoun El
Jedid
. At the end of the
street, on the right is the
gateway to the
Bahia
Palace
but anyone pushed
for time should turn right
and take the first left to
the excellent
Dar Si Said
Museum
. Along Rue Riad
Zitoun El Jedid to the left
is
Riad Tamsna
, worth
dropping in to shop, have
a cup of tea or simply
admire. Further north is a
good little boutique,
Jamade
(see p64
). Pass
by the
Cinéma Eden
, one
of the city's few open-air
picture houses, and bear
left to re-emerge onto
Jemaa El Fna.
Dar Si Said Museum
painted ceilings. It also serves as
a museum for decorative arts;
the exhibits on display include
fine examples of carved wooden
panels and painted Berber doors.
The museum also includes some
interestingly designed jewellery,
carpets and metalwork.
d
Map K4
• Rue Riad Zitoun El Jedid • 0524 44 24
64 • Open 9am-noon, 3-6:30pm Wed-
Mon • Adm
)
Maison Tiskiwine
Located en route to the Dar
Si Said Museum, this is a private
house belonging to the Dutch
anthropologist Bert Flint. An avid
documenter of tribal arts and
crafts, particularly carpets, Flint
had amassed a fascinating and
vast collection. Presented in his
home for public viewing, the
exhibition has been organized
geographically as a journey that
traces the old desert trade
routes from Marrakech to
Timbuktu. Unfortunately, you'll
find the labelling of the exhibits
in French only.
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Map K4 • 8 derb El
Bahia, off rue Riad Zitoun El Jedid • 0524
38 91 92 • Open 10am-12:30pm, 3:30-
5:30pm daily • Adm
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