Eating Out During the Fes Festival Having a great meal and still having time to get to a concert can be a bit of a juggling act if you don't know your way around the Fez Medina. Fortunately several of the best restaurants have adjusted their hours to

The New York Times has just run an article on buying a restored riad in Marrakech. It comes as no surprise that they have concentrated on the very top end of the market.  While prices have dropped across the country, the Marrakech market still appears

Fez is making its name as a place for contemporary design with an historical twist. This week features not one but three significant events. Friday May 24 is the opening of Michel Biehn's exhibition Veils and Turbans and on Saturday May 25 is Fez Fashion D

Over the years The View from Fez has run an occasional series on travel writing about Morocco. We have given bouquets to the best and brickbats to the worst. It's been a while since our last travel writing story as a majority of travel stories lately have

France's Majlis Trio hold their first Moroccan concert at Riad Zany Thibaut Rocheron (percussion) Léo Fabre-Cartier (oud) and Aline Haelberg (violin) Friday night in Fez saw a large crowd turn up to Riad Zany for another concert. This time it was the

A reminder that tomorrow (Friday March 17) at 8 PM, a musical treat is on offer at Riad Zany in the Fez Medina. The Majlis Trio, from France, will be performing a selection of their rich repertoire of traditional oriental music from Turkey, Greece, Syria,

The View from Fez was intrigued by a recent Guardian Weekly reader's letter about the old record stores of Casablanca. A year ago we went on a simmilar search and found what was probably the same shop. Vinyl records are a rarity these days and many ar

Gibraltar donates ambulances to Moroccan townsThis week Gibraltar's Minister for Health and Environment, John Cortes, presented the donation of two ambulances to the Moroccan Municipality of Oued Laou and nearby city of Tetouan. The donation was the result

Claude Le Roux is a French businessman with a vision. His love affair with the Fez Medina prompted him to find a way of giving something back to the community and has resulted in a unique project. Working with a Moroccan family he has developed a

On Friday March 17 at 8 PM, a musical treat is on offer at Riad Zany in the Fez Medina. The Majlis Trio, from France, will be performing a selection of their rich repertoire of traditional oriental music from Turkey, Greece, Syria, Egypt, Azerbaïdjan