Advantages: Not as "touristy" as other parts of Morocco, steeped in history, a beautiful city Disadvantages: Beware small children and Moroccan men
would instead recommend walking up to the Merenid tombs on the hillside neighbouring the old city. The tombs themselves are nothing special, but from this hillside you will be given an amazing view of the city (see photo below).
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For as authentic a Moroccan experience as possible, I would highly recommend staying in one of the many riads situated in and around the city. These are traditional Moroccan houses set around a central courtyard, which generally only have a handful of rooms available. Serving traditional Moroccan breakfasts (fresh orange juice, pancakes and traditional pastries), they will generally also serve lunch and evening meals on request. We stayed at the Riad Clé de Fès, a beautiful riad just outside the medina, which, despite being so close to all the action, was incredibly peaceful. Many riads, we noticed ...
emmorticia 27.05.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: exceptional Review of Fès (Morocco)
Advantages: smell beautiful Disadvantages: need trained
The jasmines are renowned for the strong fragrance of the flowers of many species, although the winter jasmine, so often grows as a winter-flowering, hardy climber, has yellow flowers which are scentless.
Jasminium officinale is the most well known and most often grown. Its white flowers appear from early summer right through to autumn, on a plant which can climb to 10 feet and which is hardy in sheltered gardens. Jasminium polyanthum flowers from mid winter onwards, and its pink flowers are deliciously scented,
The jasmines are not truly evergreen, although they may not drop all their leaves when grown in the home. This plant needs protection all year round. when grown in the garden. They grow very fast, and need plenty of space and supports, they also need as much light as possible all year round. Temperatures need not be ...
Pat_Ayo 14.08.2008 (13.08.2008)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Jasmine
Advantages: Great location, lovely, friendly hotel Disadvantages: None
After a long, and I mean LONG, drive through Serbia, we eventually arrived in the outskirts of Sofia just as darkness began to descend. A bit of a blessing really, Picturesque it ain't. Our hotel was just off the ring road...bit of a misnomer really. Oh, it rings the city true enough, but road seems like a far-fetched description of the pot-holed suicide-run we found ourselves bumping and grinding along on.
Not a problem. We had prebooked the Jasmin Hotel and all we had to do was follow the instructions I had printed off with the booking confirmation...only I hadn't.
After several abortive forays off the 'ring road', things were looking pretty desperate but at last we got the right turn-off and found our digs. Good job really or this review would be stopping right about now.
Each road we had previously tried seem to plunge us into ...
proxam 11.10.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Jasmin, Sofia
Located in Fez, Morocco, at the heart of the Medina, Batha square, this riad offers an elegant and discrete lodging. With an attentive staff, the ryad Au20Jasmins will make you discover, at the time of your stay in Fez, Moroccan hospitality.
