Dar Fayrouz
darfayrouz.comArrival guide
Cars cannot enter the medina, so every car, our private transfer or a taxi, stops on the main road at Place R'cif. From there it is a short walk through a covered gateway and three lanes to Dar Fayrouz. Here is every turn, with a photo of what to look for.
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A taxi
Along the way
You will not walk blind. Our blue stencilled signs are painted on the walls along the route: DAR FAYROUZ, Guest House, 360 Panoramic View, our phone number and an arrow. Each one points to the next turn, so whenever you hesitate, look up for the next sign.
Step 1/7
Look forPurple inwi phone shop on the main road
Cars cannot enter the medina, so every car stops on the main road at Place R'cif, at the corner of the purple inwi phone shop. Our transfer drops you right here. In a taxi, say "R'cif" and show this photo. Send us a WhatsApp message when you are on the way so we are ready to welcome you. Remember the corner: this is also where your car picks you up when you leave.
Step 2/7
Look forWooden gateway behind the parked motorbikes, a minaret to its left
From the inwi corner, look across the road. Behind the rows of parked motorbikes there is a wide covered gateway, with a minaret rising to its left. Cross and walk in. On the right-hand pillar you will see our first painted sign: Dar Fayrouz, with an arrow pointing into the passage.
Step 3/7
Look forGreen tiled fountain and a yellow wall covered in signs
The passage opens onto a small square with a green zellige fountain. Facing you, a yellow wall carries the signs of hotels and restaurants, ours among them, with an arrow pointing right. Take the lane that climbs to the right of that wall.
Step 4/7
Look forA wall of signs at the end of the lane, then the teal door
Follow the narrow lane to its end, where another wall is covered with signs. Our stencil there points left: turn left by the teal door.
Step 5/7
Look forA small step up, then the lane bends right
The lane rises over a small step between two plain walls. At the top, turn right.
Step 6/7
Look forHexagonal street plaque and our stencil with an arrow
You reach a corner with a hexagonal street plaque, Derb Sidi Hammadi, and our stencil with an arrow pointing left. Six corners mean the lane is a dead end (see the golden tip below), so there are only a few doors. Ours is just inside on the left, under the small wooden canopy, next to our marble sign.
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Look forStudded wooden door and the marble Dar Fayrouz plaque
A tall wooden door studded with iron, a round doorbell and our marble and zellige plaque: Dar Fayrouz, Guest house, Maison d'hôtes. Ring, and welcome home.
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Day trips
For day trips and tours with an agency, the meeting point is on the R'cif roundabout, opposite the Funky Friends restaurant. Stand next to the big street lamp at the edge of the garden so the driver can recognise you easily, and be there a few minutes before the agreed time.
The golden tip
Every lane of the Fes medina has a small zellige plaque with its name. Before you turn in, look at its shape: it tells you whether the lane goes anywhere.
6 · Closed lane
Six corners: a dead end that finishes at private doors. Go in only if your address is there. Our own lane, Derb Sidi Hammadi, has this plaque.
4 · Open street
Four corners: the street goes through and comes out on another one. Rue Ras Jnane, the street of our quarter, has this plaque.
Read the Arabic line of these two plaques and even the word changes: درب (derb) on the closed lane, زنقة (zanqa, "street") on the open one.
You may have read "Berber" in guidebooks. It is a name given by outsiders, from the Greek word for foreigners; the people call themselves Imazighen, the free people, and their language Tamazight.
To leave, retrace the route to the inwi corner, where your car picks you up. We can arrange a car to take you wherever you need, whenever you want. If you lose the way, ask any shopkeeper for "R'cif", or call or WhatsApp us and we can guide you.
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Diourna maftouha likoum: our home is open to you.