RIAD AZAWAN

So, our neighbourhood is a lively, authentic working community, and it’s a great place to watch medina life unfold. The streets are full of djellebah tailors, furniture-makers, moped repair shops and the Moroccan equivalent of the corner shop, open all hours. We have a wonderful food souk where we can take you shopping with us if you fancy dinner in the riad. We can serve you fresh fish from the Atlantic ports of Agadir, Essaouira or Safi, or a traditional Marrakech ‘tangia’ stew, prepared and spiced by a local butcher, which we take to be slow-cooked in the communal oven.

Our proximity to a royal palace means that it’s also a safe area, clean, well-lit and quiet at night. And our riad is only a two-minute walk from where the taxis can drop you off or a five-minute walk from secure, guarded local parking. That amazing hub of medina life, the Jamaa El Fna square, is a straightforward and easy fifteen-minute walk away through streets which are always full of life, or a taxi-ride to the square costs around 10 dirhams.