For several days, Tom and I stayed in the Bird’s Nest, an upper room in Palais el Mokri, which is truly a palace, on a hilltop above the medina in Fès.
- The view from our “dining room”
It was a little like staying at Miss Haversham’s place. Built in 1906 for the Pasha of Casablanca, his descendants are now restoring their magnificent inheritance, an enormous project, and renting out rooms on Airbnb. They’ll also cook for you, and bring very decent meals to your rooms.
The place is magnificent. Dilapidated, but magnificent – and worth every penny of the $23/night we spent to stay there!
- The windows in our bedroom
- Coming up the stairs into the Bird’s Nest
- Doors in the Bird’s Nest
- Looking out over Fès from our room. See the grass on the roof tiles?
Palais el Mokri is about a ten minute walk from the souks, museums, and restaurants of the medina, or old city, of Fès.
Here’s a peek into what we saw there:
- Artist at work
- Pieces for sale
- The souk in the medina
- Snails for sale. Lots of them.
- A man who was sitting on the ground shelling peas
- A woman begging
- Vegetables for sale
- Dye pots
- Newly dyed clothing
- Street musicians
- Supplies for making slippers
- Cats are everywhere
- Carrying a pile of empty sacks
- Donkeys are common
Eve Neuhaus 