Butcher Shop in Fes, Morocco
Butchershop in Fes, Morocco
Many shops in Moroccan cities like Fes are very small, like the butcher shop shown in today’s photo. They are just a small opening into the street or lane with a minimal counter for serving. Some of the meats available you definitely wouldn’t find here in butchers in Australia – the camel legs hanging near the front, for example!
Just another interesting facet of life in this wonderful country.
Street sellers in the streets of Fes, Morocco
Stalls on the footpaths are a common sight in Morocco
We found it fascinating wandering the streets and laneways in the medinas of Morocco. The sights, colours and aromas were not only amazing but really in your face. Fruit and vegetable sellers, like the one shown in today’s photo, were very common, along with just about everything else you would want to buy, from umbrellas to fish to suits to shoes.
Meanderings in the medina of Fes in Morocco
Spices and grains for sale in the medina of Fes in Morocco
I have written before of the colours of Morocco, especially in the medinas such as the one in Fes. I took this photo of the many colourful spices and grains available in the streets of the old city.
They certainly make a colourful sight.
Ceramic pottery factory in Fes, Morocco
A potter at work in a Fes ceramic pottery factory
During our visit to the city of Fes in Morocco we visited a large cooperative ceramic pottery factory, as shown in today’s photos (and in my previous posting here – with more to come in a few days’ time).
Our tour group spent over an hour in the factory and shop. We were first taken on a tour of the artisans at work, observing first hand the delicate and intricate work being produced. We then had an opportunity to visit the adjoining shop and to purchase any of the finished items. Some of the larger items would have been very difficult to export to Australia, but we were assured that they could be packaged suitably for the long journey. I guess that the freight would have been a little steep, so I didn’t enquire. Many of the larger items were out of reach when I looked at the price, but it was a pity that even some of the smaller items would have added considerably to the weight of our luggage, not to mention that we were not even half way through out trip and keeping such delicate – and breakable – items safe might have proved a major headache.
Artists at work in a Fes ceramic pottery factory
Some finished products in a Fes ceramic pottery factory
Some finished products in a Fes ceramic pottery factory
Ceramic Pottery store and factory in Fes, Morocco
Ceramic pottery factory in Fes, Morocco
One of the places we visited while in Fes, Morocco, was a ceramic pottery factory and shop. We were able to see up close the intricate work of these talented Moroccan artisans. I found it fascinating to see their skills on display, from the raw clay through to the finished art work on display in the shop. My only regret was that we couldn’t bring home with us some examples of their fine work (though my wife did manage to winkle one small item into her luggage).
Over coming days I’ll show more of their fine work here on this site.
Ceramic pottery factory in Fes, Morocco
Ceramic pottery factory in Fes, Morocco
Ceramic pottery factory in Fes, Morocco