A retired journalist offers you a different way of getting to know the Red City, taking the quaint Bab Doukkala district, famous for its colourful fruit and vegetable markets, as your base. The district is an authentic Moroccan urban setting – somewhat removed from the beaten track but close to all the most interesting features of the city – Jemaa El Fna square, The Majorelle Gardens (15 mins on foot) and the bazaars (10 mins on foot).

Riad Sable Chaud is a place where East meets West ; not only a beautiful place in its own right but also a warm and welcoming home from home, a very special environment created by Francoise’s choice of antique furniture, valuable ornaments and pictures and quality linen and china.

Delicious meals, cosy chats around the fire in winter, plenty of chances to sun-baths and cooling dips in the 2 pools, at the ground floor and on the roof terrace with its views of the Koutoubia and the Atlas Mountains in the distance. Find your own private place to read and daydream under the orange trees or amongst the cushions in the pergola, sip a glass of mint tea by the murmuring fountain on the patio, and be sure that you will want to return again and again to spend time with Francoise and her Moroccan friends.