Royal Artisan School

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Just outside Bab El Okla is the best artisan centre in northern Morocco. This is a fascinating opportunity to see masters teaching apprentices traditional arts, including ornamental woodwork, silk costumes, carved plaster, intricate mosaics and decorative rifles. A fantastic central treasury holds the best of the best – don’t miss the ceiling. Staff will open it upon request.

Built in 1928, the building itself is notable, and is set around a large Andalusian-style courtyard, with fine doors upstairs.

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