Carpet Sellers With Fez Are From

Nah i don t think i was ripped off.

Carpet sellers with fez are from. I read one blog that said a moroccan carpet salesman could sell a herd of camels to an eskimo. There are two main types of carpets in morocco. But what they don t stress enough is how easy it is to be scammed in morocco especially by the carpet sellers of fes. The capital of urban carpet making is rabat and you may hear these pile weave carpets referred to as rabat carpets.

Shopping at fes carpet and rug co operative dar zarbia wavejourney visits a government controlled carpet and rug co operative in the fes medina in morocco during a 3 5 hour walking tour through the fes medina with a small group of 10 plus a local tourist guide momo and a security man to make sure nobody in our group got lost we. Scammed in morocco a tale of two carpets. Although we spent time in marrakesh meknes casablanca rabat and tangier all with their own brand of charm and interest it is to fes that i would return. Buying a fez carpet the salesman hassan with his workers at the rug shop co operative presenting a vast array of different rugs for us to choose from.

The view from fez is produced in fez by the registered company. Although we had no grand plans to buy a carpet in fez that all got turned on its head when we stepped into hassan s traditional rug shop and a whole new adventure began. Coin berbere bouzidi idrissi freres 67 talaa kebira haddadine fez medina email protected tel. This is by no means an exhaustive list but here are a few stores that sell moroccan carpets that we shopped at during our search for the perfect rug.

The view from fez aims to promote interest and understanding of life in fez in particular and morocco in general. Carpet making in rabat has been traced back to the 18th century and the technique for making these carpets has been passed down through the. Ali s art gallery 17 souiket dahbane sagha dez. Our contributors are based in the fez medina and in other centres around morocco.

All the featured rugs are available or similar styles and can be freighted anywhere in the world. The asking prices are outrageous and i offered about 25 30 percent less and we met somewhere around 46 50 percent of the asking. The view from fez would like to thank the bouzidi idrissi family who generously gave of their time and expertise in compiling this series of articles. I don t think a tourist will ever score a real bargain when negotiating with a carpet salesman but some post purchase research suggests i paid a fair and reasonable price.

I went to a carpet shop in fez with a group tour and did all right. Moroccan carpet shops in fez.