Our experience in Fes, though short, was so dense that I hardly know where to begin. Probably the easiest thing is to begin with our “home” in Fes, the peaceful Ryad Salama.

The cat is a real cat–one of Fes’s many charming feline inhabitants–and not part of the signpost.

Ryad Salama is a “ryad” or “riad” converted into a bed & breakfast, and run by the charmant Michel Trezzy. A ryad is a large structure oriented around an interior courtyard. This one offers six rooms and a suite; our room, the Amandine, had a king-size bed, a sitting area, and a private balcony overlooking the courtyard and pool area. Lovely! Here are pictures of the door to our balcony and the rug in the sitting area (made of “cactus silk, a fiber spun from a variety of agave cactus, this rug inspired us to purchase a rug made of the same fiber in the same soft colors).

Here are views of the courtyard and pool from our peaceful balcony.

I should add that the food here–both French and Moroccan menus are offered–was very good. As was the Moroccan wine.