Board at London Stansted, arrive in Fez . This sky blue discovery is one of our favourite foodie escapes is Morocco, a contemporary rural riad just 10 minutes from the airport.
Riad Le Ksar De Fes is now on our all time list of “best things in life” since we first visited in February. It’s the perfect fly-and-flop base, bang smack in the middle of rows of lavender, olive groves, palms and cypress trees, all dotted in orange earth with bright green fields in the distance (yes – you’d think you were in Ireland!) In fact it as close to perfect as you can get if you want to get away from it all – peace and quiet is served here all day long, along with unlimited mint tea, olives and sunset drinks.
Spring and autumn are idyllic in Fez. Winter is about tajines by a roaring fire, waking up to a brilliant blue sky, long walks and the luxurious slowness of time…. February can be better than a British June, but summer is very hot.
In case we go again and never come back, Tess Mallos’s book The Food of Morocco, A Journey for Food Lovers, is the next best thing to being there – from Amazon. And if you’re planning to go, try the British run, very knowledgeable independent specialists www.madaboutmorocco.com - they’ll turn your trip to Morocco a wonderful adventure.
