Fez Carpet Cooperative

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.

Fez carpet cooperative.

This cooperative only sells rugs that are less than 100 years of age anything over 100 years of age is considered an antique and the government forbids the sale of these items. As we walked into the market square at marrakesh our senses were assaulted by a myriad of exotic sights and sounds but the one that seemed to draw us was the wild wailing of the snake charmer s flute. A typical fez carpet showroom. 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.

He contacted a friend in fez who rang the carpet shop and made an appointment for the following day. The price at this cooperative is not based on color or look of the rug but rather based on the type of rug the age and how many knots per square area. Now in most travel horror stories that s where it ends. The salesman hassan with his workers at the rug shop co operative presenting a vast array of different rugs for us to choose from.

Does anyone know of a true carpet cooperative in fes or chefchaouen where women work and are fairly paid for their labor. This carpet shop in fes is part of a co operative where artisans recieve a fair share of the market price of their beautiful creations. Aux merveilles du tapis. 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.

The next morning dale and his mother used a guide to find the shop again and after a little haggling had the carpets. But what they don t stress enough is how easy it is to be scammed in morocco especially by the carpet sellers of fes. Moroccan markets and the fez carpet november 15 25 1987. Carpets come in many traditional colours and piles.

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