YOUR STAY
Make your stay at Dar7Louyat an opportunity to explore the jewels of the Medina of Fez and some aspects of Moroccan culture. Culture and architecture explorations, cooking classes and Moroccan traditional cooking, guided cultural visits, craft works discovery, workshops (calligraphy, pottery, islamic patterns, tiles..) Middle Atlas amazing nature tours, excursions and treks...
Traditional amazing moroccan cooking
From breakfast to dinner, enjoy the variety of Moroccan cooking thanks to our extraordinary cook!
Cooking classes
Why not having some cooking classes on Moroccan traditional cooking during your stay at Dar 7 Louyat?
Our wonderfful cooks will show you how to use Moroccan spices and prepare traditional meals such as the famous tajines. You will be able to go shopping in the souks with them, and discover the huge variety of vegetables and fruits of Morocco. You will chose and prepare your own tailored menu.
A discovery of the genuine Moroccan culture.
See how our guest Nneya enjoyed her cooking class!
CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Arabic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy based on the Arabic alphabet. It is known in Arabic as khatt (Arabic: خط), derived from the word 'line', 'design', or 'construction'. Kufic is the oldest form of the Arabic script. It is a crucial practice of Islamic art. The old Medina of Fez is beautifully ornamented with beautiful Khat Maghribi ( Moroccan Calligraphy), you can find that when walking in the Medina contemplating Mosques, Medersas and riads.
This workshop aims to introduce you to the main rules and aesthetic caracteristics of Moroccan Calligraphy. It will start within a walk around one of the Oldest Universities in the world (9th AC) Al Qarawyiine University during the walk you will be put in context on why calligraphy has been such a fundamental art in Moroccan and Islamic culture presented by an academic researcher. Afterwards the practical part will take place in Dar 7 Louyat led by a professional local calligrapher who will take you in journey of wondering through the beauty of form and meaning. As a present each participant will have a piece of calligraphy with his or her name written In Arabic. We invite you to experience the beauty of Islamic abstract arts that has been developing through centuries.
Pottery workshops
The art of pottery comes from a very old tradition which is still very much alive in Fez.
The potters will allow you to discover the techniques used during courses ranging from familiarization to longer in-depth courses.
The courses take place directly in the workshops of the craftsmen where you will discover the traditional techniques, supervised by qualified potters.
Our objective is to support the development and renewal of local crafts, which are in great difficulty given the difficulty of recruiting apprentices and organizing the dissemination and distribution of products outside Morocco. Our prices include the remuneration of the craftsmen.
Duration: 3 hours in the morning + 3 hours in the afternoon, tea break, material provided, transport time included.
Location: Fez and around
Dates: year round.
Several internship possibilities are possible:
- Discovery: one day
- Initiation: two days
- Deepening: three to seven days
Prices: (including transfers to workshops, equipment, tea break; do not include drinks, etc.).
Preferential rates for accommodation and full board or half board are offered at Dar7louyat for long-term internships (contact us).
Tours and treks
The Fez surroundings are worth spending a good time visiting. Old historical sites such as Meknes imperial city, the Roman ruins of Volubilis or the Holly village of Moulay Idriss, and the colourful Chefchaouen are easy to visit from Fez. The forests and the gorgeous nature of the Middle Atlas are ideal for treks.
We can arrange tours that will allow you to visit Fez and also enjoy some still unknown marvels of the surroundings.
visits of the medina
Walking around and getting lost in the maze of the narrow streets of the Medina of Fez is for sure one of the most striking memory one can keep from one's trip in Morocco. Dar7louyat is ideally situated at the heart of the oldest area of the Medina, close to the famous Al Qaraouyine Mosque, the Moulay Idriss Mausoleum and all the traditional shops and crafts workshops.
Henna ceremony
The Henna is a traditional tattooing technique,which differs from other tattoo because it doesn't last more a few weeks. Henna has been used since antiquity to dye skin, hair and fingernails.
We can arrange a ceremony for you with a Henna woman.
Hammam, massages and saunas
Let us advice and guide you to the best places of the town
Trek to Jebel Zalagh from the Medina