Moulay Idriss is a lovely little town just North of Meknes. It takes it's name and fame from the tomb of the eponymous "saint", an object of pilgrimage. Because of this non-muslims were not allowed to stay in the town overnight until 2005. The upshot of this is that it has no major hotels but a number of guest houses which are considerably cheaper than established competitors in Meknes and Fes. You would want to take advantage of this if you intend to visit Volubilis which is only 4km from the town.
We were frustrated in our efforts to stay by the demise of the cooling fan in our hire car. We paid only a flying visit. We could only get a peep at the tomb which is protected from unbelievers by a barrier. A local faux guide took us round the pretty back streets above the mosque but after a while I gave up because of the gradient and sloped off to buy a hat a la Blues Brothers.
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