Minister Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid made site-visits to several heritage, artistic and youth major projects in Safi

Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication Mr. Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid visited last Tuesday, March 21, 2023 the sites of several heritage artistic and youth major projects in Safi.

Minister Bensaid, who was accompanied by the Governor of the province, President of Marrakech-Safi area council, Mr. Samir Koudar and a number of elected members, visited Qasr Al Bahr (the sea palace) historical landmark in Safi under reparation and rehabilitation in efforts to preserve the city collective memory.

In this context, Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication will start the preparation of a technical fact-sheet necessary to rehabilitate and repair eastern walls of Qasr Al Bahr, in parallel with reinforcing its seafront, a project estimated at MAD 139 million.

Minister Bensaid has also visited historical Dar Sultan (the Monarch house) and Bahia palace which go back to the Al Mouwahhidine era, Al Mouwahidine Mosque and the Portuguese Church seen as the most important historical landmarks in Safi.

Minister Bensaid’s site-visits have also included the city of arts and culture, the national ceramics museum, casting reception center, and youth house at the labor neighborhood characterized by its e-gaming and e-programs.