Fez and Meknes Features

Experience Fez and Meknes

When to Go

The best times to go to Morocco are spring and fall, specifically March, April, and October. Spring may...

Sightseeing Tours

There's much to be said in favor of employing a guide in Fez; it's the one place in Morocco where you...

Top Reasons to Go

Step into a time warp: Fez el Bali is the world's largest still-functioning medieval city, and a sensorial...

Fez History

Fez has been at the heart of Morocco's Arabic and Islamic development since shortly after the arrival...

Meknes History

Founded in the 10th century by the Zénète Meknassa tribe from the eastern Rif Mountains...

Touring the Meknes Souk

The Meknes souk, as with Meknes generally, seems somehow easier to embrace than vast Fez. Getting lost...

Side Trip to Volubilis

Volubilis was the capital of the Roman province of Mauritania (Land of the Moors), Rome's southwesternmost...

Roman Morocco

The Roman epoch in Morocco began in about 40 BC. Juba I, king of Numidia (present-day Algeria), sided...

Hammams & Spas

The following hammams are open to all (even nonguests, if in a hotel)...

Hammam 101

A hammam is a wonderful place to retreat from the hubbub of the souk and the ardors of shopping or to...

Desert FAQ

When it comes to the Sahara, there's a first time for everyone, and no question is too silly. Here are...

Food Tours

Sahara Trek. This international operator has package tours to Fez called "Eat, Drink & Be Moroccan"......

Visit the Travel Talk forums for help on planning your trip

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