Fez and the Middle Atlas
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Fez and the Middle Atlas - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Built in 1913 by General Hubert Lyautey, Moroccan commander under the French protectorate, this Moorish-style gate is 1,000 years younger than...Read More
From outside Bab Boujeloud you will see this medersa's green-tile tower, generally considered the most beautiful of the Kairaouine University...Read More
The medieval tanneries are at once beautiful, for their ancient dyeing vats of reds, yellows, and blues, and unforgettable, for the malodorous...Read More
This mosque was built in AD 859 by Mariam, sister of Fatima al-Fihri, who had erected the Kairaouine Mosque on the river's other side two years...Read More
Named for local spice merchants known as attar, the Attarine Medersa (Koranic school of the Spice Sellers) was founded by Merinid Sultan Abou...Read More
Hamid Hakim, proprietor of this carpet shop and brother of a university lecturer in 16th-century English literature, gives an impeccably seasoned...Read More
Housed in Dar Batha, a late-19th-century Andalusian palace built by Moulay el Hassan, the museum of Moroccan Arts has one of Morocco's finest...Read More
Built in 1582 under the command of Saadian sultan Ahmed el Mansour, this former fortress perched above the city guarded and controlled Fez el...Read More
Recent restoration against humidity and other natural aggressions has kept this important historical site intact. Constructed in 1670 by Moulay...Read More
This ceramic-tile, cedar-ceiling public fountain is one of the more beautiful and historic of its kind in Fez el-Bali. The first fountain down...Read More
Among the medina's many hidden palaces, the extraordinary Dar al Glaoui is one of its most atmospheric. The Pasha of Marrakesh’s second home...Read More
This is considered one of the most important mosques in the Western Muslim world. One look through the main doorway will give you an idea of...Read More
The 14th-century Nejjarine fondouk, or Inn of the Carpenters, is now home to a fascinating museum. The three-story patio displays Morocco's...Read More
This wide, triangular souk of the dinandiers, or coppersmiths, is a welcome open space, a comfortable break from tight crags and corners....Read More
Built by the Merenids in the 14th century, one of the medina's finest medersas has been beautifully restored. It's named for the sahrij (pool...Read More
This little henna market is one of the medina's most picturesque squares, with a massive, gnarled fig tree in the center and rows of spices...Read More
Originally built by the Idriss dynasty in the 9th century in honor of the city's founder—just 33 at the time of his death—this zaouia (sanctuary...Read More
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