Morocco is well known for its historic
imperial cities. Fez is the oldest and the most impressive one among.
The old town or medina is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and
home to the oldest university in the world. It has earned itself a
reputation as Morocco’s capital on several different occasions, an
important center of trade and learning. It is also famed for its myriad
medieval streets; a wonderland of vibrant color, sound, scent, and much
more awaits vacationers from around the world.
How to Get There
You have several options to get to Fez.
You can use train travel as it is reliable and safe in Morocco, and the
stations are well connected to many of the country’s biggest cities,
including Tangier, Marrakesh, Casablanca, and Rabat. Alternatively, you
can use long-distance bus companies that offer a cheaper way to travel
between Morocco’s leading destinations. The city also has Fès–Saïs
Airport (FEZ) facilitates you arrive by air. The best way to explore Fez
after your arrival is on foot as no vehicles are permitted to move
within the medina. However, you can employ the services of a petit-taxi(the small red cars) to move from one place to another.
Where to Stay
Fez is also known for its best
accommodation for an authentic staying experience. You can book a few
nights in a riads located in the historic medina. Riads are traditional
homes transformed into boutique hotels. It has airy courtyards and a
small number of luxurious rooms make you very comfortable. The Riads are
the masterpiece of Moroccan tile work contains a small swimming pool
and a lovely garden with a magnificent rooftop terrace to view beautiful
views of several terraces.
Where to Eat
Fez is also known for its unique
restaurants and eateries filled with enormous culinary treasure. It is
where you always expect something special and served with exclusive
Moroccan favorites with flair against a breathtaking medina backdrop.
Key attraction
Chaouwara Tanneries: The
oldest and largest of the traditional tanneries in Fez’s is the
Chaouwara Tannery. It is Fez. It is famous for its classic leather
production methods since medieval times. Here, skins are cured in vast
vats filled with archaic ingredients (including cow urine, quicklime.
turmeric, poppy, mint, and indigo, and pigeon feces), and then laid out
to dry in the sunshine. The smell of ammonia and rawhide can be
overwhelming, but the sight of the multi-colored vats filled with dye in
the central courtyard should not be missed. Have a glimpse of the
colorful leather shops built into the surrounding walls for a bird’s-eye
view of the action in the morning. The rainbow colors of the
traditional dye vats are worth capturing some memorable photos in the
morning.
Discover Military History at Borj Nord:
Borj Nord is a fortress built in 1582 as part of the walled
fortifications boasts an essential point of attraction that depicts the
splendid city views. It also homes to a unique museum that includes an
extensive collection of some of the fascinating weapons used in past
wars. It gives an essential insight into Morocco’s military history as
well. There are over 5,000 weapons on display, spanning a range of
periods. It includes everything from jewel-encrusted daggers to the
12-ton cannon used in the 16th-century Battle of the Three Kings.
Kairaouine Mosque—The Kairaouine Mosque in
Fez is the second-largest mosque in Morocco! Placed deep into the heart
of the medina, the Kairaouine Mosque is one of Africa’s largest mosques
and probably the oldest continuously run university in the world! It
was established dates from 956 and is the oldest Islamic monument in
Fez. It is also renowned for its library, the earliest and most
important library in the world. It also known to be the oldest surviving
libraries in the world- kept 9th-century Qur’an amongst its volume
tomes. Quaraouiyine Mosque is arguably the city’s most famous building.
The Kairaouine seems as the holiest mosque in Morocco and is spacious
enough to accommodate 20000 people at a time! Non-Muslims are not
allowed to the mosque, and they can content themselves by viewing the
mosque from the outside.
Fes el-Bali: Fez’s old
town, or medina (Fes el-Bali), is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
recognized as one of the best-preserved historic cities of the
Arab-Muslim world. It is also one of the world’s most significant urban
pedestrian zones, filled with narrow streets, active and lively squares,
and marketplaces lined with shops whose interiors resemble a big
treasure of Aladdin! The excellent way to explore is to get lost within
its street.
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