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Royal Palace of Fez
30m
The Royal Palace of Morocco Dar el-Makhzen is a palace in the municipality of Méchouar Fez Jdid, in Fes, Morocco.
Covering an area of 80 hectares, the site includes the royal palace, a mosque, a madrasah (founded by the Merinids in 1320) and a weapons square.
Its facade on the Place des Alaouites consists of huge 7 copper doors, which were carved by a local craftsman around 1970.
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Borj Sud
30m
Borj Sud is one of the most important urban monuments in Fes. It is one of the towers of the city of Fes, located in the middle of Morocco. The tower was first built in 1582 by the Saadians, similar to the Portuguese forts and towers of that time. The south tower is located on the hills overlooking on one side the old town.
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Art D'Argile
45m
Art D'Argile
Moroccan craftsmanship is very diverse, covering mainly two fundamental specialties: pottery and zellige. Moroccan handicraft products come from Moroccan crafts
Moroccan Cultural Wealth · Historical Heritage of Morocco · The Art of Professionalism · Gallery · Multi colored wall fountain · Mosaic Moroccan table ...
Free tour with explanations of the crafting process
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Bab Boujloud
15m
Bab Boujloud
Bab boujloud or Bou Jeloud Gate is one of the gates of the ancient Medina of Fez Balii and opening onto Fez el-Jdid.
Built in the 12th century,
It consists of three architectural elements, two of which are smaller symmetrical and is covered with blue ceramics, color of the city of Fez on the outside and green, color of Islam on the medina side.
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Medina of Fez
1h 30m
Medina de Fes
Founded in the 9th century, Fez experienced its boom period in the 13th and 14th centuries, during the Merinid dynasty, when it supplanted Marrakech as the capital of the kingdom. The medina’s urban fabric and essential monuments date back to this period: madrasa, fondouks, palaces and mansions, mosques, fountains, etc. Despite the relocation of the capital’s headquarters to Rabat in 1912, it retains its status as the country’s cultural and spiritual capital.
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15m
Mosque and Karaouiyne University
is a university located in Fes, Morocco. According to tradition, its construction began in 859 during the reign of the Idrisid dynasty. It is considered the oldest university in the world still in operation by UNESCO the Guinness Book of Records and by several historians
Located in the heart of the medina of Fez in Morocco, the Al Quaraouiyine mosque is a real architectural treasure. Its construction took place in several stages, and it was expanded over the centuries. Today it houses a magnificent minaret and a prayer room decorated with Arabic mosaics and calligraphy.
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Chouara Tannery
30m
The Chouara tannery is one of the three tanneries in the city of Fes, Morocco. It is the largest tannery in the city and one of the oldest. It is located in Fes el Bali, the oldest district of the medina of the city, near the Saffarin Medasa along the Wadi Fes (also known as Wadi Bou Khrareb). Since the city's inception, the tanning industry has operated continuously in the same way as in the first centuries. Today, the city's tanning industry is considered one of the main tourist attractions. The tanneries are full of round stone containers filled with dye or white liquids to soften the skins. Leather goods produced in tanneries are exported worldwide.
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Fontaine Nejjarine
15m
Nejjarine fountain in the medina in Fez (Morocco) in July 1951. This fountain is a rectangular basin that was used as a trough, especially for the mounts of fondouk customers (inn for traders and their animals of burden, store for goods, trade center). This fondouk or caravanserai was declared a national monument in 1916 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
