A Textile and Handicrafts Tour of Fes

Fes Trip Overview

Visit one of the world’s greatest craft centres, FES. In this tour, you will go right  inside the artisans workshops and cooperatives. Watch the craftsmen working, talk to them and learn How It’s Made. Explore the wide range of stunning crafts and arts such leatherwork, brass etching, woodcarving,  silk weaving, wood painting, pottery making, colourful embroidery, hand-stitched kaftans, hand-loomed carpets, finely woven cotton and silk scarves. Visit the medieval Chaouwara Tanneries, where leather is treated, dyed and dried in a process that has never changed for hundreds of years. Visit Foundoks where artisans use wool, cotton, and natural silk to craft material for colorful Djellabas, scarves, turbans, and bed covers; the dyers’ street, where artisans dip strands of cactus silk into  buckets of natural dyes. visit the coppersmiths of Seffarine Square,where the sound of hammers pummeling away at metal is never-ending.
I’m Abdou Rahim, Your Fes visit with me will be FEScinating

Additional Info

* Duration: 3 to 4 hours
* Starts: Fes, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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What to Expect When Visiting Fes, Fez-Meknès, Morocco

Visit one of the world’s greatest craft centres, FES. In this tour, you will go right  inside the artisans workshops and cooperatives. Watch the craftsmen working, talk to them and learn How It’s Made. Explore the wide range of stunning crafts and arts such leatherwork, brass etching, woodcarving,  silk weaving, wood painting, pottery making, colourful embroidery, hand-stitched kaftans, hand-loomed carpets, finely woven cotton and silk scarves. Visit the medieval Chaouwara Tanneries, where leather is treated, dyed and dried in a process that has never changed for hundreds of years. Visit Foundoks where artisans use wool, cotton, and natural silk to craft material for colorful Djellabas, scarves, turbans, and bed covers; the dyers’ street, where artisans dip strands of cactus silk into  buckets of natural dyes. visit the coppersmiths of Seffarine Square,where the sound of hammers pummeling away at metal is never-ending.
I’m Abdou Rahim, Your Fes visit with me will be FEScinating

Itinerary
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Stop At: Mosque and University Karaouiyn, Fes, Morocco

Taking pictures and learning about its history and importance.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Chouara Tannery, Hay Lablida Chouara, Fes 30030 Morocco

Taking pictures and learning about its history and importance.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Nejjarine Fondouk, 327F+WJ5, Fes, Morocco

Taking pictures and learning about its history and importance.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Zaouia of Moulay Idriss II, Fes 30030 Morocco

Taking pictures and learning about its history and importance.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Souk el Henna, Fes Morocco

Taking pictures and learning about its history and importance.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Place Seffarine, Fes Morocco

Taking pictures and learning about its history and importance.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Al-Attarine Madrasa, Rue Talaa Kebira, Fes Morocco

Learn about its history and importance and take pictures

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Fes, Fes, Fes-Meknes

Watch various Cooperatives and artisans at work

Duration: 30 minutes



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