Fes Trip Overview
This one from the most important Day trips you can do from Fez to discover two UNESCO sights in one day: the eternal Roman city at Volubilis and the Imperial City of Meknes
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* Duration: 6 to 7 hours
* Starts: Fes, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Fes, Fes-Meknes, Morocco
This one from the most important Day trips you can do from Fez to discover two UNESCO sights in one day: the eternal Roman city at Volubilis and the Imperial City of Meknes
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Stop At: Volubilis, Morocco
the breathtaking archaeological remnants of the Roman city of Volubilis Founded in the 3rd century BC; after a quick stop in a panoramic view in Oulad Shaker reservoir.
The site was ultimately noted as that of ancient city of Volubilis until the end Of the nineteenth century.
About half of the site was quarried,bringing to light fine mosaics particularly during French colonization over Morocco.
Furthermore some of high-status buildings were renovated.
Nowadays this touristic resort has become a UNISCO World Heritage.
Later we will head for Meknes one of the slighter- seen city in comparison to the other cities.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Meknes, Meknes, Fes-Meknes
The first stop in Meknes is Bab Lekhmiss, then the jewish quarter call El mellah.
Hri Souani : One of the prestigious Historic Monuments of Meknes, located about 500 m south of the Royal Palace and the place Mechouar, it dates from the time of Moulay Ismail in the early eighteenth century.
It groups a series of relatively cramped room around a spacious central hall 26m, 30 long / 10m, 70 of width and 9m in height.
It was a place for food storage, It contains 10 The unshakable walls were well-built to keep the constant temperature that guarantee the food freshnessrooms with ten wells norias.
Then we will going to shift to the mausoleum of Moulay Ismail.
For more information, non-Muslims were granted permission to visit such area.
The erection of this mausoleum dated back to 1703, presenting a lovely cedar painted ceiling mosaics with figment Koranic scriptures.
Afterwards we will have a short visit to Place EL Hidem (square of Ruins) which adjoins the medina and the Kasabah.
The square is sequenced to updated residential buildings and a covered food souk (market).
Among the most awe-inspiring elements of this imperial city is the grand gate named after the designer El- mansour, a Christian apostate who adapted Islam.
Now we will go through the jubilant archway.
Standing at sixteen meters high with an eight- meter long arch, the mysteriously patterned triumphal arch is argued to be the most charming in Morocco.
The style of the gate plays with Almohad patterns. It has zellij mosaics of outstanding quality.
Duration: 4 hours
