Fès Trip Overview
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the cultural capital of Morocco on this full-day guided tour of Fez. Take a stroll through the winding streets of the city’s UNESCO-listed pedestrian medina. Visit spicy tanneries and souks stacked with spices and crafts. See Bab Boujeloud, the Jewish quarter, Medersa Bou Inania, Nejjarine square and the Batha museum. If you wish, we can offer to you a Moroccan cooking class before the end of the tour.
– Discover the strong points of the medina of Fez like Bab Boujeloud
– Learn more about Moroccan history and contemporary culture
– Visit the souks, tanneries, museums, gardens and much more
Additional Info
* Duration: 2 to 6 hours
* Starts: Fès, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Fès, Fès-Meknès, Morocco
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the cultural capital of Morocco on this full-day guided tour of Fez. Take a stroll through the winding streets of the city’s UNESCO-listed pedestrian medina. Visit spicy tanneries and souks stacked with spices and crafts. See Bab Boujeloud, the Jewish quarter, Medersa Bou Inania, Nejjarine square and the Batha museum. If you wish, we can offer to you a Moroccan cooking class before the end of the tour.
– Discover the strong points of the medina of Fez like Bab Boujeloud
– Learn more about Moroccan history and contemporary culture
– Visit the souks, tanneries, museums, gardens and much more
Itinerary
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Stop At: Dar Batha Museum, Place du Batha Fez, Fes 30030 Morocco
Sultan Hassan I ordered the construction of the palace as a place for distinguished visitors and guests to stay. During 1912-1916 it housed the accommodation for the departments belonged to the French Protectorate before the function was moved to Rabat, the new capital of the state. Since then it was converted into a museum; first as a museum of national art, and then as a museum of ethnography and the cultural activities.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Bab Bou Jeloud, Fes Morocco
The structure is a triple-arched gate that makes use of Moorish architectural forms, with pointed horseshoe arches and a crenelated top. Both the inner and outer facades are covered in polychrome tiles featuring arabesques and Moroccan geometric motifs, with the outer facade predominantly blue and the interior facade predominantly green
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Bou Inania Madrasa, Rue Talaa Sghira, Fès, Morocco
According to history, religious leaders of the Karaouine Mosque advised Abu Inan Faris to build this madrasa. It was the last madrasa to be built by the Marinids. The madrasa became one of the most important religious institutions of Fes and Morocco, and gained the status of Grand Mosque.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Museo Nejjarine, Pl. Nejjarine, Fes 30030 Morocco
In a wonderfully restored early-18th-century funduq, the former rooms for traveling merchants are given over to displays of fine woodwork from across Morocco, including doors, prayer beads and musical instruments. Many show the difference between Amazigh traditional styles and the more Andalusian designs of Fez. A highlight are the worn wooden boards used by Quranic recitation students, patched with copper and adorned with their graduation certificates. The rooftop cafe is simple but has great views over the medina.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Souk el Henna, Fes Morocco
One of the medina’s oldest marketplaces and one of its most pleasant, this souq is dominated by a graceful plane tree amid stalls selling pottery and traditional cosmetics, including henna. This is a good place to come if you’d like to be talked through the fascinating array of natural products Moroccans routinely use – stall-holders are friendly and offer little hassle. The mohtassib (price controller), now defunct, had his office here, and you can still see his large scales.
Duration: 20 minutes
