Fez in 3 days
Fez has one of the oldest and largest medinas in the world, thousands of lanes, the Chouara tanneries with their coloured pits, and the smell of leather and spices. It is Morocco's spiritual capital and its capital of crafts.
The plan, day by day
Day 1
- Morning
The Fez el-Bali medinafree · half a dayA UNESCO-listed walled old city founded in the 9th century, a maze of lanes closed to cars, best explored with a guide at first.
Day 2
- Morning
The Chouara tanneriesfree · about 30 minStone vats of dye and lime where hides are still worked by hand, seen from the terraces of the leather shops around them.
- Afternoon
Al Quaraouiyine Universityfree · a few minutesFounded in 859 by Fatima al-Fihri and often cited as the oldest university still operating; non-Muslims can only look in from the doorways.
Day 3
- Morning
Bou Inania Madrasaabout 45 minA 14th-century Marinid college of carved cedar, stucco and zellij tilework, one of the few religious buildings in Fez open to non-Muslims.
- Afternoon
The monumental gatesfree · a few minutesThe gates in the city walls, above all Bab Boujloud, the blue and green tiled entrance to the medina built in 1913.
Where to sleep in Fez
- Riad Verus · €30 a night
- Dar Seffarine · €55 a night
- Hotel Batha · €45 a night
- Ibis Fes · €60 a night
- Dar Bensouda · €90 a night
- Barcelo Fes Medina · €85 a night
- Riad Fes · €220 a night
- Palais Amani · €180 a night
- Hotel Sahrai · €220 a night
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