Fes - Inside the Medina

For 6 hours today we had the privilege of exploring the labyrinth of streets within the famous Fes Medina with a local guide. Some of the alleyways were only wide enough for one person and others wide enough for two to four. The Fes medina is one of world’s largest Medinas-9000 winding streets within 365 hectares. Some of the buildings date back to the 9th century and it includes 350 mosques. We were told “you will enter through one of the great gates into chaos” and they were right! Inside the Medina we saw copper smiths, colour makers working with various dyes, male and female weavers, clothing shops and shops selling sweets and spices, street musicians, cobblers, vegetable stands and butchers of all kinds. One of the highlights was the view of the famous Fes tannery and another was the old very ornate university.Read more