MarocFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaHay El QodsOued Aïn Chkef34°2’5” N 5°0’58” W 2 octobre 2023, Maroc ⋅ ⛅ 36 °C
On our way from Volubilis to Fes we enter the mid Atlas mountains, a series of ripples, up and down between 800 ft and 1400 ft elevation.
MarocFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaJnane HarbuchiOued Lmaleh34°3’40” N 4°56’55” W
2 octobre 2023, Maroc ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
We had our evening meal at this magnificent venue, Palais la Medina. It was covered in amazing tiled patterns, stucco mouldings and had a great view of the Medina from the roof terrace.
MarocFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaLfakhkharineOued Boufakrane34°3’32” N 4°58’21” W
2 octobre 2023, Maroc ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
During the meal we were entertained by drummers, belly dancers and a magician. The evening ended bizarrely with what we think was a wedding ceremony for some people from another group.
MarocFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaLmellahOued Mariz34°3’10” N 4°59’36” W
3 octobre 2023, Maroc ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
After breakfast we visited the main entrance to the Royal Palace in Fes.
In the 1960s King Hassan II reoriented the entrance of the palace complex from the Old Mechouar in the north to a newEn savoir plus
Meehee Kemp Amazing photos - we’re watching Celebrity Race around The World last night, and they were in Fez
MarocFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaLfakhkharineOued Boufakrane34°3’20” N 4°58’1” W
3 octobre 2023, Maroc ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
MarocFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaLfakhkharineOued Boufakrane34°3’20” N 4°58’1” W
3 octobre 2023, Maroc ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Later we visited a pottery workshop where we got guided around the workshop, watching the process of producing tiled mini fountains, tiled tables and pottery. The skills for making the small tiledEn savoir plus
Meehee Kemp I’m going to try that - chiselling shapes, to make a mosaic, very interesting to watch
MarocFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaLmellahOued Mariz34°3’15” N 4°59’24” W
3 octobre 2023, Maroc ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We then visited the medina, it's the largest car free settlement in the world, housing over 200,000 people in an area of 540 acres, 9000 winding streets, all surrounded by a wall 23km long.
Founded inEn savoir plus
3 octobre 2023, Maroc ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
The streets are a labyrinth of narrow alleys, some you have to go sideways to get through. All the time the locals are passing through, sometimes with handcarts or donkeys for heavy items.
The doorsEn savoir plus
3 octobre 2023, Maroc ⋅ ⛅ 36 °C
Somewhere in the middle of the Medina we come across one of the three Tannery's. We get a view from the balcony of one of the surrounding leather shops, where we see men treating and dyeing theEn savoir plus
MarocFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaEnnajjarine34°3’48” N 4°58’54” W
3 octobre 2023, Maroc ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
After the Medina we return to the hotel for free time. Several of us decide to get some taxis and head for a high point to see the sunset over the Medina. Struggling to flag down some taxis, one ofEn savoir plus
Trixie Sellar
That looks like a painting 😮
Voyageur 😊