MaroccoFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaHay El QodsOued Aïn Chkef34°2’5” N 5°0’58” W 2 ottobre 2023, Marocco ⋅ ⛅ 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.
MaroccoFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaJnane HarbuchiOued Lmaleh34°3’40” N 4°56’55” W
2 ottobre 2023, Marocco ⋅ 🌙 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.
MaroccoFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaLfakhkharineOued Boufakrane34°3’32” N 4°58’21” W
2 ottobre 2023, Marocco ⋅ ☁️ 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.
MaroccoFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaLmellahOued Mariz34°3’10” N 4°59’36” W
3 ottobre 2023, Marocco ⋅ ⛅ 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 newLeggi altro
Meehee Kemp Amazing photos - we’re watching Celebrity Race around The World last night, and they were in Fez
Viaggiatore It's Arabic for city , but basically it's the old part of the city usually surrounded by a wall
MaroccoFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaLfakhkharineOued Boufakrane34°3’20” N 4°58’1” W
3 ottobre 2023, Marocco ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
MaroccoFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaLfakhkharineOued Boufakrane34°3’20” N 4°58’1” W
3 ottobre 2023, Marocco ⋅ ⛅ 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 tiledLeggi altro
Meehee Kemp I’m going to try that - chiselling shapes, to make a mosaic, very interesting to watch
MaroccoFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaLmellahOued Mariz34°3’15” N 4°59’24” W
3 ottobre 2023, Marocco ⋅ ⛅ 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 inLeggi altro
MaroccoFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaFes LeballUniversity of al-Karaouine34°3’49” N 4°58’23” W
3 ottobre 2023, Marocco ⋅ ⛅ 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 doorsLeggi altro
MaroccoFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaHay EchouhadaPlace Lalla Ydouna34°3’54” N 4°58’18” W
3 ottobre 2023, Marocco ⋅ ⛅ 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 theLeggi altro
MaroccoFès-MeknèsFes-MedinaEnnajjarine34°3’48” N 4°58’54” W
3 ottobre 2023, Marocco ⋅ 🌙 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 ofLeggi altro
Trixie Sellar
That looks like a painting 😮
Viaggiatore 😊