Fes

Fes has the best preserved old city in the Arabic countries with the world ‘s largest car free zone and the oldest university in the world.

Exploring the Area

Fes is known to be Morocco’s cultural capital. It is a city located in the northeastern part of Morocco. It’s famous hotspot is Fes El Bali medina with medieval architecture, souks and a traditional atmosphere.

Discover its medinas and traditional sites

The medina of Fes has various religious schools such as the 14th-century Bou Inania and Al Attarine with a unique decoration with wood carvings and precise tile work. Pedestrians and donkeys walk around the medina full of craft workshops, spice markets and hammam houses. It also has the 9th-century al-Karaouine Islamic mosque and university, as well as the 11th-century Chouara leather tannery.

Fez’ medina has endless options to discover its alleyways lead to squares with fountains and streets with aromatic food stands, rooftops, and doorways reveal the workshops of tireless artisans.

Explore Fes and its leather artisans tanneries.

Home to talented artisans

Fes is known to be the home for the best scholars and artisans with a historical and cultural heritage that attracts visitors. The medina still has high activity with over 70,000 people still living in the area of the medina that still remains to be the world’s largest car-free urban area. The city has still conserved its medieval style with donkey cart goods travelling in the alleyways.

Discover the workshops and artisans of leather.