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Day 2 Casablanca – Rabat - Fès

Classic mosque, futuristic buildings, and Moroccan transporters

Medina of Fes (Studiosus Travel Highlights of Morocco)

In the old town of Fes, we saw narrow alleys, bustling activity and the tanners.

Fes

Lost in the Medina The Medina of Fes has over 9,500 alleys, Joseph explains to me. GPS does not work here. No wonder I get lost. He takes me back to the parking lot. We walk...

Lost in Fes

[Jonas] When we left our room directly outside after a restless and way too hot night, we noticed that it had cooled down significantly and that we could have simply slept...

Royal feast

09.03.23. Fes We are in a royal city. And so today we treated ourselves to a royal feast. Hanne and Bernd wanted to try Pastilla, a specialty that can only be found in Fes....

Fes - a city with a special flair

08.03.23 Azrou - Fes Last night Ralph found an interesting news article on the internet: The campsite we planned to visit in Fes today, for which Ricci had provided the...

Arrival in Fes

My solo trip to Morocco actually begins on the evening before my departure in Freiburg with Sylvain. After a mulled wine at the Christmas market (I won't really experience the...

Experiences in Fes

On the way to the sights of the old town, I meet Maja, a Finn, with whom I visit the Medersa Attarine, a former Koranic school with a beautiful courtyard. Then we continue to...

Fes - Leather and Baths

Last stop on my tour of Morocco was Fes. It is known as the intellectual capital of Morocco, with many very old universities still in existence. The city is also known for its...

Zurück in Fes II

My journey starts and ends in Fes, with Yassine and his family. Yassine offers cooking classes almost around the clock, so the house is always filled with international guests,...

Fes, the city of tanners

Fes impresses us. We stroll through the alleyways, at first we try to remember the turns, until we realize that it's useless. We wander through the touristy streets, find narrow...

Back in Fes

After another pancake breakfast, my bus goes to Fes. When I arrive there, I first buy my bus ticket to Merzouga for the next day and then go to Yassine. He had offered me to...

Mosaic

In Morocco, but especially in Fes, many beautiful mosaics are displayed on buildings, columns, and fountains. During our city tour today, we not only saw many mosaics, but also...

Barbara the 8th

Moroccan mint tea is served here in small glasses, from silver pitchers, on beautifully decorated metal trays. I particularly liked the beautiful trays from the beginning, so...

Day 6: Fes

Fes is the third largest city in Morocco with around 1 million inhabitants. It is the oldest of the four royal cities in the country (along with Marrakech, Rabat, and Meknes). ...

Quite cold

When my alarm goes off, it is still pretty dark. I go to the rooftop terrace for my morning yoga ritual and notice that it is already bright but everything is covered in fog....

9000 alleys

The Old Town of Fes is the largest inhabited old town in the world and is home to the longest shopping streets in Africa. All the alleys are labeled with names. In the narrowest...