Fez Travel Guide

Fez Overview

If one is searching for old world oriental charm then the city of Fez in Morocco is the place for you. It is home to innumerable crafts, spices, mosques, that it is quite easy to be lost in it. Any traveler needs to know about the Fez overview so that it is easy for him to visit this amazing place.

Fez is both the spiritual and the cultural centre of Morocco. It is among the oldest of the three cities that were built by Moulay IdrissII in 790 BC. The main attraction of Fez is the medieval city of Medina. Medina has been continuously inhabited right from the 10th Century and it is still bustling with throngs of people colorfully dressed, olive dealers, merchants and the water sellers.

Attractions

One should visit the souks as this would lead to the famous tanneries of Fez where the worlds softest of leather is manufactured and this is one of the oldest of arts here. Then you can have a look at the most magnificent of palaces here, the holy places with green roofs and the Karaouine Mosque. Besides these you will rarely find a place that is devoid of shops. There are shops for almost all commodities and there is simply no dearth of variety.

Fez has an atmosphere that is shadowy; it seems as if it is loaded with secrets but this is perhaps the most attractive and captivating point of the land.

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