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Morocco Travelogue | The Ancient City of Fes – A Millennium-Old Maze
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Fes in One Day: A Magical Journey Through Morocco’s Ancient Medina
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The perfect Fez itinerary👇 📌 save for later!! Day 1: Explore the Medina * Bou Inania Madrasa * Dar Batha Museum * Wander through the Medina * Tanneries * Al-Attarine Madrasa * Bab Bou Jeloud gate * Royal Palace * Sunset at the Marinids Tombs Day 2: Day Trip to Volubilis and Meknes Day 3: Art and Shopping * Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts * Andalusian Mosque and Nejjarine Square * Souk shopping * Dar Batha Museum * Hammam from Hammam Mernissi & Spa Favorite Restaurants - Cinema Cafe: Great tacos (French style) - Fez & Friends: Healthy food - Al Oud: Great Moroccan food - Chez Rachid: Great Moroccan food Follow @maddie.travel for all the best location & travel tips 💛 #sologirl #sologirltravel #femaletravelinspo #fezmorocco #travelitinerary #travelcontentcreator #travelcontent #moroccotrip #travelmorocco #visitmorocco🇲🇦
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Save for what to do in Fes! 👇 Walking around basically feels like what I imagine it’d be like to live in Game of Thrones if it was real haha, but it truly feels like you’ve gone back in time 800 years! 🧭 wander the alleys, you WILL get lost, and that’s okay! it’s basically a guarantee & is half the fun 📚 Al Attarine Madrasa - a school from 1325 with stunning architecture! 20 dirham ($2) entry fee 💙 Bab Bou Jeloud (Blue Gate) - a new gate that was built to mark a main entrance to the old walled city 🐦 Chouara Tannery - oldest tannery in Fes, smells awful but worth a quick visit. If you follow someone offering to “help” be prepared to pay a tip for them to show you around 💛 Royal Palace - can’t go inside but can admire the massive gold doors 🛌 stay in a stunning Riad! We stayed at Riad Said and loved it #fes #fez #fesmorocco #fezmorocco #morocco #moroccotravel #fezmedina #moroccotravel #visitmorocco
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Things to do while visiting Fez, Morocco: 1. The Royal Palace 2. The Blue Gate 3. Culture Box for lunch 4. Jnan Sbil Gardens 5. Chouara Tanneries We were able to knock out all of this in 1 day, but it could easily be split into 2 ✨ Taxis to get to the Palace & the Gardens cost around 20-30 Dirhams ($2-3 USD) but the rest are walkable within the old Medina 🫶🏽 📌 SAVE this post for your trip to Morocco! #morocco #visitmorocco #fezmorocco #travelmorocco #moroccotrip #travelitinerary
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No one visits Fez without passing by Bab Boujloud at least once. It is virtually impossible, as the gate (bab in Arabic) serves as an excellent navigation point for the lost wanderers trying to find their way through the busy streets of the Fez medina. But Bab Boujloud is much more than just a handy reference point on a map. Its glittering mosaic tiles and grand archway have made it one of Morocco’s most famed gateways and a sight you definitely won’t want to miss as you discover the city of Fez. A Young Masterpiece Unlike most Moroccan historical sights, Bab Boujloud is actually quite recent. Built as late as in 1913, this gateway into the heart of the Fez medina was actually designed and completed during the French occupation of Morocco. Just next to it, you will be able to find the original gate into the bustling medina streets constructed in the 12th century deliberately on a slant to block ram herds from entering. You will get a more impressive view of this monumental gateway from the outside of the medina. Take a few steps back and you can admire the glistening blue mosaics arching around the picturesque backdrop of the souks and sights of Fez. Within the main archway, you will be able to see two minarets in the distance: the one of the left belongs to the beautiful ruins of the 20th century Sidi Lazzaz mosque and is usually topped by a stork’s nest, while the smaller one on the right is part of the magnificent 14th century Bou Inania Medersa. As you enter the medina through Bab Boujloud, you will notice how the color of the mosaics change: the outside blue (also the color of Fez) turns to green on the inside, revealing the color of Islam. As the main entrance into the Fez medina, the famed “blue gate” is also one of the best spots in the city to observe daily life in Morocco. After admiring Bab Boujloud’s incredible architecture, have a seat in one of the cafes or restaurants set up inside and right around the gate. Enjoy a cup of tea or a delicious tagine as you witness the comings and goings of swift street vendors, excited tour groups, and the men, women and children of Fez as they make their way through the gate to get to the hammam, return from school and shop for fresh produce in the souks
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Nearby Attractions Of Bab Boujloud
Hotel Les Merinides
Semmarin Medina Gate
Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts & Crafts
Hammam Mernissi & Spa
Borj Nord Museum
Tanneries de Fes
Bou Inania Madrasa
Henna Souk and pottery
Dar Batha Museum of Islamic Arts
El Glaoui Palace

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The Ruined Garden
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3268+QC8 قصبة أبي الجنود, Fès 30100, Morocco
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Bab Bou Jeloud is an ornate city gate in Fes el Bali, the old city of Fez, Morocco. The current gate was built by the French colonial administration in 1913 to serve as the grand entrance to the old city.
attractions: Hotel Les Merinides, Semmarin Medina Gate, Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts & Crafts, Hammam Mernissi & Spa, Borj Nord Museum, Tanneries de Fes, Bou Inania Madrasa, Henna Souk and pottery, Dar Batha Museum of Islamic Arts, El Glaoui Palace, restaurants: Cafe Clock, The Ruined Garden, Le Tarbouche, Barbecue Alarbi Fes, Fondouk Bazaar, Restaurant Palais Fes Yahya, Culture Box, Chez Hakim, Chez Rachid, DAR HAMMAD
