Fez One-Day Itinerary | How a Local Grandpa Unlocked the Medina for Me
🗺️ Perfect 1-Day Fez Route (Tested & Approved!) 1️⃣ Sunrise: Panoramic view from Marinid Tombs 2️⃣ Royal Palace (Quick photo stop) 3️⃣ ART ARGILE Pottery (Best souvenirs!) 4️⃣ Chouara Tannery (Largest leather dye pits) 5️⃣ Bab Boujloud (Blue Gate) → Enter Medina 6️⃣ Nejjarine Wood Museum (Carved cedar masterpieces) 7️⃣ Al Attarine Madrasa (Golden mosaics ✨) 8️⃣ Kairaouine Mosque (Oldest university in the world!) Pro Tip: Chouara Tannery (bigger) → Tanneries Terrance (smaller but in Medina) Sunset: Return to Marinid Tombs for golden-hour views 👨🏼🦳 The Grandpa Guide Hack At the Blue Gate, we met Mohammed (official guide badge, 100 MAD/2h). His magic: 40+ years in Fez = knew every alley of the 9,000-path maze Local intel: "This bakery uses my cousin’s olive oil!" Above & beyond: Waited 1h extra to ensure we didn’t get lost (refused lunch but accepted our tip) Why hire a guide? ✔ Avoid endless "helpful" hustlers ✔ Hear stories behind 250+ mosques ✔ Find hidden pharmacies selling magic argan oil 💡 Key Takeaways Official guides wear badges (negotiate to ~150 MAD if over 2h) Tanneries free (but expect pushy "free tours" = sales pitch) Eat here: Cafe Clock (camel burger!) near Blue Gate #Fez #Morocco #TravelHack
