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 Salim, Ruth and me at
Place Nejjarine by barryg23
The previous evening, when we were walking in the Ville Nouvelle, Salim had approached us - very politely - and asked us where we were from and what we thought of Fes. He showed us his official tour guide card and offered to show us around the medina the following day. We were a little wary after our experiences in Tangier, so we said we'd think about it. He said he'd be sitting at the Cafe Renaissance, near the tourist office, the following morning.
We were still a little worried about being ripped off, but as we felt we needed a guide to properly explore the medina, we went along to the tourist office to hire someone for half a day. The man there asked us to wait a minute. When he returned, who was with him? Salim of course! He was a bit annoyed at us for not trusting him! He explained to us that the tourist office would not use him again until all the other guides had been given a tour. I imagine the tourist oiffice also got a commission, whereas he would avoided all this if we had gone straight to him. I blame our experiences in Tangier....
He did give a very good half day tour of the medina, though he spoke very quickly and it was sometimes difficult to take in all he said. The cost was 120 Dirham (about 12 Euro). Leave a Comment
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This small square in the heart of the Medina is quite a gem. Following down to the end of Talaa Seghira, turn sharp right down a covered lane down some steps, just before you end up on Talaa Kabira.
The square has a few tourist shops with the usual ceramics and other potential gifts. It's one of the nicest, well restored parts of the Medina although some people may feel that it's been slightly sanitised. One of the highlights of the square is the the Nejjarine Museum of wooden crafts that contains examples of all things wooden. The building has been completely renovated as well as the square. A gorgeously tiled wall fountain completes the picture.
To one side you'll find a place full of stalls selling metal seats used for weddings, in fine bright silver metalwork. Spend a few minutes looking outside and taking in the building.
This is also an excellent place to go to the loo! The toilets in the museum are the best I found in Morocco - 'that' smell was absent and even good toilet paper!!
Unfortunately, the short route through the dark alley to the square you may come across some hustlers who can be quite persistent, offering you all sorts of thing. Just throw them your usual 'No thanks' smile that you've been practicing all day and walk on. Also, ignore anyone who tells you the museum is closed, as one person did with me so that I would go and see his shop. Leave a Comment
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Fez is one of the most fascinating cities in the world; it is so diverse that each individual will find something or the other to do here. All you need to find is your area of interest and the only thing you should be open to is experimentation.
- Ibn Danan Synagogue
here some places
- Kairaouine Mosque and University
- Nejjarine Museum
- Zaouiya of Sidi Ahmed al-Tijani
- Museum of Andalusian Music
- Water Clock, part of the Bou Inania complex on Talaa Kibeera
- Besides the above given places there are many sites around Fez which are of immense historical importance and you should see them all on your visit to Fez.
- Tickle your taste buds and experience the exotic cuisine, or simply learn how to cook the sumptuous Moroccan dishes.
- Learn the Moroccan language and study the standard Arabic.
- You can also visit the tanneries of Fez, or the place where beautiful pottery is created.
- Maneuver through the streets of the Fez lost in the vibrant market place, absorbing all you can.
- Shop till you drop through out the vacation and surely you will still find it less.
- Discover new ingredients and new remedies to old ailments with Berber pharmacy in the Medina, the typical Moroccan therapy.
- Loiter around the streets of Fez and immerse yourself in the aroma of the city.
- Cherableeyeen Mosque
- Royal Palace
- Merenid Tombs
- Hammams in Fez`
I live here so i don't think i did miss something i didn't enjoyed it for sure you should miss Fes.
for more help or any information please free to contact me i will be glade to help.
Fouad
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During our tour of the medina we visited a couple of traditional workshops where we got see and meet to some of the craftsmen at work. The first one we visited was in the corner of a funduq, somewhere in a back corner of the medina, a place I'd have difficulty finding again. A man and his two sons were busy at work creating small, colorful tiles for use in mosaics. They didn't mind us at all coming in to look around, though we didn't get to speak to them as we had no Arabic and they spoke no French or English.
The man gave us two of the small tiles, in the shapes of a star and a triangle, which, though probably worthless, are worth far more to me than any of the things we haggled for later on in our trip. It seemed strange that the boys had to work at such a young age, but this is something very common in Fes. Many skills are passed down from generation to generation.
We also visited a wood scribers shop, slightly more "up market" (if such a term can be applied to Fes?) than the mosaic place. It was very refreshing to be ignored by the men and his sons working there, something that rarely happened in some of the more touristy shops in the medina. They were far more interested in their work, than in trying to sell us anything. Leave a Comment
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During our tour around the medina, we tried a few Moroccan food specialities from some of the small shops. Sfens (I think that's the spelling) is like a donut, though slightly more savoury, but just as unhealthy:) We also tried Rayib, a Moroccan type yogurt made from milk thickened with the hairy hearts of artechokes. It's nicer than it sounds! Leave a Comment
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i always have faith in Fes is Romantic history place when you can do see and think of every thing and you will have fun than ever, i did enjoyed it my time in each city in Morocco, but always i want to come back to my city because i beleive there something special about it.
meeting a wonderful people that i enjoy talking even for scents......
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As we were walking along Talaa Seghir, one of the main streets of the medina, we got delayed behind a guy trying to carry a huge mattress on a small cart. The mattress kept sliding off, so every few metres he had to stop, lift it back on to the cart and reposition it. To make it more difficult he was going slightly uphill. After dropping it about 4 or 5 times, some tourists offered to help the poor guy but he refused, struggling on alone. Most of the locals seemed to be laughing at him. I hope he doesn't have to do this every day! Leave a Comment
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Tourism authority of Fes did something wonderful and put colored star signs in the streets. For example, blue star leads you between Bab Bjouleud and Bab R'Cif, while pink does something else and cyan does another thing :). But the main point is when you get lost, follow those signs and you are out of the labrynthe. Also, do not believe hustlers pointing your whereabouts on your map: They usually tend to get you lost even more so that you can't get out without their help. They do take foreigners for a fool.
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As I was trying to read my guidebook as we walked, I often bumped into donkeys. They seemed to be everywhere, especially as you wander further into the medina. It can be embarrassing :) Leave a Comment
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