Fez Medina - a visiting blogger's view.

Few of the visitors who blog about Fez seem to take the time to give a detailed account of their experience. Happily, a blogger ( Travellerblogue ) has done just that. Although her(his?) observations are from only a couple of days in the Medina, she certainly seems to have spent his time well and seen more than most. While we might argue with her about street food ( we find it delicious) - in general Travellerblogue has a good eye for the Medina. Take time to read the full post and the others on the blog - but first - here is an excerpt:


Day Without Guide. Our first day we decided we would tackle the medina by ourselves, with the trusty Rough Guide in hand. We accomplished this fairly well. We set out from the Riad Louna and headed towards the major landmark, the Kairaouine Mosque. This is fairly easily accomplished as Rue Talaa is pretty much a straight shot. Along the way, we admired the Bou Inania Medersa and generally observed the bustling alleys. We then took a little detour through Place Seffarine and eventually gave in to a fellow offering to take us to see the tanneries. So we climbed our way up to one of the shops with views over the tanneries, took some photos, declined to purchase leather goods, and made our way back down.

Then we did some aimless (not quite lost) wanderings for a few hours and snaked our way through the souks (collections of alleys selling or making certain kinds of goods: Dyers' Souk, Brass Souk, Leather Souk, etc.) and finally made our way back to the riad. Now, all of this was quite doable and Fes el Bali is contained by city walls, so you can only get so lost.

Full post is here: Adventures in Morocco: Fes.

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