Take a step back to the Middle Ages in the city of Fez, engage your imagination, soak up the extravagant sights and the hidden delights.
Feast your senses on the sights and sounds that the intellectual and artistic Moroccan metropolis has to offer. Winding alleys that can hardly be unraveled, movement, noise, shouting, smell of tanned leather, delicate aroma of oriental perfumes, barbecues, sweet pastry - all this is the imperial city of Fez. Visit the old medieval Medina with its narrow streets: the Bouanania and the Attarine medersas, the Nejjarine fountain. see the world’s oldest continuously functioning university...
Established in 790 by Moulay Idriss, Fez is the cradle of a millennium-long monarchy, and the longtime capital of the Cherifian empire. You'll explore some of that history at Kairaouine university, a medieval university that's the oldest continuously functioning educational institution in the world, located in the heart of the medina.
Enjoy the Panoramic view of Fez, the Royal Palace Gate, pass by other schools such as the Madrasa Bouanania built by Sultan Abu Inan Faris, and the Madrasa Al-Attarine created by Sultan Uthman II Abu Said, then visit the Nejjarine Fountain and the city's colorful tannery. Visit the Mellah, or Jewish Quarter, and see the old Ibn Danan Synagogue, which dates to the 17th century.
NB: Lunch during the walk in the Medina
After a day of exploring, meet back up with the driver for 4:30 PM departure to Casablanca, where this tour concludes with drop-off at your hotel.
