🏛️Main Attractions
- ✓Fes el Bali
- ✓Tannery (leather tannery)
- ✓Bou Inania Madrassa
- ✓Kairaouine Mosque
- ✓royal palace
- ✓Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts & Crafts
- ✓Merenid Tombs
Also check attractions in other Morocco cities:
Fez
Fez
Morocco's spiritual and cultural capital, home to the world's largest car-free urban zone and best-preserved medieval medina
🌐Other Cities in Morocco
Recommended Hotels in Fez
Hand-picked hotels and accommodations from Agoda (20 properties)
🏨Recommended Hotels
- ★Riad Fes
- ★Dar Seffarine
- ★Palais Faraj Suites & Spa
- ★Funky Fes Hostel
- ★Riad Laaroussa
🍜Restaurants & Food
•Cafe Clock
$$Fusion & camel burger
•Nur
$$$Contemporary Moroccan fine dining
•The Ruined Garden
$$Mediterranean-Moroccan garden dining
•Chez Rachid
$Traditional Moroccan street food
•Dar Roumana
$$$Refined Moroccan gastronomy
Also check restaurants in other Morocco cities:
🛍️ Shopping
- •Place Seffarine (Coppersmith Square)Traditional Crafts
Atmospheric square where coppersmiths hammer brass and copper into traditional wares. Kettles, trays, lanterns created using centuries-old techniques. Loud, chaotic, authentic. Negotiate prices. Best to buy directly from artisan workshops.
- •Henna SoukTraditional Market
Colorful souk selling natural cosmetics, essential oils, argan oil products, kohl eyeliner, and henna. Sample perfumes and oils. Quality varies - buy from established shops with good reputations. Beware of fake argan oil.
- •Fes Festival of World Sacred Music ShopCrafts & Music
Quality handicrafts and traditional musical instruments. Profits support the famous annual music festival. Fair prices, high standards. CDs of Moroccan and world music. Near Bab Makina.
- •Ain Azliten Tannery Leather ShopsLeather Goods
Leather shops surrounding the tanneries selling bags, jackets, slippers, and poufs made on-site. Prices more negotiable than Marrakech. Inspect quality carefully. Leather smell lingers - air out purchases before packing.
💡 Travel Tips
- • Hire an official guide for your first medina exploration (book through riad). Helps orientation, history, and avoiding fake guides who demand payment.
- • Accept that you will get lost in the medina - it's unavoidable and part of the magic. Stay calm, retrace steps, or ask shopkeepers for directions to main gates.
- • Bring mint or perfume to mask tannery smell - it's overwhelming. Leather shop terraces charge 10-20 MAD or expect you'll browse/buy.
- • Dress conservatively especially during Ramadan and in religious areas. Women cover shoulders and knees. Men avoid shorts in mosques' vicinity.
- • Negotiate firmly in souks - start at 50% or lower. Quality varies enormously. Compare shops before committing to purchases.
- • Watch your step on uneven medieval streets, especially after rain when tiles are slippery. Comfortable broken-in walking shoes essential.
🔗 Related Information
📋Quick Info
📅Best Season
March-May, September-November
💰Daily Budget
$25-60/day
👥Popular With
History BuffsCulture SeekersPhotographersAdventurersSolo Travelers
🗓️Recommended Stay
2-3 days
🌐Timezone
UTC+1
💬Local Language
Arabic, French, Berber
💱Currency
MAD (Moroccan Dirham)
📅Fez 3-Day Itinerary
Recommended plan for efficient sightseeing
Medina Immersion
🌅
Morning3-4h
🎭
Guided Medina Walking Tour
💡 Book official guide through riad (150-300 MAD). Start at Bab Boujloud (Blue Gate) and navigate to Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque complex, Nejjarine Square, and artisan quarters. Learn history and orientation. Essential for first day.
☀️
Afternoon2-3h
Bou Inania Madrasa & Chouara Tannery
💡 Visit Bou Inania Madrasa (20 MAD entry) for stunning architecture. Then navigate to Chouara Tannery - leather shop terraces charge 10-20 MAD for viewing platform. Bring mint for smell. Best light for photos 9am-11am and 3pm-5pm.
🌙
Evening2h
🍜
Dinner at The Ruined Garden
💡 Reserve ahead for garden seating. Arrive before sunset for aperitif. Try mezze platter, lamb tagine, and Moroccan wine. Candlelit atmosphere magical. Expect 200-300 MAD per person with drinks.
💡Tips
- •Stay in medina riad for authentic atmosphere - Ville Nouvelle is bland and far from sights
- •Download offline Maps.me before arrival - spotty wifi in medina depths
- •Carry small bills and coins for tips, street vendors, small purchases
- •Reserve better restaurants 1-2 days ahead, especially Nur and Dar Roumana