Majestic Fes: A Guided Exploration of Morocco's Imperial City
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ค. 2024
- Welcome to an action packed travel vlog as we go on a guided tour of the crazy city of Fes, Morocco. Join me, accompanied by our knowledgeable Intrepid tour guide and a local city guide handpicked by Intrepid travel, as we unravel the rich history and vibrant culture of this overwhelming (in a good way) destination.
Our journey begins at the magnificent Fes Royal Palace, the former residence of Moroccan sultans. Full of grandeur and architectural splendour. Next, we'll ascend to a great viewpoint that offers a panoramic vista of the entire city, allowing us to soak in the beauty of Fes from above and understand more behind how the city grew.
Our adventure continues with a visit to Art Naji, an artisanal pottery workshop. Discover the diverse artistic techniques, ranging from the freehand Berber designs to the precise stencils used in Arabic art.
Fes medina is next where we venture through its bustling alleys and labyrinthine streets. The legendary Fes Souks await us, a sensory overload of sights, sounds, and scents. We explore the vibrant markets brimming with spices and traditional Moroccan handicrafts. We begin our exploration in Fes el-Bali, the oldest part of the city, and make our way to the lively Place Seffarine, known for its copperware trade.
A highlight of our tour includes a visit to the world-renowned Chouara Tannery, where we'll witness the traditional process of leather tanning and observe the skilled workers in action. Najjariyyin Square and the historic Funduq al Najjarin, now transformed into a pretty museum, are also on our itinerary. Delve into the intriguing history of the caravanserai and admire its magnificent architecture.
Our journey culminates with a visit to the magnificent Al Attarine Madrasa, a 14th-century center of learning that continues to captivate visitors with its timeless charm. But that's not all-prepare for a surprise as we embark on a delightful shopping experience in Fes Souk. You won't believe the charm and humour of the salesman who adds an unexpected twist to our retail therapy!
0:00 Intro
0:42 Palace
2:06 Viewpoint
3:12 Art Naji
4:59 Medina Logistics
6:35 Different sections of the souks
7:48 Belek!
8:21 Chouara Tannery
10:13 Funduq al Najjarin
11:29 Shrine of Moulay Idriss
12:00 Al Attarine Madrasa
13:20 Shopping experience
Welcome 🙏
شكرا لك على كل شيء ومرحبا بك في جميع المدن المغربية ❤❤❤
Lovely 🌹🌹🌹🌹❤
Thanks for informations
You're most welcome, I'm pleased you found it useful 🙏
Great vid C. Sorry for the photobomb ❤️ I’m v looking forward to the hike day video 😹
No no... I loved the photobomb!!! So pleased to see at least 1 person from the tour has watched one of these videos ❤️
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Thank you 🙏
Fez ❤c'est ma ville merci beaucoup pour la vidéo
Ah, you live in such an amazing place. I'm so pleased you enjoyed this video. I have another one from Fes coming out next weekend too 🙏
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It really was!
@@WhenAdventureKnox Very good, you deserve it
Fez this is who we are the oldest university in the whole history founded there fez needs more than one day it s mysterious city more than 9600 alleyways there s too much to discover welcome to our beautiful city
I feel like this tour gave us a lovely taster of the city, but agree its amazing and we would love to spend more time here on a future trip ❤️
Finally Moulay Idriss Zerhoun is town in fez Meknes region or northern Morocco spread over two hills at base of mount Zerhoun . It’s famous for being site of tomb of Idriss first major Islamic ruler of Morocco after whom town is named. It’s located near Meknes overlooked volubilis few kilometers away . There are attractions such as zawiya of Moulay Idriss ( religious complex including mausoleum, mosque, other amenities) . Cylindrical minaret built in 1939 by local man after his return from hajj pilgrimage from Mecca . The minaret covered in green tiles with white Kufic style Arabic letters quarn verses . There are also quarnic school ( called Madrasa) refers to Madrasa of Idriss . Honestly we at school taught brief main information as capital , economics of countries , borders , not in detail and ask us to memorize maps of countries and at draw one map at mid term and final exams . Did you have same method at your schools. Any way bon voyage best wishes for you your family friends.
Welcome to Morocco 🇲🇦 ❤
Thank you 🙏
What an intense but rewarding day of exploring Morocco. The pottery workshop looked incredibly interesting, I would definitely have visited that. It's incredible what the right people can do with a piece of clay. What was the temperature like? I could see a lot of people wearing trousers and even jeans. Epic photobomb!! Loved the look of the tannery, so distinctive and unique. It's one of those places that really makes you appreciate where you are. The guy in the shop made it look so easy to put those head scarves on, did Andy end up buying it and if so, did he ever figure out how to get it on again?
The temperatures weren't too bad as it was late October, early November. As a Brit it was on the hotter side but some tourists were coming from warmer climates so jeans would have been no issue. Andy didn't buy the scarf in the end. The tour we were on was half of a longer trip which most others were doing the full thing. After we departed, they went to the desert where the scarf would have been helpful and many of them bought the scarfs. That said, we did the other half of the tour in 2017 and he bought a similar one back then in Morocco and impressively, he's remembered how to put it on. My keffiyeh from Jordan however... no clue how to get it like the locals got it for me out there. Its great as a scarf though!!
Thank you for sharing this video with us, sounds amazing in Morocco 🇲🇦. I should definitely go there! But next time I would recommend India 🇮🇳. It’s a great place in terms of food and adventure. I must say though, you should be careful when getting water, only drink bottled water and eat hot food. 2 safe options. Anyways have a great time in morroco 😅
India is definitely on my bucket list... would love to spend some time in the mountains in the north but also heard great things about food in the south... and the idea of visiting Kerala back waters is fascinating. One day we'll make it there for sure!! Pleased you enjoyed the video 🙏
Caroline, How many camels did you bring at the market? I would had paid up to 100 camels🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪 for a nice English school teacher like you. 👩🏫Hope fully Andy would out bit me. Very interesting and fun video. Fes is really majestic and interesting, thanks for sharing. I love your channel. Did you eat any camel meat? Cheers🍨🍨🕵♂
We didn't eat any of the camel meat at the market, but when we visited Meknes we had camel burgers at a locals home that our guide organised. As for how many camels 🐫 I took to market with me... sadly none, but Andy tells me I'm worth a lot (score!) Thank you for your continued support 🙏 cheers ☕️ ☕️
فاس مدينة عريقة وقديمة يزيد عمر نشاتها الا 1200 سنة. وبيها اقدم جامعة في العالم وهي جامعة القرويين وبها مدارس العطارين
How are you doing mrs Caroline thank you for sharing your trips with us. As always iam gathering main information about places you visited briefly here it’s fes royal palace or ( house of makhzen ) Berber language . Palace of king of Morocco in city of fez . Original foundation date back to foundation of ( new fez ) royal citadel of marinid dynasty in 1276 ce . Most of palace today dates from Alawi era ( 17 th and 20 th centuries). Vast grounds are home to multiple private structures, patios, gardens but historically included administrative offices , government tribunals . Palace near mellah to south East . Fez is oldest of Morocco cities and has played significant role as Morocco capital through different dynasties . Fez was capital of Morocco for over four centuries and cultural center of country as well as one of most important religious centers . Royal palace is open 24 hours 7 days a week. Top attractions are golden gates of fez royal palace. Many people take pictures of doors because they are so famous , gates are symbol of wealth and royalty.
Last part of my research there are at royal palace 7 gates in total 6 of them are for general public and 1 for royal family. The gates were originally made out of wood later replaced with gold . Royal palace is one of most popular tourists destinations in fez . The visitors can explore many rooms at royal palace and country yards are open to public it’s included Moroccan culture, houses , museums, gardens , areas such as special accommodation for royal Guard , colleges royal is school catering to senior members of royal family, cooking school, Library housing manuscripts collection of Hassan 11. Art naji fez is beautiful pottery and tiles are made head to ain nokbi district just outside Medina where potteries were relocated and m 2013 . Oldest building in fes qarawiyyin library, university of qarawiyyin also world oldest built in 859ce . Fez is famous for chouara tannery from 11 century . It’s one of oldest tanneries In world . Fes city has been called ( Mecca of West ) and ( Athens of Africa) , also considered spiritual and cultural capital of Morocco . Fez city worth visiting it’s was capital until 1912 , full of palaces , museums, mosques, fountains, small tiny small valley ways . Fez name refers to more of city where dye to color hat was extracted from crimson berries .
You must have quite a well to do husband!