Cultural capital of Morocco. Founded by Idris II in 808. The medina is the largest pedestrian zone in the world, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Karaouiyine University, founded in 859, is the oldest still in operation.
Why here
Fez is Morocco’s deepest city. What in Marrakech has become tourism, here is still work. The tanners, weavers, calligraphers: all working. Driss Lamrabet, retired professor of Karaouiyine, knows 23 alleys that appear in no guide.
Weather 12 months
Max Min
How it arrives
Madrid
3h 15min
1 stop · via Casablanca
Barcelona
3h 5min
Direct · Ryanair
Paris
3h
Direct · Air France / RAM
Host of the region
Driss Lamrabet
Historian · Fez
“Fez isn’t walked. Fez is read.”
Meet Driss
What is is shaped here
- 01Dawn tour with Driss Lamrabet (the 3 key workshops)
- 02Silent visit to the Bou Inania Madrasa
- 03Chouara tanners before 8:00 (when the smell is lighter)
- 04Private lunch in a medina family home