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Fez

Introduction

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Fes or Fez (Arabic: فاس‎ [Fās], French: Fès) is home to Morocco's oldest university and is its leading cultural and religious centre.

Fez was founded in 789. History has provided the city with long periods of hardship, but Fez has never died. It now boasts of being the oldest and largest medieval city in the world, remaining almost unchanged through the modern ages.

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Neighbourhoods

Fez el-Bali - the medina in the East
Fez el-Jdid - the Mellah (Jewish Quarter) and the Royal Palace in the centre
Ville Nouvelle - the administrative area built by the French in the southwest.

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Sights and Activities

Tiles

Fez is known for its crafts. Pottery, tiles, cloths, leather and silver products are all made and sold here in exactly the same way they were made a thousand years ago. If you wander through the medina, you could be fooled into thinking you have moved backwards in time. The narrow maze of streets have row after row of vendors selling everything and anything you can imagine. The traffic is pedestrian except for an occasional donkey cart. On the upper levels above the shops, wrought iron balconies remind you of the time when Morocco was occupied by France.

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

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Getting There

By Plane

Fez International Airport (international code: FEZ) serves a growing number of destinations. Royal Air Maroc flies to Casablanca and Paris, Atlas Blue (same website) flies to Marseille and Lyon, Jet4You to Paris and Ryanair to Alicante, Sevilla, Brussels, Frankfurt, Girona), Marseille and Milan.

By Train

ONCF has trains to Tangier, Marrakech, Casablanca, Meknes, Rabat and Oujda, most of which go multiple times a day.

By Car

By Bus

CTM has regular buses to Casablanca, Meknes, Tangier, Tetouan, Oujda, Al Hoceima, Rabat and Marrakech, amongst other places. Eurolines has international services, mainly to Spain and France.

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

Like everywhere else in Morocco, the imperial city of Fez has plenty of small restaurants where you can get a delicious tajine for less than £3. A tajine is a clay pot filled with chicken, beef, goat’s meat and vegetables, stewed over a charcoal fire for about an hour. For dessert, order a pot of mint tea at one of the outdoor cafes. While sipping on your glass of hot tea, you can watch the locals on their evening stroll along the boulevard. Your cosy hotel is just a couple of minutes of walk away. Bear in mind that everything in Fes closes early. The restaurants and food stalls start packing up at 9:30pm, so if you want to enjoy a slow, relaxed dinner, go around 6pm.

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Drink

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Sleep

Budget

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Dar Al Andalous	14, Derb Bennani, Douh. Batha, Fès-Medina	Guesthouse	59
Riad Al Pacha	7, Derb El Miter, Talâa Kbira	Guesthouse	69
Riad El Ghalia	Société touristique 13/15 Ras Jnane, Ross Rhi	Guesthouse	55
Riad Fes	5 Derb Ben Slimane Zerbtana Fes	Guesthouse	59
Riad Dar Chrifa	20 Arsat El Hammoumi Ziat	Guesthouse	76
Riad Damia	10 rue Sornas - Ziat Fez	Guesthouse	86
Riad Sara	17. Derb El Guabbas Douh, Batha, Fes	Guesthouse	69
Hotel Batha	Place Istiqlal	Hotel	80
Zahrat Al Jabal Hotel	Far Avenue	Hotel	70
Riyad Sheherazade Hotel	23,arsat bennis douh	Hotel	67
Riad Dar Dmana	20 Rue Salaj Douh Batha	Guesthouse	65
Riad Arabesque	20 derb el miter zenjfour bab el guissa	Hotel	67
Riad Fez Yamanda	1/3 Derb Ben Daoud Zerbtana	Guesthouse	59
Riad Zamane Fès	12, Derb Skallia Douh - Batha Fez Medina	Hotel	70
Riad Attarine	104 Bouajjara BAB JDID - R'CIF	Guesthouse	-
SOGATOUR HOTEL MOULAY YACOUB	Avenue Enakhil Imm High Tech Hall B, 5ème étage	Hotel	57
Palais de Fès Dar TAZI	15 Mokhfia Er'cif a coté du cinéma Amal	Guesthouse	57
Riad Ibn Khaldoun	Andalouss - Mokhfia	Hotel	57
Riad el Yacout	9 Derb Guebbas Batha Fez medina	Guesthouse	-
Dar Houdou	42 Teriana Sghira, Talaa Sghira Fez Medina	Guesthouse	86
Riad La Perle De La Medina	16, Derb Bennis - Douh Batha - Fès	Guesthouse	-
COMPLEXE TOURISTIQUE DIAMANT VERT	Km 5, Route Aîn Chkef	Hostel	73
Riad Hala	156 Derb lakram talaa kébira grade porte Bab boujl Batha Fez	Guesthouse	83
Le Palais D'hôtes Riad De Prestige	9 Derb Sornas Ziat	Hotel	74
Riad Zitouna	5 Derb Rami, Dar Bouali, Zkak Labghal	Guesthouse	-
Riad Bensouda	14 Zkak El Bghel, Quettanine Fez Medina	Guesthouse	65
Riad Verus	1 Derb Arset Bennis Batha, Medina	Guesthouse	94
Riad Jardin Chrifa	16 Ferb Bennis Douh Fez	Hotel	81
Riad Al Akhawaine	42/52, Derb Bni Aich, Talaa Sghira Grande porte Bab Boujloud fez maroc	Guesthouse	67
Fes City Centre Apartment	Rue Patrice Lumumba Recidence Abrar 22 Apartment 2	Apartment	54
Riad Numero 9	9 Derb Lamside Fez	Guesthouse	-
Riad Tafilalet	Derb mitter Zenjfor,17	Guesthouse	93
Dar El Menia Fez	7 derb El Menia El Kibira	Guesthouse	65
Riad Dar Cordoba	15 Derb el Guebbuss. Batha	Guesthouse	-
Dar KamalChaoui	60 Kaf Rhouni BHALIL Fez	Guesthouse	-
Riad Andalib	54 route Jdida, quartier R'cif 54 Gzam Berkouka; Fes-mÃ©dina	Guesthouse	-
Dar Warda	31 Derb Sidi Alaa Talaa	Guesthouse	91
Dar Sienna	6 Derb Eloued Fez Medina 30000	GUESTHOUSE	82
Dar Hafsa	34 Derb Sidi Safi Souiket Ben Safi Talaa Sghira Medina	Hotel	91
Dar Drissi	24 Derb el Menia Kbira Fez Medina	Guesthouse	58
Fez Luxury Apartment	Q3 213 Hadika Oud Fes	Apartment	57
Riad Dar Guennoun	70 Diour Jdoud Klaklyenne Bab Jdid ( Rcif) Fes Med	Guesthouse	58
RIAD REDA Charming House	Riad Reda 197 de la grande avenue Fès-jdid	Hotel	-
Najmat El Bathae	2 Derb Chekaoui Imm. Mazzour Akebt Sbaa Douh Fes-Medina	Hostel	96
Ryad Naila	7 derb el miter talaa kebira fes medina maroc	GUESTHOUSE	75
Funky Fes	60, Arset Lamdelssi - Bab Jdid - Fes Medina	Hostel	91
Dar Tahrya	9 Taryana Talaa Kebira	Guesthouse	-
Riad Khouloud	Bab El khoukha Hay akesbi NÂ°8,	Hotel	59
Riad Habram	4, Derb El Alami, Blida, Fez Medina	Hotel	78
Dar Farah	5 Derb Tariana	Hotel	62
Dar Ouassim	N 1, Derb Alami, Lablida, FÃ¨s MÃ©dina	Hotel	48
Chez Khadija	Guerniz 2	Guesthouse	82
Dar Mystere	30 Taryana Sghira	Hostel	-
Dar Fes Medina	3 Derb Mokri Ziat Fes Medina	Guesthouse	82
Dar El Yasmine	34 Talla Sghira Derb Ahl Tadl	Guesthouse	78
Ryad Salama	derb ahl tadlaa n°4 talaa sghira	Guesthouse	-
Riad Tayba	31/9, Derb Bensalem Talaa Kebira	Guesthouse	-
Dar Filali	56 Rue Blida Fez Medina	Guesthouse	49
Hotel Bab Boujloud	49, place ISCESCO Kasbat Boujloud Fès Médina	Hotel	64
Riad Layalina	10 bis Derb el Miter - AÃ¯n Azliten	Guesthouse	-
Villa Agapanthe	Route de Sefrou Domaines Benabdelah	Hotel	-
Riad Des Remparts De Fès	N° 7Derb Miter Talaa kebira ain azleten	Hotel	-
Riad Ahlam	24, Derb El Miter Ain Azliten	Guesthouse	59
Dar Mehdi	40 Derb Ben Salam Talaa Kibira Fez	Guesthouse	70
Guesthouse Dar Othmane	76 Farrane Couicha Hay Chrabliyine	Guesthouse	64
La Bague De Kenza	19 Derb El Mqaoues El Haffarine Hay Fendeq Lyho	Guesthouse	76
Dar Kenza	6 Derb Elguebbas Batha	Guesthouse	-
Hotel Jnane Sbille	22 kasbat chems boujloud	Hotel	-
Riad Dezayn	8 derb Abdelkrim Fez Medine	GUESTHOUSE	-

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Keep Connected

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Phone

Post

Post Maroc is the national postal service of Morocco and has details on their website (French) regarding the sending of letters, postcards and parcels, both domestically and internationally. The postal service in Morocco is very efficient and the post offices are generally open Monday through Friday, from 8:30am to 12 noon and 2:30pm to 6:30pm. On Saturdays it is open from 8:30am to 2:00pm. Some might keep longer hours though, especially in larger tourist cities and central areas. You can post your mail at one of the post offices or otherwise in the yellow post boxes you'll find throughout the country.