An interesting fact about
Morocco is that each and every destination has a marked uniqueness to it. With the exception of
Tangier and
Tetouan -which were really not worth it-, all the other places we visited bring some amazing fact about this country to light. I have to say that if you are planning to visit Morocco,
Fès should be included in your itinerary for several reasons. This city gives life to the third biggest medieval city in the world: "
Fès el-Bali". It is quite astonishing to explore Fès's old city and witness people living and going about as if they still were in the fourteenth century. In a way, it is a living museum, a Moroccan Arabic time trip to the middle ages.
Fès naturally preserves a distinct Arabic identity, which is evidently so in the old city
el-Bali, but also applies to the French influenced
ville nouvelle, where you definitely know that you are not in France, you are unmistakably in the heart of the Moroccan Muslim culture. For every curious traveler interested in Moroccan culture and its art, this is a very attractive destination.
Fès also has one of the best
tanneries in Morocco and is big on leather work crafts (babouches, purses, wallets, etc). While wandering around the medieval city, you'll see many artists at work making beautif
ul creations out of different raw material (not only leather but silk, metals, wood, etc). Another highlight related to their traditional artistry, is the theological college of
Fès el-Bali, a beautiful display of Morocco´s laborious and delicate interior design. Here is the seventh article of the Moroccan series dedicated to Fès, a visual guide to The Living Medieval City of Morocco:
http://hubpages.com/_1fclx5rkjd1r/hub/Visiting-Fes-The-Living-Medieval-City-of-Morocco
Fès naturally preserves a distinct Arabic identity, which is evidently so in the old city el-Bali, but also applies to the French influenced ville nouvelle, where you definitely know that you are not in France, you are unmistakably in the heart of the Moroccan Muslim culture. For every curious traveler interested in Moroccan culture and its art, this is a very attractive destination. Fès also has one of the best tanneries in Morocco and is big on leather work crafts (babouches, purses, wallets, etc). While wandering around the medieval city, you'll see many artists at work making beautif
ul creations out of different raw material (not only leather but silk, metals, wood, etc). Another highlight related to their traditional artistry, is the theological college of Fès el-Bali, a beautiful display of Morocco´s laborious and delicate interior design. Here is the seventh article of the Moroccan series dedicated to Fès, a visual guide to The Living Medieval City of Morocco: http://hubpages.com/_1fclx5rkjd1r/hub/Visiting-Fes-The-Living-Medieval-City-of-Morocco
