Overview
Fes el Bali is the oldest walled part of Fes and one of the largest car-free urban areas in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage site of several thousand lanes.
A full day with an official guide covers the tanneries, the medersas, the craft quarters and the gates, which is the only practical way to see it without spending the day lost.
Trip Highlights
- Fes el Bali, a UNESCO site and a medina closed to vehicles
- The Chouara tanneries seen from the leather terraces above
- The Bou Inania and Attarine medersas and their carved cedar and zellige
- The potters' quarter and the brass and copper workshops
- The Royal Palace gates and a panorama of the medina from the hills
