Fez, Morocco

Fez Pictures:
The tanneries where they cure and dye the leather. The medina and the many dried fruits piled high for sale. The doors to the place where the King resides when he is in town. He was actually in town when we were there.








Fez was our first real stop in Morocco. We traveled through Tangier but only to take the train. Fez has an amazing Medina. Its a walled in area that has shops, apartments and very old mosques and schools. Each city in Morocco has a Medina and the one in Fez is known for being the origin of most of the handicrafts. As we traveled through the Medina we saw where they made leather goods, metal works, silk from cactus plants, pharmacies where they had spices, oils and natural medicines, ceramics, rugs everything! It was sensory overload and all through windy tiny streets.
We had a tour guide which we met the day before when we were trapsing around the city looking for a hotel. He was very helpful and took us to many of the places where things were being made.
Fez also had a very modern part of the city where we were staying and resturants, stores and places where you could get fresh fruit and vegetable juices.
Because of the french colonial experience Morocoo also has lots of fresh breads everywhere. There were lots of patery shops along the streets and you could get a fresh crossaint just about anywhere!