Circuit: Monuments Souks

Circuit duration of 4h

Achievable walk

Points Access: Boujloud Square - Place R'Cif

Theme: Development of crafts through the main fondouks and historical monuments of the medina

Main stages: Complex Bou'Inania - Talâa Sghira - Nejjarine Complex - Mausoleum Moulay Idriss - fondouk El Berka - Fondouk Chemmaïne and Sbityine - Dar El Mouaqqit - Mosque Al Qaraouyine - Fondouk Staouniyine - Library Qaraouyine - Place Seffarine - Seffarine Madrasa - El 'Aouadine - Place R'Cif.

Browsing the high places of the built heritage of the city of Fez, such as the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss Mosque or al Qaraouyine this route, starting from Bab Boujloud (blue door) and arriving at Place RCIF, will allow you to browse the medina from west to east, while going through his heart. You will discover the artisanal districts such street of dyers (Sebbaghine) instead of coppersmiths (Seffarine), the Nejjarine complex, dedicated to the timber and number of fondouks and caravanserais, home craft activities. This route will allow visitors to admire, through renowned buildings, symbols of the identity of the medina of Fez and appreciate the invaluable work done by the craftsmen of old. The many craft items presented in the souks multiple and crossed fondouks throughout the route enable you to give you an idea of ??the dexterity of the craftsmen of today, worthy successors of their predecessors.

Bou'Inania complex

Has a madrasah (school-residence) exceptional and unique hydraulic clock, this set is one of the major attractions of the medina. Built in the fourteenth century by a Merinid ruler madrasah Bou'Inania only beauty and finesse. Faced with stucco, marble, carved and polychrome decoration with tiles, admire the meticulous work coming from different sectors of handicrafts. It is side by side their best master craftsmen were able to raise this harmonious composition, the result of six years of work. Facing the madrasah, look up the hydraulic clock now out of use, but whose façade preserves the memory of this equipment, more sophisticated. Be a little careful when you visit because specificity of the madrasa Bou Inania, it is also a place of worship.

Nejjarine complex

Arriving in this complex, enter the world of wood crafts. Combining the pleasure of discovering a carefully restored historical monument than a visit to a museum dedicated to wood, fondouk Nejjarine is sure to get your attention. Near fondouk, a fountain dating from the nineteenth century and a souk complete the set. Souk specialized in carpentry and cabinetmaking art, it consists of a series of workshops supervised by two gates at the ends, controls the use of the past to close all the souks once in the evening . Today almost exclusively for trappings of Moroccan wedding, the visit is colorful.

Moulay Idriss mausoleum

Recognizable in the urban landscape with its pyramidal dome green, this building houses the tomb of the patron saint and founder of the city of Fez, Moulay Idriss II. Mosque and outbuildings built by the sovereign himself in 809, it was the Alawite Sultan Moulay Ismail that must its expansion and the addition of the dome. Very popular, this mausoleum is a place of pilgrimage shows. Celebrated in autumn, the Moussem of Moulay Idriss been many ceremonies and popular festivities.

Mosque Al Qarawiyine

First multidisciplinary university in the world, the influence of the once widely exceeded Qaraouiyine borders of Morocco. Attracting scholars from around the world, it was one of the most prestigious places of education, forming the seat of the legitimacy of scientific and religious knowledge.

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