Categoria: Excursions From Fés

We'll leave Fés in the morning, we'll pick you up directly in riad and go to Bhalil and Sefrou, two not touristly towns just over half an hour from Fès. Bhalil is the first one we'll meet and here many houses are dug into the rock, real typical home still used daily. You can visit one of them, being hosted by a family and you'll invited inside to drink a traditional glass of mint tea. Then we'll visit Sefrou, a small Berber village located at the foot of the Middle Atlas Mountains, that's surrounded by cherry trees. During the spring surrounding countryside becomes pink and in June takes places the Moussem Hab Al-Moulouk, a real festival to celebrate the harvest cherries. This city is considered one of the oldest centers of all Morocco and above all it's famous because in the past it hosted the largest Jewish community of Morocco. Actually today it's still possible to admire the great mellah (the old Jewish quarter) and its huge synagogue. We'll visit medina area and get lost in its pretty streets. Then we'll return to Fés and accompany you directly to your accommodation.  Inchallah, see you next adventure together!

We'll leave Fés very early in the morning, we'll pick you up directly in riad and start to cross kilometres that connect Fès to Chefchaouen, the blue city of Morocco nestled between the twin peaks Ech Chaoua. We'll cross a verdant countryside, whit fruit trees, fields and numerous Berber shepherds with their flocks grazing. We'll be able to observe the gorgeous Sidi Chahed artificial lake and crossing Jorf El Melha village and we'll go up in altitude. We'll pass through villages with rural character, for example Ouezzane, which is famous in the Muslim world for a great presence of sanctuaries and considered, for this reason, a very spiritual place. Shortly we'll arrive in Chefchaouen, so you'll have time to get lost in its pretty blue streets, to take pictures and to discover hidden corners. You can stroll through medina area, until you'll reach the central square, Outa-el-Hammam, where you'll find the 18th century Kasbah with its beautiful interior garden and the Tarik-Ben-Ziad octagonal mosque, which hides a minaret inspired by the Golden Tower in Seville. If you want you can also reach the highest part of the city and enjoy a wonderful view. Then we'll come back to Fes, we'll arrive in the evening and accompany you directly to your accommodation. Inchallah, see you next adventure together!

We'll leave Fés early in the morning and we'll go to Meknés, the smallest Imperial City, which is also called the "Versailles of Morocco" for the charming palaces that adorn it. Sultan Moulay Ismail declared Meknès capital of Kingdom in 1672 and he is the person who gave to this city the riches that make it so fascinating today. You'll visit it with an official guide, you can turn inside the souq and admire the central square, El-Hedim, then you'll move to the main monuments, such as Bab El-Monseur, the ruins of Heri es-Souani, the old barn structures and the Agdal water basin. At the end of the visit we'll pick up the car in direction Zerhoun Mountains, where is located Volubilis, Roman archaeological site that has been declared UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. You'll can walk among the ruins and admire, for example, the Arch of Triumph, the old Roman thermae, the oil mills, the colonnaded garden and much more. Then we'll reach Moulay Idriss, a picturesque town perched on the hill, which is considered a sacred destination for pilgrimages from all over Morocco. Actually here is located the Idriss I's tomb, which is the great-nephew of the prophet Mohammed. We'll visit the city and climb the steps on the left of the Mausoleum, where there's the only cylindrical minaret in all of Morocco and from where we'll admire a wonderful view. Then we'll come back to Fés and accompany you directly to your accommodation. Inchallah, see you next adventure together!