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Toits et minarets de Fès el-Bali dans la lumière du matin
Destination

Fès

Medina, heritage and traditional crafts

Understand Fez through its medina, heritage and the crafts that keep the imperial city alive.

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RegionFès-Meknès
Suggested duration2–3 days
Best forMedina, crafts and history
Travel styleHeritage immersion
Essentials

Fès at a glance

Start here to choose your neighbourhoods, shape your days and enjoy the city at your own pace.

Fez el-Bali and its gates

Madrasas and religious heritage

Leather, zellige, copper and wood workshops

Organise your visit

  • Explore the medina by sectors rather than trying to cover everything at once.
  • Choose a licensed guide if you want accompanied visits.
  • Respect working workshops and ask before taking photographs.
Arrival

Reach Fès with ease

Prepare your arrival, then check the transfers actually offered by our partner for your journey.

Suitcase outside a Moroccan terminal at sunset with Fès on the horizon
Airport transfer

Plan an airport transfer for Fès

Enter your airport, address and time on the partner site to see the transfers actually offered.

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Stay

Find where to stay in Fès

Choose the area that suits you, read our guide, then compare accommodation available for your dates.

Porte monumentale de Fès dominant les toits de la médina et la ville contemporaine
Accommodation

Choose where to stay in Fès

First identify the area that suits your trip, then check accommodation available for your dates with the partner.

  • Fes el-BaliFor staying close to the medina, its monuments and traditional crafts.
  • Medina entrancesFor remaining near the old city while making arrival with luggage easier.
  • Fes el-JdidFor exploring several layers of the city’s heritage from an intermediate base.
  • New CityFor the railway station, main roads and easier departures towards other stops.
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City guides

Understand and explore Fès

Complete articles to understand the city, its neighbourhoods and plan your discoveries.

Practical

Plan your visit

Arrival, transport and planning: useful guides to keep at hand before and during your stay.

History and culture

Stories related to Fès

Stories that place the city in Morocco’s history and help you understand its heritage.

Editorial experiences

Experience Fès

Experiences to choose according to your interests, each presented on its own page.

Culture & heritage

Discover the crafts of Fez

Fès

An editorial discovery of Fez craftsmanship through leather, zellige, copper and wood.

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Guided visits

Choose a guided walk through Fez medina

Fès3–6 hours

A Fez el-Bali visit assessed by guide identity, route, duration and the real place given to history and craftsmanship.

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