![]() Still, on the question how long a walk would take to the blue gate she answered. I asked our Riad-hostess if she ever lost her way and she giggled “yes, everyday – that’s the magnificence of it”. The Medina feels like a maze where even locals get lost. Just north of the Middle Atlas Mountains, this former Moroccan capital is home to the ‘’mother’’ of all Medinas. I would like to start my Fez travel review with saying that Fez is a city where you won’t get bored easily. Now that I have been there, I can speak from my own experience. Gastronomy? We were going to find out soon, this is my Fez travel review! So, authenticity, few tourists and sun were covered. Hardly surprising they suggest, considering it was found in the 9 th century and has kept its reputation as the cultural and spiritual giant of Morocco. It has become a sort of movie set of tourist-orientated and camera-ready experiences.įez on the other hand (from what I read during my pre-research) has a cobblestoned medieval that transports you back in time the moment you enter the medina’s walls. But, they compete for tourist-crowds, which made the city somewhat commercial ‘superficiality’ over the years. Picking on my 2014-rymory I could recall that I loved Marrakech’ roof top bars, mint-flavoured shisha, monkeys, belly dancers, acrobatics, very high-end Riads hiding behind non-assuming plain walls and all the other hip elements the city offers. So, I woud like to start my Fez travel review with a Moroccan debate: Marrakech versus Fez. Two beautiful cities, making it rather hard to come up with a decision. From what I have seen, they all have their unique charms! MARRAKECH OR FEZ? For time-rich travellers, I would definitely recommend visiting as many Moroccans cities as time allows. I was able to confirm the magical impact of the country, after having visited several places in 2014 (Agadir, Essaouira, Marrakech, Sidi-Ifni & Tiznit). So, after some research the Girls Who Travel Noah & Kiki decided to go to magical Morocco. My Fez travel review: where to go to find authenticity, gastronomy and as few tourists as possible? I can name very few options within a short flying distance, but to find these elements at a place where the sun always shines is hard. In this way we can monitor if the article is reached by a broader audience anyone travelling to Fez (Fes). ![]() Seemingly blind alleys lead to squares with exquisite fountains and streets bursting with aromatic food stands, rooftops unveil a sea of minarets, and stooped doorways reveal tireless artisans.*As an TRY-OUT, our FEZ travel review is written in english. ![]() ![]() It can seem like it’s in a state of perpetual pandemonium some visitors fall instantly in love, and others recoil in horror. Some 90,000 people still live in the Fez medina. Something of the medieval remains in the world’s largest car-free urban area: donkeys cart goods down the warren of alleyways, and while there are still ruinous pockets, government efforts to restore the city are showing results. Although Fez lost its influence at the beginning of the 19th century, it remains a supremely self-confident city whose cultural and spiritual lineage beguiles visitors. Craftsmen built them houses and palaces, kings endowed mosques and medersas (religious schools), and merchants offered exotic wares from the silk roads and sub-Saharan trade routes. In its heyday, Fez attracted scholars and philosophers, mathematicians and lawyers, astronomers and theologians.
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