Very unlike finding a needle in a haystack, you shouldn’t have a problem finding one of the three tanneries located in the souks of Fes. Just follow your nose until you reach a point where the air smells a bit like rotting meat (don’t ask how I know what rotting meat smells like, long story), the […]
Pattern overload at the Bou Inania Medersa
Hello friends! Tucked away in the souks of Fes, but not far from the gate Bab Boujloud, you can find the elaborately decorated Medersa Bou Inania. It’s a theological college and mosque that is still used by students today. It’s also the only religious site in Morocco that foreigners are allowed to enter, although you may only visit the courtyard and […]
The souks of Fes
While planning my trip I’d heard over and over again that there’s not much to the souks of Fes compared to what you can find in Marrakech. Or that it’s a dirty, smelly, noisy place and the locals aren’t friendly, or are known to hassle foreigners. Having been to both places now I wholeheartedly disagree on all counts… except […]