One week in the imperial cities
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Adventure / Sports & Leisure.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Petit Futé
Where to stay ?
The map of your stay "One week in the imperial cities"
Detail of the stay : One week in the imperial cities
How to get there
Discovery of Fez
Steps: Fès
Visit of Fez el-Bali, the main and oldest part of the medina of Fez. As you walk along the two main streets, Talaa Seghira (the small ascent) and Talaa Kebira (the big ascent), you will discover the monuments that make the city so rich. La Talaa Kebira will take you to the main Marinid monuments, up to R'Cif Square. You can then stop in the beautifully preserved Bou Inania medersa, the mausoleum of Moulay Idriss and the great Karaouiyine mosque. All this while crossing the high places of Fassi craftsmanship, the souk with spices, the souk with henna, the tanners..
Places of interest : MEDERSA BOU INANIA MOSQUÉE AL QUARAOUIYINE
Riads and palaces
Steps: Fès
Visit of Fez el-Jedid, more recent than its neighbour, the Mashouar, the royal palace, as well as the Jewish quarter, its synagogue and its cemetery. In the afternoon, return to Fez el-Bali, in the Douh and Batha districts, the wealthy areas of the medina. Dotted with sumptuous palaces, some of which are well hidden, this part of the city is the location of many riads. To finish the day, don't miss the tour of the ramparts from where you will have a magnificent view of the medina.
Places of interest : MÉCHOUAR CIMETIÈRE JUIF LE PALAIS ROYAL
Between religious sites and archaeological remains
In the morning, visit by Moulay Idriss, the holy city and the place of pilgrimage. In the afternoon, visit Volubilis, the largest site of Moroccan ruins in Morocco. Amidst hills dotted with olive trees, it is a magical place to the ruins surprisingly conserved.
First steps in Meknès
Meknès, the most unknown of imperial cities. In the morning, visit the medina, much calmer than that of Fez, its, its great mosque, its Dar Jamaï museum. In the afternoon, visit the imperial city, the mausoleum of Moulay Ismail, the Bassin basin and the ancient monumental stables.
Leaving the city
After four days spent in the heart of the cities, an escapade in the Middle Atlas will allow you to make a small cure of nature. First of all, Azrou, with its hilly landscapes and especially its majestic cedar forests. Then direction Fez, through the mountain resorts: Ifrane and its particular atmosphere which reminds us of the Swiss Alps, the beautiful lake route a few kilometres away..
