Fez

"Mecca of the West"

Fez CBI*
*cities beautiful index
44
YOUR SCORE*
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Epiphany
92% 
Mentoring
54% 
Self Fulfillment
31% 
Elegance
46% 
Originality
62% 
Revelation
38% 
Grandeur
31% 
Selfhood
46% 
Chronicle
85% 
Kinship
31% 
Nature
31% 
Surety
38% 
Synergy
31% 
Dynamism
23% 
Sensation
23% 

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Principal Features

Religious Festivals -- Moussem of Moulay Idriss, World Festival of Sacred Music, Fez Festival of Sufi Culture
Kairaouine Mosque
Zaouia of Moulay Idriss II

Honorable Mentions

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Jewish Cemetery
Ibn Danan Synagogue
Moulay Ismail Mausoleum
Habarim Synagogue

Principal Features

University of al-Karaouine (al-Qarawiyyin)
Dar Batha Museum
(A Great Many) Madrasa

Self-Fulfillment

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Principal Features

Zaouia Moulay Idriss
Dar el-Makhzen (Royal Palace)
Other Palaces -- Palais des Idrissides, El Mokri Palace, Glaoui Palace

Principal Features

Bou Inania Medersa
Attarine Medersa
Medersa es Sahrija

Principal Features

Chouwara Tanneries aka Terrasse des Tanneurs
Seffarine Square (Coppersmiths)
Water Clock House

Honorable Mentions

Fontaine Nejjarine

Principal Features

Najjarine Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts
Belghazi Museum
Art Naji

Principal Features

Bab Boujloud
Heri el Souani (Royal Granaries)
Palais Jamaï

Principal Features

Centre Artisanale
Ensemble Artisanal
Slam&Klam Festival

Honorable Mentions

Baghdadi Square (Nightlife Area)
Rug Shopping -- Aux Merveilles du Tapis

Principal Features

Medinas -- Fes el Bali (oldest) and Fes el Djedid (13th century)
Andalusian Mosque (859 AD)
Seffarine Medersa (1270 AD)

Honorable Mentions

Bab Fettouh Cemetery
Funduq Tastawniyine
Medersa Cherratine

Principal Features

Neighborhoods -- Mellah, Moulay Abdellah Quarter
Festival of Amazigh Culture
Kassr Annoujoum Ducci Foundation

Principal Features

Jnan Sbil (Bou Jeloud Gardens)
Haras Régional (Horse Farm)
Foret d'ain Chkef

Principal Features

Musee des Armes
North Borj [North Fort]
South Borj [South Fort]

Honorable Mentions

Other City Gates -- Bab Fettouh, Bab Guissa

Principal Features

Spice, Cosmetic, Perfume, Medicine Souks -- Henna, Attarine, Ech Chabine, etc.
Food Souks (Medina Square)

Principal Features

Belly Dancing Performances
Walking Tours - Day and Night
Camel Treks

Principal Features

Panoramas -- From Marinides Tombs, South Borj, North Borj
Dyers' Souk (Souk es Sebbaghin, Rue des Tanneries)
Culinary Art Festival