Today I’ve booked a tour to the Roman ruins of Volubilis which are somewhere around 50 kms west of Fes, and then on to the city of Meknes. First stop is the very pretty mountainside village of Moulay Idris, which overlooks Volubilis. Its major claim to fame is as the site of the tomb of Idris I, who was a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed, and co-founded Fes along with his son Idris II. The tomb is of course off limits to “infidels”, but no problem there I’m told by an enthusiastic looking local who thinks he can smell money. “Just follow me my friend“ he says, and the message seems to be that he can get me to a viewing point overlooking the tomb site. I assume this is just a few steps away,
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