The Medieval City of Fes 800 year old Cedar wood

The doors and screens and windows were all hand carved and despite their age and having very little in the way of care, in beautiful condition and perfectly designed that a woman could see out, but not be seen fromthe outside!


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Moroccan  Flag In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... [read more]
Blog: The Medieval City of Fes
Date: May 5th 2009

A day, but what a day in Fes

What an entrance, the road in took us past the great gate of “Bab Fettouh“ with the huge cemetery on the hillside opposite, just below the “Borj Sud” (the southern fort) Having managed to avoid getting the “motorcycle guide” killed in the process of trying to stop us and persuade us to use his services (he was riding alongside at 60km/h+ gesticul ... read more







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