Dye Vats

Anxious Moments in Feś

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June 23rd 2007
Bus Trip to Feś My heart sank as I saw the bus that was to take us from Ouarzazate to Feś. We had bought our tickets the day before at the station and been assured that we would be travelling in a "large, air-conditioned coach"! Our bus had certainly seen better days and it was with a sense of trepidation that we set off at 2.30 in the afternoon for a 14 hour journey to Feś. The journey was mad ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Fès-Boulemane » Fes

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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