Dye pools, Fes tannery

Fes

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May 6th 2017
We arrived in Fes after a four and a bit hour / 200 km bus ride from Chefchaouen. Along the way we drove past more gorgeous scenery and watched the landscape get drier the further south we went. The highlight of the trip was the stop at a bus station midway through the journey where we had the pleasure of observing whole carcasses of animals hanging in the sunshine...yummy.. We were met at the ... 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