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| Al-Qarawiyyin: The oldest university in the world reigns over Fez |
The great walls of Fez envelop the passerby with an apocalyptic and majestic reality, opposite piles of onions, bread and second-hand shoes sold by street vendors on the corner of Raw and Divine.
At a loss and in flames, you flounder through a labyrinthine Medina of eager hawkers and latent heat waves, trying to find balance in your own truth that is no more.
Stunned by centuries of enlightenment, knowledge and craftsmanship injected in the city's timeless mosques, humbled by the grace and baffled by the bees accumulating on Moroccan delicacies for sale on slow-moving carts, it is time to take in a new reality: You are no longer the one behind the wheel. And it's the best gift fairy Fez can ever give you...
Soundtrack: Moroccan Gnawa Music
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| Medersa el-Attarine: Galvanizing visitors into sight-seeing action since 1325 |
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| Wandering through the Attarine souk |
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| Bab Boujloud gate: Enter madness |
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| Best buddies |
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| Mint tea on the rooftop overlooking minarets, Bab Boujloud and Bab Chorfa gates. |
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| Cafe Clock: Pop in for a funky falafel |
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| King of the Clock |
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| Book o'Clock |
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| Trumpeting heights |
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| Armageddon-it |
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| Fez Medina: The world's fanciest cat shelter |
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Dar Zohor hostel breakfast: Pas tres "petit" dejeuner
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| Dar Zohor: A luscious dream for the weary backpacker |
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| Ceci n'est pas un hostel bathroom |
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| Ecole Bouanania: Studying the Koran with annoying tourists taking pictures |
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| Ecole Bouanania: The gate to spirituality |
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| Fez during Ramadan: Pray by day, disco-party by night |
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| Fez wars |
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| Henna Souk: Beats IKEA every time |
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| Market beau - Turkish singer Tarkan is a big deal in Fez |
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| Life in the Medina moves slow |
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| Chicks about town |
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| Mama Africa: Berber coffee with a view to the Merinides tombs |
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| If you take the wrong turn at the market... |
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| Bab Chorfa, "the gate of nobles" - and the noble souls |
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| Strolling the Medina |
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| Mosque open for the evening prayer |
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| Le Mur de la Mort: Get into gear at the Wall of Death |
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| The Wall of Death, duh.. |
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| Champion Youssef Bidaoui rides like the wind |
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| Tea room atop the scenic Nejjarine Museum |
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| The Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts & Crafts and captivating invigilators |
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| Dusk walk by the cemetery outside the Medina walls |
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| I'm on the outside looking in |
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| Riad Alkantara: A dip into history (open to non-guests) |
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| Ramadan in Fez: Only some shops are closed for business |
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| The Tanneries: This is hardcore |
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| The sweet meets the animalistic - typical Fez |
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| The unbearable heaviness of PO (Pigeon Odour) |
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| The eclectic trades of Talaa Sghira |
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| The unmistakable charm of Fes el Bali |
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| Life is always colourful through the lens of Cafe Bouanania |
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