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Medina of Fez

Fes el-Bali | Central Morocco, Fes, Morocco
Ranked #1 of 12 shopping in Fes
4.5 of 5 stars 292 Reviews
Type: Neighborhoods, Landmarks/ Points of Interest, Flea/ Street Markets
Activities: Shopping
Traveler Description: The old Medina of Fez is not to be missed--truly an extraordinary place.  If you ever want to feel completely out of touch with the western world... more »
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012 NEW

The Medina is what I came to Morocco to see even though I didn't know it before I arrived. It is the mystery and the colour and the romance of foreign travel all rolled into a few (very packed) square miles. While I loved this experience, I can fully understand why you must have a guide to go into the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW

active, exciting...a little too exciting perhaps but colorful and fun! More

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Preston, United Kingdom
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2012 NEW

Loved all the different things you could buy. Anything from food right down to carpets, furniture etc. also a lot of sightseeing being done from inside the Medina. Did not like so much the atmosphere, felt a little bit threatend, which was the only pace in the whole of Morocco we did. More

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Sydney, Australia
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2012 NEW

This was a great experience and is not to be missed, although make sure you book a tour guide for your first trip through this Medina. It is particularly busy with winding narrow streets and so easy to get lost! A real trip back in time which every traveller will enjoy. More

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Vienna
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2012

Wind the clock back 1500 years and you are here ! No where else in the world like it, but make sure you have a guide , or you may never be seen again,it's just a nightmare of a maze . More

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London, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2012
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I have been to Fez in Morocco not long ago and it is really nice you have all these narrow roads and once you get there on your own you may not know how to get back unless you're with an approved guide or ask somebody and that somebody will expect a tip. If they see you on your own... More

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Santa Monica, California
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53 reviews 53 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2012

You want exotic...this is it. Nothing compares to the sights, sounds and smells that will smack you aside the head! More

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Oxford
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2012

Three and four storey grey-gold walls beside single- floored souks squares and alleys. People working, shopping, beside/ below/above thousands of others, private doorways to mosques, homes, shops, palaces, donkeys and mules, fruit,metal,silk,henna,mint.. unchanged for hundreds of years in all its crumbling beautiful dusty splendour. Muddling, exciting, extensive, eternal. shopping trolleys and barrows, More

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Perth, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2012

We loved everything....the people of Fez were wonderful. More

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Charlotte, North Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012

The architecture was beautiful and the history was awesome. More

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