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Central Fes
Guide Location: Morocco » Fes
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 8
Tour Duration: 2 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot
Travel Distance: 3.2 km
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Author: leticia
Fes is a charming city, prominent tourist destination, as well as a fascinating place to search and discover. The central district of Fes features important boulevards, fine squares, and beautiful gardens. Explore the central region of Fes today.
Tour Stops and Attractions
Agdal Garden
1) Agdal Garden
Agdal Garden is a wonderful tourist attraction, located south of the Royal Palace. This beautiful garden occupies a spacious area and houses the magnificent 12th century Tank of Health, huge orchards, a vast lagoon, as well as beautiful small pools.
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Garden Almouhdiin
2) Garden Almouhdiin
Garden Almouhdiin is situated just across the street from the southern section of Agdal Garden. Garden Almouhdiin is another beautiful garden in the great city of Fes. Here you will admire Moroccan tall palms and other wonderful local plants.
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Place des Alauites
3) Place des Alauites
Place des Alauites, or Alauites Square, is situated in the central section of the city, near the magnificent Royal Palace, Garden Almouhdiin, and Jewish Cemetery. Place des Alauites is a spacious square, surrounded by numerous exotic palms.
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Jewish Cemetery
4) Jewish Cemetery
Jewish Cemetery, located on the edge of the Jewish District (Fundunk al Yahudi or Melah), was founded by Morocco’s Jews. The cemetery has two entrances. Upon entry through the main entrance, tourists will note a mourner’s bench, a fountain, as well as an open chapel. At the Melah entrance, visitors will discover a school which now houses a museum.
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Boulevard Boukhsissat
5) Boulevard Boukhsissat
Boulevard Boukhsissat is one of the most important streets in Fes. The street stretches from the Place des Alauites to the intersection of Avenue du Batha and Avenue de La Liberte. Boulevard Boukhsissat is a very prominent city boulevard as it's home to numerous picturesque buildings that date back from the period of the French Protectorate.
Synagogue Ibn Danan
6) Synagogue Ibn Danan
The Ibn Danan Synagogue was built in the 17th century and later renovated in the 1870's. Tourists enter the synagogue through a simple doorway that is indistinguishable from the other doors in the neighborhood. The building is composed of masonry coated with plaster. The wooden ceiling is beamed and painted. The walls are wainscoted with blue figured Moroccan tiles.
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Rue Sekkakine
7) Rue Sekkakine
Rue Sekkakine is located in the "Fez’s Jewish Quarter." Rue Sekkakine is a fine street, one where you will enjoy numerous shopping options. The stores tend to specialize in gold and silver, as the quest for gold was born on this street by the city's Jewish community in the 14th century.
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Fondouk Americain
8) Fondouk Americain
Fondouk Americain is an old, prominent city building. Founded in 1927, this white institution served as an animal hospital. The Fondouk Americain was established by Amy Bend Bishop, an American tourist who is well-known here for his generosity, kindness, and generosity.
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