MEKNES. Of the 3 imperial cities, Meknes is probably the less visited/famous. To be honest, I agree with this ranking, although I also believe that Meknes is definitively worth a visit. The area surrounding the city is very fertile and heavily cultivated. As with other large cities in Morocco, ... Read review
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Advantages: I liked the souqs Disadvantages: Poor people around
MEKNES. Of the 3 imperial cities, Meknes is probably the less visited/famous. To be honest, I agree with this ranking, although I also believe that Meknes is definitively worth a visit. The area surrounding the city is very fertile and heavily cultivated. As with other large cities in Morocco, Meknes suffers from too many people from the countryside trying to find a job in this town, and ending up living a hard life. The old city is quite large. ... more
MEKNES. Of the 3 imperial cities, Meknes is probably the less visited/famous. To be honest, I agree with this ranking, although I also believe that Meknes is definitively worth a visit. The area surrounding the city is very fertile and heavily cultivated. As with other large cities in Morocco, Meknes suffers from too many people from the countryside trying to find a job in this town, and ending up living a hard life. The old city is quite large. The area with the souqs was my favourite, although we made the mistake of entering the shop of a carpet seller and only managed to leave after we had bought a small carpet! The carpet is nice and still in good shape after 5 years, but I suspect we had been overcharged.
Advantages: Not as "touristy" as other parts of Morocco, steeped in history, a beautiful city Disadvantages: Beware small children and Moroccan men
As those who have read my travel reviews in the past may guess, I'm not really one for beach holidays - my idea of a perfect holiday is to spend a decent amount of time exploring places that are culturally very different from the UK. Friends of mine had been to Marrakesh towards the beginning of last year and had returned with photos and stories galore of haggling in local markets, watching street performers and sampling authentic Moroccan cuisine.
This all appealed...but I wanted somewhere more authentic, less "touristified". I still ended up going to Marrakesh as part of my Morocco trip (review coming soon) but further research convinced me that the city of Fès was a must-visit.
A BRIEF BACKGROUND
Fès is Morocco's third largest city, and the oldest of the Moroccan imperial cities (the others being Marrakesh, Rabat and Meknes ...
emmorticia 27.05.2008
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Advantages: Holy City Disadvantages: You cannot stay there overnight
Moulay Idriss is just of out of Meknes. It is named after a descendent of the Prophet, known to be a saint and the founder of the royal family in Morocco. This is a holy city for Moroccans and foreigners should be aware of this. The City is nestled on the hills, which makes it a nice location, but in theory you should not stay there after the sunset. The main attraction is Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss, which in my view is worth visiting more to see the local people, than for the Mausoleum itself. There is a panoramic point, definitively worth going there. You may give few dinars to one of the kids and ask him/her to take you there ...
Advantages: Close to Europe but a different world Disadvantages: None really
Asalaam alaykum! Peace be with you. Welcome to Morocco.
Only four hours flying time from London, you can enter a magical and completely different world. From the ancient cities and kasbahs of Meknes, Fes and Marrakech, to the stunningly beautiful Atlas Mountains and the baking but equally beautiful Sahara dunes in the desert.
Arabic is one of the main languages, however, French is important too, the country having been under French rule in the first half of the 20th century. There are various Berber languages too, but the people are very friendly and many have a limited command of english too. They appreciate you making the effort and at least greeting them in Arabic or French, and this is useful too if you want to bargain for pottery, carpets, wooden crafts etc.
I travelled throughout the country for two weeks on an organised ...
ZooStephen 25.09.2000
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