Travels Through Morocco - The City of Fes, Part Four
This is the best panoramic view of Fes you'll ever get.
As the sun was slowly getting hidden behind the clouds, we decided this was the best time to climb up the steep hill towards the Marinid Tombs and the promised panoramic view of the city, whilst avoiding the intense heat. This was the first time I had left the ancient medina walls since I entered them, and it was amazing to see cars and buses drive in and out of the city whilst enclosed by the massive ancient city walls that surrounded them. I do wonder if the ancestors who built those walls hundreds of years ago ever imagined such a sight?
My newfound companion and myself had the ruins in sight. Outside the city to the north, it was much less congested and not as many tourists (in fact we saw none!) apart from us. A few locals gave looks bemused as we kept on climbing but it didn't deter us. The ruins grew bigger as we got closer and closer, but what took our eyes of it was the sheer gorgeousness of the city of Fes that appeared out of nowhere. It was crazy to think we were amongst all of that. No wonder it's easy to get lost, it was a mass of brown and orange buildings with no discernible feature, apart from the occasional minarets that stood above the other buildings.
Spurred on by the prospect of an even more impressive view, we soldiered onward and upwards towards the ruins. The route seemed to want to take us through a graveyard, which was a very sombre experience. It was however very beautiful, with every tombstone painted in a vibrant white, providing a stunning contrast against the rolling green hills behind it. And that's when I stopped and wondered... wait... rolling green hills? In Morocco? In Africa? But that's what we had. And it was just as stunning the view of the city that was slowly revealing itself to us.
We eventually arrived at the ruins (first picture) and explored around. There wasn't much left of it save for a few walls and arches. A quick search on its history shows that it was built in the 14th century by the Marinid dysnasty (hence the name) which means that these ruins were about 700 years old. Crazy. Unfortunately, we weren't here for sunset or sunrise (not that it would've made a difference because of the clouds) but I can imagine this would've been an even more stunning view. If you've been here for this view for sunset, please do share! However, we were more than content with the view bestowed upon us of the City of Fes. We couldn't wait to go exploring once again within Fes' alleyways. But for a brief few hours we stood here and absorbed the view that we had, away from the craziness and the business of the city, even for a small moment.
The City of Fes, Morocco
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🌏 | Fes, Morocco
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Over the next few weeks I'll be trekking through Morocco and I'll be share with you my thoughts, feelings, tips and warnings about visiting each place along the way. Being a photographer, I will be doing this while sharing my photos with all of you too! I sincerely hope you all enjoy.
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I would love to go to Morocco one day, bcoz i want expeience of a desert, like moutains of sand, man, just need bigger sandbox to play i guess, like a cat.
Rent an atv, go to a desert and drive up and down the dunes to your hearts content <3 I don't know many cats who can do that!
natural beauty
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nice
Every time I look the photos of Morocco I always feel like visiting it.
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I hope you do, and when you do, let me know how you find it!
wonderful place
It is indeed!
REALLY INCREDIBLE PHOTOS and Morocco 🇲🇦 has amazing food hha, have a wonderful day and GREETINGS TO YOU 😊😊
Thanks so much @viktoriyani, you have absolutely stunning content too <3 Followed! Have you been to Morocco before?
oh thank you very much, yes I have actually :DD Morocco is awesome!
Thats incredible to hear, glad you loved it there :D Where abouts did you go? I already know I want to come back here <3
I went to the lake: "Bin El Ouidane" and was magical hha
next time you should try to visit imsouane its 70km after Essouira
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Lovely view ... but the old building looks creepy :o
It does indeed, probably because it's so old! Imagine being there in the dark :o
I just saw there is graveyard too, I am shivering already :p
Yeah that doesn't help things I think!
Good point is that you have added pros and cons. See the world, If your schedule has Pakistan Northern Areas in coming years, I would love to host your trip :)
Exactly, that building does not fit into the heading of this article. That is why i have made comment.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts @nkleet
great work and information here. i want to there with fmily for holidays.
They won't be disappointed that's for sure.
beautiful place, I'm a Pole, in my country a lot of people have a dream to visit Morocco, I would rather go to USA or Japan, but Morocco is also a great place :), only a pity that there was no sun as you took pictures, the sun always gives " taste ":)
Well I really want to visit Poland! Where abouts in Poland are you from? And agreed, I wish there was sun but to be honest we would've been burned alive if there was!
I live in the northern part of Poland, 100 km from the Baltic Sea, I recommend these areas :), I highly recommend the city of Sopot, it is the most tourist place in Poland :)
Incredible trip, I would love to go to that place one day, if you can visit my post, I have some trips inside my country! greetings!
Thanks so much! Hope you get to visit soon too.
Great journey. You are in Fees, I was not able to go there last time in Marokko, because time was to small. But next time I will. Did you went to the leather makers?
Aww hope you can go next time. And yes! That's the next destination!!