2024 Fes-Medina Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in November)

Fes El Bali

#celebratewithtrip It is also known as Fes El Bali, a walled city founded between 779 and 808 by the Idrisid dynasty. The ancient walled medina with narrow, car-free streets, only bikes is enabled to navigate through some part of the medina and ornamented entryways like Bab Guissa and the Blue Gate. Some populations still live inside the medina, there are residential homes, and some have converted their house to Raid or Dar ( Guesthouses). Souk vendors specialize in perfumes, spices, lamps, leathers and many more. Money exchange, religious school, mosque, university in the charming walled city. Dining choice ranges from street kebabs to stylish gourmet restaurants. Fes El Bali was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Medina of Fez in 1981 and widely regarded as the best preserved medina in the Arab World.