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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Fes Travel Guide","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Fes el Bali is the oldest and most bewildering medina in Morocco: a UNESCO site since 1981, with donkeys hauling goods down lanes too narrow for anything else, the dye pits of the Chouara tannery, and 14th-century madrasas you can walk into for 20 MAD. Give it two full days, get properly lost at least once, and base yourself in one of the city's excellent riad hostels.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1311724","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #costs","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1981 | Year the medina joined the UNESCO list\r\n20 MAD | Entry to the Bou Inania Madrasa\r\n2\u20133 days | Time to give Fes","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"Fes at a glance","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Fes is the city people mean when they say Morocco feels medieval. The old walled medina, Fes el Bali, was founded in the 9th century and is still a working city of craftsmen, mosques, schools and markets rather than a museum. It has been on the UNESCO list since 1981, and it is the place where the al-Qarawiyyin mosque and university, founded in 859, still stands at the centre of the maze.\r\n\r\nIt is also hard work. The lanes twist, dead-end and drop downhill towards the river, map apps lose the plot, and young men will offer to 'help' you the moment you look at your phone. The trick is to accept getting lost, use the two main streets (Talaa Kebira and Talaa Seghira) as your spines, and remember that walking uphill usually gets you back to Bab Boujloud, the blue-tiled gate where most visitors start.\r\n\r\nThe city has three distinct parts. Fes el Bali is the old medina and where you want to sleep. Fes el Jdid, the 'new' Fes built by the Marinids in the 13th century, holds the Royal Palace gates and the old Jewish quarter, the Mellah. The Ville Nouvelle, laid out under the French, is where you will find the train station, the CTM bus station, supermarkets, modern caf\u00e9s and the few bars in town.\r\n\r\nCompared with Marrakech, Fes feels less polished and less geared to tourists, which is exactly its appeal. There is no Jemaa el-Fna-style central square and evenings are quiet, so nights here are about rooftop dinners and long chats in the hostel courtyard. Fes has some of the best-reviewed hostels in the country, and that social scene is a big part of why backpackers love it.\r\n\r\nTwo full days is the sweet spot: one for the big sights (tanneries, madrasas, Nejjarine, the blue gate), one for wandering, a hammam and the Merinid Tombs at sunset. Add a third for a day trip to Meknes and the Roman ruins of Volubilis. Fes sits on the train line, so it slots easily between Chefchaouen, Tangier, Rabat and Marrakech.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Airport transfer | Bus 16 to the train station, about 4 MAD, every 30 min, 30\u201345 min. Taxi to the medina about 150\u2013200 MAD\r\nGetting around | On foot in the medina; red petit taxis between gates and the Ville Nouvelle, 10\u201325 MAD\r\nRide-hailing | Careem and inDrive work, with patchy coverage\r\nTrains | Meknes under 1 hour, Rabat about 3 hours, Marrakech about 6\u00bd\u20137 hours, Tangier about 4 hours via Kenitra\r\nTap water | Not recommended; buy bottled or use a filter bottle\r\nTipping | 10 percent in sit-down restaurants; small tips for porters, tannery terraces and guides\r\nEmergency numbers | Police 19, ambulance and fire 15\r\nLanguage | Darija (Moroccan Arabic) and French; English in hostels and the main tourist lanes\r\nHow long to stay | Two full days, three with Meknes and Volubilis\r\nBest area to stay | Fes el Bali, near Bab Boujloud or Batha","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay in Fes","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Stay inside the medina, ideally near Bab Boujloud or Batha, so you can walk everywhere and still find a taxi when you need one. The Ville Nouvelle is calmer and handy for the station, but you lose the atmosphere that makes Fes worth the trip.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Bab Boujloud | First-timers and social travellers | The blue gate at the top of the medina, with taxis outside, snack stalls and the big social hostels a few minutes away. The easiest place to find your bearings. | 34.0617 | -4.9840 |  | \nBatha | Easy access and quieter nights | Just south of Bab Boujloud, by the Batha museum and a taxi rank. Close to everything but a little calmer and easier to reach with a backpack. | 34.0606 | -4.9820 |  | \nCentral medina and Seffarine | Sightseers who want to be in the thick of it | The heart of Fes el Bali around al-Qarawiyyin, Al-Attarine and the tanneries. Atmospheric and central, but a long walk from any taxi. | 34.0642 | -4.9728 |  | \nAndalusian quarter | Travellers who want local life | Across the river on the east side of the medina. Fewer tourists, fewer touts and a more residential feel. | 34.0633 | -4.9688 |  | \nFes el Jdid and the Mellah | History fans | The Marinid 'new town' with the Royal Palace gates, the old Jewish quarter and Jnan Sbil gardens. Few hostels, but worth an afternoon. | 34.0520 | -4.9916 |  | \nVille Nouvelle | Early trains and modern comforts | The French-built new town around Avenue Hassan II, near the train and CTM stations. Calmer, with supermarkets and bars, but little character. | 34.0394 | -5.0014 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Tanneries, madrasas and 9,000 wrong turns","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Start at Bab Boujloud, the blue gate at the top of the medina, then follow Talaa Kebira downhill. This is the main artery of Fes el Bali and it takes you past spice stalls, butchers, snack stands and the Bou Inania Madrasa, a 14th-century Marinid religious school with carved cedar, stucco and zellij tilework. It is one of the few religious buildings in the city non-Muslims can enter, and the ticket is 20 MAD.\r\n\r\nKeep going down and you reach the heart of the medina. The al-Qarawiyyin mosque is closed to non-Muslims, but you can glimpse its courtyard through the open doors. Right next to it is the Al-Attarine Madrasa (20 MAD), smaller than Bou Inania but even more intricately decorated. Nearby, the Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts (20 MAD) sits in a restored caravanserai with a rooftop caf\u00e9, and Place Seffarine is where coppersmiths still hammer pots in the open.\r\n\r\nThe Chouara tannery is the image everyone knows: stone vats of dye and pigeon-dung lime with workers knee-deep in them. You see it from the terraces of the leather shops around it. Go in the morning, when the workers are busiest and the smell is milder. Entry to the terraces is not formally charged, but shops expect a tip of 20 to 50 MAD per person if you do not buy, and you should ignore anyone quoting 100 MAD or more. The mint sprig they hand you at the door also expects a tip.\r\n\r\nFor a view over the whole medina, walk or take a petit taxi up to the Merinid Tombs on the hill to the north, ideally at sunset when the call to prayer rolls across the city. Borj Nord, the fortress just below, has a museum of arms. Spend another afternoon in Fes el Jdid, walking past the brass doors of the Royal Palace and through the Mellah, then cooling off in the Jnan Sbil gardens.\r\n\r\nIf you want context, a licensed guide for a half day costs roughly 350 to 450 MAD and can be booked through your hostel. It is worth it for a first morning: you will see more, get lost less and be left alone by touts. Ignore anyone in the street offering to guide you.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Bou Inania Madrasa | 14th-century religious school, 20 MAD\r\nAl-Attarine Madrasa | Finest tilework in the medina, 20 MAD\r\nChouara tannery | Free to view; tip 20\u201350 MAD on the terrace, best in the morning\r\nNejjarine Museum | Woodwork in an old caravanserai, 20 MAD, rooftop caf\u00e9\r\nMerinid Tombs | Hilltop ruins with the best sunset view of the medina\r\nLicensed guide | About 350\u2013450 MAD for half a day; book through your hostel","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Fes","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Fes for free","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The medina itself is the main event in Fes, and walking it costs nothing. Spend a morning on Talaa Kebira and Talaa Seghira, the two long lanes that run from Bab Boujloud down to the centre, and watch the city at work: mule trains, bakers taking trays of bread to the communal oven, and craftsmen in tiny workshops.\r\n\r\nBab Boujloud, the blue-and-green tiled gate, is free and the obvious photo spot; it looks best in the late afternoon. From there, the Jnan Sbil gardens are a short walk west, a shaded, well-kept park with palms, fountains and a lake that locals use to escape the heat.\r\n\r\nPlace Seffarine is a small square of coppersmiths, all noise and sparks, beside the walls of the al-Qarawiyyin library. You can stand in the doorway of al-Qarawiyyin and look in without entering. The Andalusian quarter across the river is quieter and less visited, with its own great mosque and a much calmer pace.\r\n\r\nFor the best free view in the city, climb to the Merinid Tombs above the medina for sunset. Bring water and go with others if you can: it is popular with locals in the early evening but quieter later. Fes el Jdid and the Mellah are also free to wander, and the golden doors of the Royal Palace are one of the most photographed spots in Morocco.\r\n\r\nFridays are the quietest day in the medina, with many shops closed around midday prayers. That makes it the easiest day to walk without hassle, though the tanneries and souks have less going on.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Bab Boujloud | The blue gate, best in late-afternoon light\r\nTalaa Kebira | The main lane from the gate down to the centre\r\nPlace Seffarine | Coppersmiths at work in the open\r\nJnan Sbil | Shady gardens and a lake near Fes el Jdid\r\nRoyal Palace doors | Brass gates on the edge of the Mellah\r\nMerinid Tombs | Free sunset viewpoint over the medina","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Fes","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Bissara, pastilla and medina snacks","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Fes has a strong claim to the best food in Morocco, and much of it is cheap. Start the day the local way with bissara, a thick fava bean soup drizzled with olive oil and cumin, served with bread from tiny stalls in the medina for a few dirhams. Msemen (square, flaky griddle bread) and harcha (semolina bread) with honey or cheese are the other breakfast staples.\r\n\r\nPastilla is the city's signature dish: a thin pastry pie filled with pigeon or chicken, almonds and spices, dusted with sugar and cinnamon. You will find it in sit-down restaurants and riad dinners rather than on the street. Khlii, preserved dried beef cooked in its own fat, is another Fes speciality, usually fried with eggs at breakfast.\r\n\r\nFor lunch, follow the queues. Small places around Bab Boujloud and along Talaa Kebira serve tagines, brochettes (grilled skewers), harira soup and sandwiches stuffed with fried fish, liver or kefta for very little. In the Ville Nouvelle, the caf\u00e9s and snack bars along Avenue Hassan II are a cheaper, calmer alternative.\r\n\r\nThe rooftop restaurants near Bab Boujloud are where most travellers eat dinner. They are fine, often good, but you pay for the view, and set menus aimed at tourists can cost several times a local meal. Ask at your hostel: many cook a family-style dinner for guests at a set price, which is usually good value and the easiest way to meet people.\r\n\r\nAlcohol is hard to find in the medina. A few hotels and restaurants are licensed, and there are bars and a supermarket with an alcohol section in the Ville Nouvelle. Mint tea, fresh orange juice and avocado smoothies fill the gap everywhere else.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Bissara | Fava bean soup with olive oil, a few dirhams\r\nPastilla | Sweet-savoury pigeon or chicken pie, the Fes classic\r\nKhlii | Preserved beef, fried with eggs for breakfast\r\nStreet sandwiches | Kefta, liver or fish, roughly 20\u201340 MAD\r\nHostel dinners | Family-style tagine nights at a set price\r\nAlcohol | Few licensed places in the medina; more in the Ville Nouvelle","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Fes","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Quiet nights, loud rooftops","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Fes is not a party city. The medina has no big night square like Marrakech, alcohol is scarce, and most of the old town is in bed early. Locals spend evenings in caf\u00e9s, at home or strolling around Bab Boujloud, which stays busy with snack stalls and families until late.\r\n\r\nThe real nightlife is at the hostels. Fes has some of the most social hostels in Morocco, with rooftop terraces, family dinners, games nights, live music and organised outings. If you want to meet people, pick one of the big, well-reviewed social hostels and join whatever is happening that night.\r\n\r\nFor a drink, a handful of licensed riads and restaurants in the medina serve alcohol, usually at a premium. The Ville Nouvelle has more choice: hotel bars and a few local bars around Avenue Hassan II and Avenue Mohammed V. Some are male-dominated and smoky, so go in a group if you are unsure.\r\n\r\nTwo festivals change the city completely. The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music (4 to 7 June in 2026) fills Bab Makina and the gardens with concerts, and the Festival of Sufi Culture (17 to 24 October in 2026) brings Sufi brotherhoods, poetry and late-night performances. During Ramadan, evenings are when everything comes alive, with streets full after the sunset meal.\r\n\r\nWalking back late, stick to the main lanes, go in a group and keep a taxi number from your hostel. The medina is not especially dangerous at night, but dark, empty lanes are easy to get lost in and touts can be persistent.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Hostel rooftops | The main social scene in Fes\r\nBab Boujloud | Busy with food stalls and families until late\r\nBars | Hotel and local bars in the Ville Nouvelle\r\nSacred Music Festival | 4\u20137 June 2026\r\nSufi Culture Festival | 17\u201324 October 2026\r\nGetting home | Main lanes and a group after dark","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Fes","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Fes","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Fes-Sa\u00efss Airport is about 15 km south of the city. Bus 16 runs from the airport to the main train station in the Ville Nouvelle for about 4 MAD, roughly every 30 minutes, taking 30 to 45 minutes. From the station, a red petit taxi to the medina costs around 10 to 20 MAD. A taxi straight from the airport to the medina gates usually costs 150 to 200 MAD, more at night; agree the price before you get in, or book a pick-up through your hostel.\r\n\r\nInside the medina you walk. Cars cannot get into Fes el Bali, so taxis drop you at gates like Bab Boujloud, Bab Guissa or Batha, and hostels often send someone to meet you there. Porters with handcarts will take your bags for a small fee. Download an offline map, but expect it to be unreliable in the tightest lanes.\r\n\r\nPetit taxis are red, metered in theory and cheap: most rides within the city cost 10 to 25 MAD, with a 50 percent surcharge after 8 pm. Insist on the meter or agree a price first, and expect to share with other passengers going your way. Careem and inDrive work in Fes, though coverage is patchier than in Casablanca.\r\n\r\nFes is on the ONCF rail network. Trains to Meknes take just under an hour, to Rabat about 2\u00bd to 3 hours, and to Marrakech around 6\u00bd to 7 hours. For Tangier, either take the direct train (about 4 hours 40) or change at Kenitra onto the Al Boraq high-speed line (about 4 hours in total). Book on oncf-voyages.ma or at the station.\r\n\r\nFor Chefchaouen there is no train. CTM runs several buses a day from its station in the Ville Nouvelle, taking 4 to 5 hours and costing roughly \u20ac15 to \u20ac20. Book a day ahead in summer and on holiday weekends. Supratours and CTM also cover routes south towards Merzouga and the desert.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Airport bus 16 | About 4 MAD to the train station, every 30 min\r\nAirport taxi | About 150\u2013200 MAD to the medina gates\r\nPetit taxis | Red, 10\u201325 MAD in town, +50 percent after 8 pm\r\nTrain to Meknes | Just under 1 hour\r\nCTM to Chefchaouen | 4\u20135 hours, roughly \u20ac15\u201320\r\nMedina access | No cars; taxis stop at the gates","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Fes","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Fes costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Fes is one of the cheapest cities in Morocco to sleep and eat in. At around 10.9 MAD to \u20ac1 (October 2026), a bowl of bissara costs a couple of dirhams, a sandwich or plate of brochettes 20 to 40 MAD, and a tagine in a simple local place 40 to 70 MAD. Rooftop restaurants aimed at tourists can easily charge 150 MAD or more for a set menu.\r\n\r\nHostel dorms in the medina generally run from about \u20ac6 to \u20ac12 a night, often with breakfast and a roof terrace. Many hostels offer a family dinner for guests at a fixed price, which is good value and saves you hunting for food on your first night.\r\n\r\nSights are cheap. The Bou Inania and Al-Attarine madrasas and the Nejjarine Museum each cost about 20 MAD. The tanneries are free to view, but shops expect a 20 to 50 MAD tip. A licensed guide for half a day costs about 350 to 450 MAD, which is much cheaper split between a small group.\r\n\r\nThe money traps are shopping and 'helpers'. Leather, carpets and ceramics are priced to negotiate, often starting at several times the fair price. Faux guides who lead you somewhere and then demand payment are common; agree any fee before you follow anyone.\r\n\r\nCarry cash. ATMs are easy to find around Bab Boujloud, Batha and the Ville Nouvelle, but small shops, taxis and food stalls take only dirhams. Keep small notes and coins for tips, porters and snacks. A realistic backpacker budget, sleeping in a dorm and eating mostly local food, is about \u20ac25 to \u20ac30 a day.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Exchange rate | About 10.9 MAD to \u20ac1 (October 2026)\r\nDorm bed | About \u20ac6\u201312 a night\r\nLocal meal | Tagine 40\u201370 MAD, sandwich 20\u201340 MAD\r\nMadrasas and museum | About 20 MAD each\r\nTannery tip | 20\u201350 MAD; ignore 100 MAD quotes\r\nCash | ATMs at Bab Boujloud, Batha and the Ville Nouvelle","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Fes","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Touts, faux guides and getting lost","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Fes is generally safe, and violent crime against travellers is rare. The main problem is hassle, which is worse here than almost anywhere else in Morocco. Expect young men and teenagers to offer directions, claim a street is closed, or say the tanneries are 'this way', then expect payment. Smile, say no thank you, keep walking, and ask a shopkeeper or your hostel if you are lost.\r\n\r\nThe classic tricks are the 'closed road' (the street you are on is supposedly blocked, so you need a guide), the 'Berber market today only' line, and the free tour that ends in a carpet or leather shop. None of these are dangerous, but they waste time and money. A licensed guide carries an official badge; anyone without one is not a guide.\r\n\r\nAt the tanneries, agree how much you will tip before you go up to a terrace, and do not feel obliged to buy anything. Leather shops will try hard; prices are always negotiable, and it is fine to leave.\r\n\r\nPickpocketing happens in the busiest lanes and at Bab Boujloud. Keep your phone in a front pocket and your bag zipped. Late at night, the medina's back lanes are empty and poorly lit, so walk with others and use the main streets.\r\n\r\nWomen travelling alone report more comments and following in Fes than in the Ville Nouvelle or smaller towns. Covering shoulders and knees helps, as does walking with purpose and ignoring comments. Hostel staff are usually happy to walk you to the right gate or arrange a guide. In an emergency, call 19 for the police or 15 for an ambulance.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Faux guides | Say no and keep walking; ask shopkeepers instead\r\n'Road closed' | A common line to lead you to a shop\r\nTanneries | Agree the tip before you climb\r\nPickpockets | Busy lanes and Bab Boujloud\r\nAt night | Main lanes, in a group\r\nEmergencies | Police 19, ambulance 15","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Fes","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Fes","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Fes is a good base for the imperial city of Meknes and the Roman ruins of Volubilis. 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These are the dates to plan around.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Fes","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/africa\/morocco\/fez\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Fes Festival of World Sacred Music | Early June | Bab Makina and venues across the medina | Spiritual and traditional music from around the world; the 2026 edition ran 4\u20137 June. |  | \nFes Festival of Sufi Culture | Mid to late October | Jnan Sbil, Bab Makina and medina venues | A week of Sufi music, poetry and talks; the 2026 edition runs 17\u201324 October. |  | \nRamadan | Roughly 8 February to 9 March 2027 | Across the city | Quiet days, busy nights: the medina fills after sunset with food stalls and families. |  | \nEid al-Fitr | End of Ramadan | Across the city | Family holiday; many shops close for a day or two and transport is busy. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"Fes budget calculator","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick a style and a number of nights for a rough total. 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Say no politely, keep walking, use the main lanes after dark and ask your hostel for help if you get lost.\r\nHow much does it cost to see the Fes tanneries? | There is no official entry fee. You view the Chouara tannery from the terraces of the surrounding leather shops, which expect a tip of about 20 to 50 MAD per person if you do not buy anything. Agree the amount before you go up and ignore quotes of 100 MAD or more.\r\nDo I need a guide in Fes? | Not strictly, but a licensed guide for your first half day makes the medina much easier and keeps touts away. Expect about 350 to 450 MAD for half a day, booked through your hostel. Never follow unlicensed street guides.\r\nHow do I get from Fes to Chefchaouen? | CTM runs several direct buses a day from its station in the Ville Nouvelle. The journey takes about 4 to 5 hours and costs roughly \u20ac15 to \u20ac20. 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