Location: Fes
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The 10 Best Museums in Fes, Fes-Boulemane Region
The oldest university in the world isn’t Oxford or the Sorbonne—it’s the University of Al-Karaouine, and you’ll find it in Fes el Bali. This walled city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, will transport you back to medieval times. Visit the ancient maze-like quarters of the Medina to Fes el-Bali and the four imposing Gates of Fes, with their distinctive Moroccan tile work. You can walk, or, if you're brave, take a taxi—the daredevil drivers will have you hanging on for dear life.
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1. Allal Art Gallery
2. Coin Berbere
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 459 reviews
The carpet shop, Coin Berbère, owned by the Bouzidi-Idrissi family, has existed for about 60 years and was one of the first carpet stores in Fez, The store owes its reputation to the work of a wise father has his sons
Reviewed By N6634NSvanessac
We had a fantastic experience buying our first Moroccan carpet at Coin Berber. We were made to feel comfortable from the beginning - it was clear that there was no pressure to buy, and Abdul genuinely wanted us to find the right carpet for us. Very knowledgable and passionate. Would highly recommend Coin Berber for anyone wanting high quality carpet at a reasonable price, as well as an authentic, enjoyable buying experience.
3. Medina Children's Library
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5.0 based on 13 reviews
The Medina Children’s Library is a charming little library that was started in January 2015 by a group of neighbors living in the Fez medina. It is the only children's public library in the Medina. Visitors are welcome and we are 100% kid friendly. Drop in for a quick visit or to stay awhile. Bring your children! We offer the children in our community a place where they can discover books and develop a love of reading. The library receives more than 1200 visits from local children each month. Located just off the Talaa Sghera, about 10 minutes from Bab Boujloud (the Blue Gate), we are easy to find. Or just call us and we'll guide you to the library. With a focus on children ages 3-14 years of age, we offer children's books in English, French and Arabic. Story Reading Daily from 1pm - 2pm and 5pm-6pm. Admission is free for everyone.
4. Azilal Gallery
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
After 11 years in France with AKB Gallery, we have started a new story in the mystic city of Fez with Azilal Gallery..We invite you to visit us, you will enjoy our collection of view vintage Moroccan Berber rugs..!
5. Art Fez Shoes
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5.0 based on 6 reviews
This small shop with handmade shoes made from cactus fibre and camel hair stands out from the others in these main street of Fès. If you’re looking for an unique pair with a good story from a local artist, Art Fes is your place to head to!”
6. Museo Nejjarine
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4.0 based on 1,062 reviews
Reviewed By SandraDunoon
Beautiful building & well presented artifacts. As we visited with a cultural guide we also enjoyed hearing history of building.
7. Musee des armes
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4.0 based on 109 reviews
Reviewed By M9650MBdavidd - Clovelly, Australia
Great location and views, but a must for anyone interested in the history of firearms. An unusually cosmopolitan collection, excellently curated
8. Art D'Argile
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4.0 based on 216 reviews
Reviewed By rhfranklin - Saint Louis, United States
One of our first stops in Fez was Art D'Argile. We were given a thorough tour demonstrating the craftsmanship and artistry that goes into each piece. Perhaps we were a bit naive, but even still, ending up in the showroom was an acceptable quid pro quo for the amount of time we took and questions asked during the tour. In the end we did buy several pieces of pottery that we absolutely love. I highly recommend this if you have the slightest interest in ceramics. After our experience at Art D'Argile, we began to be quite wary of the great expectations of souk owners seeking our money for their goods with much less care and attention. Our Art D'Argile tour guide treated us like a guest, most souk owners treated us like goats (cash cows).
9. Musee Riad Belghazi
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4.0 based on 41 reviews
Moroccan Arts in a magnificent Riad dating from the seventeenth century with an area of 1299 sqm. The Museum "Riad BELGHZI" exposes the Moroccan know: noble architectural icon of holding this building seems brand by a wise and reassuring part: Four further symmetrical pavilions and synoptic charts of Moroccan technical In the first room a rich collection of jewelery silver and early eighteenth exposed end Berbers XIXth Century. The second room: collection of silver jewelry in SAHARA early eighteenth Century me, late nineteenth century. And the third room: A collection of Gold Jewelry: FES, RABAT, Tetouan. And in the fourth room: collection of Moroccan caftans and Great Bookkeepin the Bride of FES, and Great Held the Wedding of the Sahara, and the Great Held the Wedding Berber, and also a collection of various brocades and embroidery regions Morocco. And finally the last room gathers a variety of Musical Instruments of different groups of Moroccan Musicians.
10. Fes Mosaic & Potery
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4.0 based on 102 reviews
Dear visitors ; Please call us and we send you a car to your hotel to bring you as fear you get lost or missleaded. We would like to inform you that we are a coopérative And apprenticeship center. We are specialised in mosaic & pottery of fes production. As you know mosaic is part of our culture this is why you may find a lot of people love discovering how the medina walls were made from the little tiny pieces. We are a very famous family in fes and the biggest copperative in the medina as we have more than 60 family living behind this handicraft. Dear visitor we would like to inform you that we are autonom and we sell by ourselves what we do produce with no push and any encouragements are welcomed. NB:please any tip is not obligatory but volentary and if you find any difficulty please contact our adminestarion.
Reviewed By Lancet999
We had the good fortune to find our way to this wonderful place where the meticulous craftsmanship involved in creating Fes' unique ceramics is executed to perfection as it has been for generations. Visitors are provided with a tour that shows every step in the process (except for the actual firing of the ceramics, which has been relocated outside the city limits), where you can see the artisans at work. Although the finished items are of course for sale, there are no high-pressure tactics on display here, so you can enjoy the experience of the incredible variety of designs and the skills needed to make them without feeling obligated to buy. If you do want to buy, the extremely helpful staff will pack and ship your delicate purchases internationally--and we here in the USA can vouch for at least one set of extremely well cared-for items arriving in perfect condition. Well worth a visit!
