Fes (Fes el-Bali) & Volubilis (Fes el-Bali, Meknes, Volubilis & Middle Atlas) Travel Guide 2026

Highlights & What to See in Fes (Fes el-Bali) & Volubilis

• Bab Bou Jeloud (The Blue Gate), Talaa Kebira & Talaa Seghira — Enter through the blue-and-green ceramic archway into the two main arteries descending into the heart of Fes el-Bali.
• Bou Inania Madrasa & Al-Attarine Madrasa (14th Century) — Masterworks of Marinid zellige tilework, honeycombed muqarnas stucco, and fragrant Atlas cedar carvings (20–30 DH).
• Chouara Tannery (11th Century) — Look down from surrounding leather-shop terraces (free with a sprig of fresh mint!) onto hundreds of stone vats filled with natural saffron-yellow, poppy-red, and indigo dyes.
• University of Al-Qarawiyyin (859 CE) & Place Seffarine — Peer into the courtyard of the world's oldest university founded by Fatima al-Fihri, beside coppersmiths hammering giant cauldron pots.
• Volubilis Roman Ruins (UNESCO) & Meknes Imperial City Day Trip — 1 hour west to intact 2nd-century Roman mosaics among olive groves (70 DH) and Moulay Ismail's Bab Mansour gate.

Transit & Getting There

Connect to Fes (Fes el-Bali) & Volubilis via Fes (Fes el-Bali) & Volubilis Central Station (ONCF Al Boraq High-Speed Train (Tangier–Kenitra–Rabat–Casablanca, 320 km/h) & Al Atlas Intercity Rail (to Marrakech & Fes)) and local transit using ONCF Al Boraq High-Speed Rail, Petit Taxi Meter.