Day excursion from Fes to the imperial city of Meknes

Meet you at your Hotel and drive for one hour to the imperial city of Meknes. Once you arrive our driver will hire for you an official local guide of Meknes city, with a view of showing you the city that was founded by Almoravid Dynasty in the eleventh century as a military settlement. It became the capital under Moulay Ismail reign in the seventeenth century. He is one of the Alouite dynasty, It is the royal family that reigns Morocco Today. He is the one who built the new Meknes with Hispano Moorish style It Has a religious architecture with the great Bab Mansour, biggest Gate in Africa with the beautiful Mosaic Inside where there is the mausoleum of Moulay Ismail. The Granaries is one of the places that worth seeing too, it is the place where Moulay Ismail used to stock his plenty for his citizens, and Sahrij SWANI,and the royal palace and then great underground prison, these are the places you need to see in Meknes, After your lunch In Meknes you will head to the roman ruins Volubilis: first century world Heritage site according to UNESCO It knew some extensive excavation that includes Temples mosaic. It is the place where you will learn about Roman history, after your visit to Volubilis you still need to drive about Three hours to drive back to Casablanca. . On the way you will cross the beautiful landscapes of the region, wheat, wildflowers. The area is known by its good quality of Vegetables and olive oil. Then Take you back to dropp you out in Fes.

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