1.Bab Bou Jeloud (Blue Gate)

The original Blue Gate was a simple gate with a pointed arch built in the 12th century. In 1912, Morocco became a French Protectorate. The new administration wanted a more imposing gateway to the old city. Next to the old gate they built the new Blue Gate.

2.Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts

Since the 17th century the Inn of the Carpenters (Funduq al-Neijariyyin) on the Place An Neijarine has been an inn for caravans and traveling merchants. Today it is home to the Neijarine Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts. While the Museum is dedicated to preserving artistry in wood, it is itself a glorious artifact of wood.

3.Chouara Tannery

Chouara Tannery is one of the three tanneries in the city. It is the largest tannery in the city and one of the oldest. It is located in the Fes el Bali, the oldest medina quarter of the city, near the Saffarin Madrasa along the Oued Fes (also known as the Oued Bou Khrareb). Since the inception of the city, the tanning industry has been continually operating in the same fashion as it did in the early centuries.

4.University of al-Qarawiyyin

Is the oldest existing, continually operating higher educational institution in the world according to UNESCO and Guinness World Records and is occasionally referred to as the oldest university by scholars. It was founded as a mosque by Fatima al-Fihri in 859 with an associated madrasa, which subsequently became one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the historic Muslim world.

5.Al-Attarine Madrasa (School of the Perfumers)

In the golden age of Fes, when it is said that Fes was the largest city in the world, the ruling Marinids were building schools called madrassas. Madrassas originated in Iran in the 11th century. They were schools training Islamic scholars and professionals who would later run the state's bureaucracy. The Al-Attarine madrassa was built in 1323 on the order of Sultan Abu Sa'id Uthman II.

6.Zawiya de Moulay Idriss II

The Zawiya Moulay Idriss II is a "zawiya" (a shrine and religious complex; also spelled "zaouia") dedicated to and containing the tomb of Idris II, who ruled Morocco from 807 to 828 and is considered the main founder of the city of Fes and of the first Moroccan Islamic state.

7.Bou Inania Madrasa (Bou Inania School)

Founded in 1351–56 AD by Abu Inan Faris, who also founded the Bou Inania Madrasa in Meknes, this madrasa is widely acknowledged as an excellent example of Marinid architecture. The name "Bou Inania" comes from the first part of the sultan's name "Abou Inan". The madrasa functioned both as an educational institute and as a congregational mosque. This is the only madrasa in Fes with a minaret.

8.Dar al-Makhzen

Start the day by heading for Dar al-Makhzen, the city’s royal palace. Although the palace isn’t open to the public, you can spend some time admiring its incredible gates. These gleaming giant doors are made from bronze and gold, with an ornate design, and the equally detailed zellij tiles enhance the gate’s beauty.

9.Mellah

Facing away from the palace is the Mellah of Fez, the city’s old Jewish quarter. This part of the city dates back to the 14th century and was once home to a Jewish community of 250,000. As it did in many spots across Morocco, the Jewish population of Fes quickly shrunk when the state of Israel was declared in 1948, but the Mellah of Fez still holds much of its historic character.