IMPERIAL CITIES (CAS-FEZ)

Arrival at the airport in casablanca, the economic capital of
the country. transfer to the hotel. dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast and panoramic view of casablanca, we will go to
the impressive hassan ii mosque, only surpassed by mecca,
visit outside and free time before leaving for marrakech, one
of the important imperial cities. lunch. in the afternoon the
visit starts toward the koutouia mosque, formerly used as a
bookstore, it is the symbol of the city. we will continue to the
sumptuous bahia palace, built in the 19th century by hundreds
of artisans from fez. from the jewish quarter or mellah
and through the kissaría square we will arrive at the djmaa el
fna square, a living museum and intangible cultural heritage
of humanity, where storytellers, snake charmers, jugglers,
dancers and more, constitute an authentic court of miracles.
the visit continues through the souk and its narrow streets full
of shops, workshops and terraces. we will visit its guilds of
carpenters, sharpeners... free time to do some extra activity.
accommodation.

After breakfast we will leave for rabat, the administrative
capital of the country, another of the imperial cities and official
residence of the royal family. we will visit its key points
such as tour hassan, an unfinished mosque that rises dominating
the esplanade with more than 200 columns and the
mausoleum of mohamed v, built in memory of the sultan who
achieved the independence of the country and in which the
royal guard, in colorful costume in full dress, they guard the
entrance to the monument on horseback. in the afternoon
arrival in fez. dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast and visit of the first of the imperial cities and the
intellectual and religious capital of morocco. we will start with
a panoramic tour from the hotel to visit the royal palace and its
7 gates or dar al-makhzen on the way to the fascinating world
of the medina of fez el bali, the oldest and most extensive in
morocco, a unesco world heritage site with 785 mosques
and more than 2,000 squares, streets and alleys that represent
a labyrinthine return in time. from bab boujloud to
es-seffarine square we will make a journey through the
centuries starting in the 9th century to the 19th century, along
the walk we will know how these alleys are structured, the
different constructions that make up the walls of the medina,
in addition from its artisan guilds and neighborhoods such as
leather tanners or seamstresses to see their old ways of working.
we will know a medersa and we will finish to the sound
of the hammer of the potters working the copper as they did
hundreds of years ago. lunch in a typical restaurant. free
afternoon. accommodation.

Breakfast. transfer to the airport. end of services.