The Medina of Fez is more than simply a historical site; it is a bustling city with hundreds of artists and Souks that have been in existence for more than a thousand years. The skills and crafts of Fez have not changed since many years ago.

 

The huge city of Fez has a long history of association with handmade goods. It is regarded as the center of handicrafts because it is Morocco’s oldest continuously running Medina. There are a lot of highly skilled craftsmen who are used by both educated and unskilled individuals. Your Fez handicraft tour will start when our knowledgeable driver picks you up from your location. The Jewish Market, also known as the Souk Lihoud, is where we’ll start our tour because it has a wide variety of carpets, wooden crafts, and leather products to suit every taste. A variety of crafts artisans work here, including blacksmiths and carpenters. They create their handmade goods in their hidden shops and sell them directly to customers. This kind of job has never changed since the seventh century, when the medina was founded.

 

Seffarine Square will be our next stop, repetitive pounding is heard as the craftsmen work. Here you will find the magnificent tea pots, jars, tagine pots, chisel trays, and other pottery products, they are well-known across Morocco. Following this lovely and captivating area, We’ll visit the Batha Museum to view its sizable collection of Moroccan arts and crafts that illuminate the vibrant artistic culture of Fez. This museum was founded in 1998 to track the development of the fassi art and houses historical objects like mosaic patterns, musical instruments, wood carvings, wooden arts and ancient boxes.

 

On this tour, you will also visit the tannery and the pottery school. The oldest and biggest tannery in Africa, it was founded in the ninth century. The procedures needed to clean and prepare the leather have not altered throughout many generations of painters. They manufacture numerous leather products, such as shoes, bags, coats, and jackets. You will be astounded by the staff’s excellent work ethics at the ceramic pottery school. Their passion for this inherited craft is obvious. Traditional mosaics and zelije have been created and taught at this school for many generations. When teaching us the principles of this technique and demonstrating how to make your first ceramic work in Fez using a manual wheel and brush, one of the instructors will pay close attention to us. He will also exhibit extraordinary patience as he walks you through each step of how these pots are made. You’ll enjoy this work because of how simple it is, and his excitement for it is contagious.

 

This trip will teach us more about the wonderful mystics of Morocco. You will never tire of being mesmerized by this beautiful city’s stunning mosaics and ceramics. We’ll discover the wonders and passions of the people. Join us on an educational tour to Fez, where you can learn how the colorful artworks are created and seize a priceless opportunity offered by this tour. The Moroccan arts and crafts spirit can also be better understood thanks to this excursion.