FèsSights

Cultural Building sights in Fès

  1. A

    Seffarine Square

    Here's a delightful square to rest awhile under the plane tree and soak up the atmosphere of the medina. On one side lies the Kairaouine Library; on the other, the Seffarine Medersa, and all around are coppersmiths hammering their wares into shape: huge cauldrons, stills for making rosewater, kettles, pots and samovars.

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  2. B

    Kairaouine Library

    This has always been a reference library, and valuable books such as those by Averroes and Ibn Khaldun have survived. The reading room was built in 1940 and the building is well restored.

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