Fez Jewish Heritage walking tour

Fez Jewish Heritage walking tour

This morning enter into the depths of the tanneries, observe weavers at their loom, engage with the copper workers employing traditional design techniques and discover hidden workshops where generations of artisans ply their individual trades and adapt century old techniques to a modern market. This artisanal tour is designed to give you an overview of production methods and step by step explanations as you go beyond the traditional medina tour to delve deeper into the world of the artisans of Fez. Meet the artisans themselves as you gain firsthand knowledge of the materials and the processes involved in their daily work. The tour finishes with a visit to Fez’ new artisanal school and exhibition gallery. During this tour you will visit :

• Jewish cemetery of Fez; Jewish cemetry museum; House where Charles Foucauld was disguised as a rabbi; 17th century
• Synagogue : Ben Danan; The recently restored synagogue. El Fassiyeen; The main street of the Mellah
• The Royal Palace
• The Maimonides Centre , wich is today the Jewish community centre; Talmud Torah synagogue and Mimouna Club Fez office.