FES TO MEKNES & VOLUBILIS

After breakfast, depart to the Rif Mountains. Stop for a visit of Volubilis to see the Roman Ruins. Volubilis was the Mauritanian capital, founded in the 3rd century BCE, became an important outpost of the Roman Empire and was graced with many fine buildings. Extensive remains of these survive in the archaeological site, located in a fertile agricultural area. Volubilis was later briefly to become the capital of Idris I, founder of the Idrisid dynasty, who is buried at nearby Moulay Idris.

Continue to Meknes for sightseeing. Formerly known as the Moroccan Versaille, Meknes includes Bab Mansour, the most preserved gate in Morocco, Dar Jamai Museum and the old medina. The Dar Jamai Museum is a palace that was built in 1882 by Mokhtar ben Arbi el Jama’i, who, along with his brother, served as Grand Vizier under Sultan Moulay Hassan. The palace is designed according to traditional Moroccan architecture, decorated with sculpted and painted wood, carved stucco, and colorful zellij mosaic tilework. In addition to various rooms on multiple floors, it contains a large courtyard garden (riad) with orange trees and a menzeh (observation pavilion or platform).

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