This monumental gate dominates the northern part of the medina in Meknès. It was built in the late seventeenth century and is named after the market that was located close-by. Take time to adm...
If you lift up your eyes, you will discover this inscription on the façade of Bab El Khémis,: “I am the door open to all peoples of the west and the east”. It is the powerful...
This masterpiece of Hispano-Moorish art, the Bou Inania Medersa, was completed in 1358, was built according to the classical plans of the Koranic school. Your visit therefore starts with the cent...
This majestic eleventh century Alawite palace was built by sultan Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah. Converted into a military academy, this imposing monument has maintained its historic character in terms of...
Ben Aïssa Ben Abdkarim El Boukhari who was the pasha of the Meknès medina at the time built this building in just one year, between 1912 and 1913. Dar El Bachaouate then became the home of...
You will be surprised by the size of Dar el Ma. This “house of water” overlooking the Agdal basin which used to contain a dozen or so water cisterns. Forty metres deep, they supplied the I...
The 'Jamaï Palace' has been home to the Musée d’Art Marocain since 1920. It was built in 1882, and was once the home of Abou Abdellah Jamaï, minister to Sultan Moulay Al Hassan ...
Palaces, markets, mosques, souks, squares, gardens and fountains… the Meknès medina offers a whole host of beauties and splendours. This medina has maintained its military character but ...