Fez, Morocco is one of the great cities of Islam. A seat of learning, culture, science and enlightenment, Fez is also an architectural gem - a UNESCO world heritage site - that is experiencing an amazing renaissance. Interestingly, this renaissance is not the result of some centralized UN or state-sponsored program but instead the collective result of the individual efforts of a number of private citizens, Moroccan and foreign, who simply would not stand by and allow the great city to decay further. Since 1997 a significant number of the old houses of Fez have been restored to their original brilliance and many are now accessible to visitors as maisons d'hotes or quest houses.
Thursday 26 April 2007
The Renaissance of Fez, Morocco
Fez, Morocco is one of the great cities of Islam. A seat of learning, culture, science and enlightenment, Fez is also an architectural gem - a UNESCO world heritage site - that is experiencing an amazing renaissance. Interestingly, this renaissance is not the result of some centralized UN or state-sponsored program but instead the collective result of the individual efforts of a number of private citizens, Moroccan and foreign, who simply would not stand by and allow the great city to decay further. Since 1997 a significant number of the old houses of Fez have been restored to their original brilliance and many are now accessible to visitors as maisons d'hotes or quest houses.
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