FES - Morocco's GRAND Imperial City! Travel Vlog

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  • Опубліковано 23 сер 2022
  • In this travel vlog I'll show you the real Fes (or Fez). The grandest of Morocco's grand imperial cities is known as the country’s cultural capital. The Fes El Bali walled medina is largest Islamic medieval city in the world, where life goes on mostly as it has for hundreds of years.
    Even the "new", or middle city - Fes El Jdid, dates to around the 13th century!
    I'll show you not just the sights of the Fes El Bali medina such as the famous Tannery Sidi Moussa, but also around the streets and day to day life. The greatest joy of the medina is not an individual sight, it's simply walking around, getting lost and taking it all in.
    In Fes El Jdid we'll walk around both the Islamic and Jewish sides, seeing another Fes medina and the wonderful differences that exist in this part of the city.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 115

  • @FarmanF.O
    @FarmanF.O 2 місяці тому +2

    I found the people in Fes are very good and respectful, I loved them

  • @miryameche9471
    @miryameche9471 Рік тому +30

    I'm Moroccan, and you know what? I like yours videos very much. I think that your are very honest and we have a detailed point of you and your perspective. So thank you for the videos, and you're welcome anytime in Morocco❤️

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому +1

      Thank you!

    • @triarb5790
      @triarb5790 8 місяців тому +1

      Looking at all these clips and planning for September 2024. 😊

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  8 місяців тому +1

      @triarb5790 enjoy your trip! And don’t miss Tangier, it’s awesome. I was just there recently

  • @livegood7152
    @livegood7152 Рік тому +11

    C'est beau le Maroc, j'adore

  • @user-du4yx3bl9z
    @user-du4yx3bl9z Місяць тому +1

    ❤FES 👑🇲🇦👍.

  • @yousseftazi514
    @yousseftazi514 Місяць тому +1

    You welcome in my city 🔥🇲🇦❤️

  • @ayatzaghloul9999
    @ayatzaghloul9999 Рік тому +1

    هنيئا لك على هذا الفيديو الرائع

  • @nexusapp
    @nexusapp Рік тому

    Thanks a million for sharing this lovely video.

  • @tayfunaltanov5166
    @tayfunaltanov5166 Рік тому +3

    Chris' 7 Morocco videos are the best Morocco footage of all

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому +1

      Wow thank you! They’ll be more coming from Morocco

  • @tenbear5
    @tenbear5 11 місяців тому +1

    Another great review, many thanks 👋

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  11 місяців тому

      Glad you liked it, thanks!

  • @Princeofpersia0086
    @Princeofpersia0086 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for this beautiful video

  • @manucrack6507
    @manucrack6507 11 місяців тому +1

    I love the simplicity of your videos❤

  • @redpat8832
    @redpat8832 Рік тому +1

    Loved it! 👏👏👏

  • @radiealami5465
    @radiealami5465 Місяць тому +1

    Thank you very much Chris, I really appreciate your videos

  • @maggielattuca7965
    @maggielattuca7965 Рік тому +1

    Great video! Love all your videos Chris, the style, the information make for an interesting and engaging view into the place. Kudos!

  • @MOUHABDE
    @MOUHABDE 11 місяців тому +2

    Chris I like your videos about my country. My congratulations from USA.

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  11 місяців тому +1

      Thank you, there's plenty more coming!

  • @yousseftazi514
    @yousseftazi514 Місяць тому +1

    There are riyades with incredible swimming pool at the ziyat place in old Medina

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Місяць тому +1

      I love the hidden beauty of some of the riyades in Fes. The place I stayed was stunning, no swimming pool though

  • @realhedi7911
    @realhedi7911 3 місяці тому +1

    Brilliant video mate 👏

  • @adambennouna6567
    @adambennouna6567 Рік тому +1

    Very interesting, thank you for this informations

  • @Eurobazz
    @Eurobazz Рік тому +3

    I found your videos yesterday Mr. Funfair. I'm very glad I did because I have travelled extensively throughout Morocco, a country I love. You have captured all aspects of the country very well.

  • @STRUMMERBOY1975
    @STRUMMERBOY1975 Рік тому +2

    I went to Fez... and so yeahhh... You did a Gr8 Insight Video !! Makes me wanna go back ... 🐪

  • @TomeAlone
    @TomeAlone Рік тому +1

    Off to Fez tomorrow just experienced Marrakech. Lovely people. Great honest video no need for drones and techno music. Thanks for the vid!

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому +1

      Thank you, have a great time in Fez!

  • @balayabougaf
    @balayabougaf Рік тому +2

    Fes is full of extraordinary colours and memories

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому

      Such an amazing city with so much history!

  • @stj53
    @stj53 Рік тому +2

    Fez is fascinating. I'll be there for the 5th time next March. Can't wait to see my friends!

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому +1

      Enjoy, Fez is quite an amazing city!

  • @ShehwarMaria
    @ShehwarMaria Рік тому +12

    Excellent video Chris. Really enjoyed it. We are looking forward to visiting in April and this will be so useful!
    I had a quick question please, where exactly is the colourful district of The Arab Muslim area please? It starts round the 14:17 mark of the video where at some point you show a bird with a Fes in Fes.😊We would love to visit these narrow streets and was wondering if you had a nearest landmark that we could point to in our map. Do you reckon we’ll be ok to walk around this area without a guide? We already have a planned guided tour for the main Medina. Thanks in advance and keep up the good work!

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому +2

      Thanks and no problem! The area you're looking for is the mid-town - Fes El Jdid. Look for Semmarin Medina Gate on Google Maps. There's Quartier Moulay Abdallah, Mellah (Jewish district) and the royal palace. All a fairly easy walk from the medina and I did it solo without a guide. There's not as much hastle around there as in the old medina.

    • @ShehwarMaria
      @ShehwarMaria Рік тому +1

      @@ChrisKermis Amazing! Thanks so much!

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому

      No problem, enjoy your trip!

  • @subhash968
    @subhash968 Рік тому +1

    Great Vedio 👍🙏🌹🧡

  • @paulatkins4968
    @paulatkins4968 Рік тому +1

    Great video! Cheers 👍

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому

      Thank you!

    • @paulatkins4968
      @paulatkins4968 Рік тому +1

      @@ChrisKermis you are very welcome, I’ve got 3 days in Fes so your information is gold dust! 🙏

  • @rachidirbaiyne5870
    @rachidirbaiyne5870 Рік тому +2

    verry nice video, you are welcome in my country

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому

      Thank you! Hope I can return some day

  • @JAAFOUS-JFK
    @JAAFOUS-JFK Рік тому +1

    رائع ❤

  • @mohamedelalouani2269
    @mohamedelalouani2269 Рік тому +3

    Great video like all your Morocco videos. Little talked about fact, Fes was once the largest city in the world according to some historians.

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому

      Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the videos! Interesting fact, I can believe it from walking around the medina.

  • @musicdouce2342
    @musicdouce2342 Рік тому +6

    The University of Al-Karaouine (also written al-Quaraouiyine and al-Qarawiyyin) is considered by the Guinness World Records as the oldest or first university in the world, established in 859 AD in Fez, Morocco (Guinness World Records, n.d.).

  • @travelwithsaidkhayri.8042
    @travelwithsaidkhayri.8042 Рік тому +1

    Welcome. To fes nice. City

  • @espartanam
    @espartanam Рік тому

    i have so many questions -- going to visit FES too and going to vlog a bit. I would like to ask you, Crhis were you recording the video with a camera or a cell phone?

  • @larry3942
    @larry3942 Рік тому

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇲🇦

  • @STRUMMERBOY1975
    @STRUMMERBOY1975 Рік тому +2

    With you.drinking that beer in Fez. I think it's actually better called a British Saloon.....😁

  • @sandovlu
    @sandovlu Рік тому

    Great video! Thank you for sharing. One question, in your experience would it be safe to visit the Medina during the evening? Cheers!

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому

      I only went in the day myself. As long things are open I'm sure it's fine, if things aren't open then there's probably no point being there anyway!

  • @aylinekastner
    @aylinekastner Рік тому +1

    fes is beautiful

  • @subhrajyotibhar5993
    @subhrajyotibhar5993 8 днів тому +1

    Loved your blog for Fes and the Desert Tour. What is the name of the Riad you stayed in Fes? It looks very good and we plan to book it for out trip in November.
    What time of the year did you travel to Morocco?

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  7 днів тому

      Thanks, it was Riad Damia. Do check the latest reviews as it was a while ago that I was there. My trip to Fez and the desert tour was in May

  • @taffyholvenstot8297
    @taffyholvenstot8297 29 днів тому

    Chris, I’m going to Fes in June. How were you navigating around the Medina? I understand google maps doesn’t work…or did you have a guide.?

  • @PedroOliveira-fw5mn
    @PedroOliveira-fw5mn Рік тому +2

    Hello Chris! Your vlogs are very good. What did you think of the prices of rugs and tapestry in the places you visited in Morocco? How much do they cost? Are they made by the people even there?

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому +2

      Thank you! Sorry I would have no idea on rugs and tapestry, I wasn't looking to buy either so have zero experience.

    • @meribeauty9136
      @meribeauty9136 Рік тому +2

      Handmade textiles are much more expensive than machine-made ones, because handmade textiles are of higher quality

  • @mimiboulo5767
    @mimiboulo5767 Рік тому +1

    👍👍👍

  • @nainamohamed3392
    @nainamohamed3392 Рік тому +2

    You nice ❤️

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for watching!

    • @travelwithsaidkhayri.8042
      @travelwithsaidkhayri.8042 Рік тому +2

      @@ChrisKermis visit fes again and encourage all the world on your channel to visit fes city medina and city center .......thank you Chris .

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому

      @@travelwithsaidkhayri.8042 Maybe some day!

  • @ingenuity168
    @ingenuity168 Рік тому +1

    👍🏻💜

  • @peterzurich3330
    @peterzurich3330 7 місяців тому

    Hi Chis. Have you see any gyms during your travels?

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  7 місяців тому

      It’s not something I’ve been looking out for so I couldn’t say. I’m sure you’ll find some with a quick hunt on Google though

  • @tadeuszk6677
    @tadeuszk6677 2 місяці тому +1

    In this place I purchased my nice lether jacked.

  • @UsmanKhan-ty4bg
    @UsmanKhan-ty4bg 2 місяці тому

    Did you get to go inside the “oldest university”? I have heard it’s very beautiful

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  2 місяці тому

      No, sadly I didn’t get to go inside

  • @abdelouahedvo685
    @abdelouahedvo685 Рік тому +1

    😀🥰😍🤩

  • @miarrem
    @miarrem 11 місяців тому

    Can you give the info/name of places (riads) where you stay? What time of year did you go?

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  11 місяців тому

      Sure, I was there in May and stayed at Riad Damia. I wouldn’t recommend their smallest rooms but the bigger ones are decent

  • @zinebkarimi5671
    @zinebkarimi5671 Рік тому +1

    👍🇲🇦🇨🇦

  • @forillonbear131
    @forillonbear131 11 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for warning the chicken to flee...😊

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  11 місяців тому

      😂 Forgot about that!

  • @amonzia
    @amonzia Місяць тому

    What's the name of the Road?!

  • @amirvatan6777
    @amirvatan6777 Рік тому

    where is hormuz island video bro😁❤️

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому

      Ah that's still a while away. It'll come :)

  • @shaidakarim
    @shaidakarim 4 місяці тому

    How many days do you think are enough to spend in Fes ? We are restricted to 3/4 days

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  4 місяці тому +1

      Personally I was ok with just a couple of days there

  • @sealand000
    @sealand000 Рік тому

    Is the other person in the gray shirt your guide or something like that?

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому +1

      Partially, I hired him for a couple of hours in the morning to show me some sights in the old medina as I didn’t have much time. It’s a handy way of saving time not just by avoiding getting lost, but also avoiding hastle and fake guides.

    • @sealand000
      @sealand000 Рік тому

      @@ChrisKermis I see, thank you. Did you hire him through a tour office?

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому +1

      @@sealand000 No, just through my hotel. I ended up with bad food poisoning in Fez so in the end only had one day to explore, I had to make the most of it!

  • @elle93090
    @elle93090 Місяць тому

    What place did you stay at? And do you recommend it?

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Місяць тому

      I stayed at Riad Damia Suite&Spa. I thought it was good at the time, but check the latest reviews online. It was a while ago that I was there

    • @elle93090
      @elle93090 Місяць тому

      I see what you mean about the reviews. Did you stay years ago or months ago? Thanks for the quick reply!

  • @DrMindbender1000
    @DrMindbender1000 Рік тому +1

    Here a little info guys ! Do you actually know why the streets are so narrow in the madina’s !! The reason is that in the old times if the city was under attack the invaders couldn’t fully charge with the solders and have too fight and the rest have to wait in line for there turn to fight and that is after you breached the wall that coast half the man and bye the time you would take the medina you have no solders or defender’s left . Like modern nuclear war attack is Equal to suicide

  • @saidnarsise8966
    @saidnarsise8966 Рік тому +1

    فاس والكل بفاس fes is one of early cities of islamic state metropole all others cities of morocco is clone or copy of fes mosque and artichic and good and cultural influnce

  • @rogerchoi1170
    @rogerchoi1170 Рік тому

    How many days should we spend in Fez?

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Рік тому +2

      All depends how much you want to do and your style of travel. For me 2 days was enough to see the sights

  • @yousseftazi514
    @yousseftazi514 Місяць тому

    I see you don't have a guide because you missed a lot of monuments in Fes like the first university in the world is called alkarawiyin and other beautiful places

    • @ChrisKermis
      @ChrisKermis  Місяць тому

      I did go there, although I didn’t put everything in the video 🙂

  • @nainamohamed3392
    @nainamohamed3392 Рік тому +1

    Hi friends

  • @aybingo1685
    @aybingo1685 Рік тому

    marocco is

  • @ChrisKermis
    @ChrisKermis  Рік тому +2

    What did I miss? I wish I had more time in Fes but unfortunately my first day there was a write off due to a case of food poisoning.

    • @moroccoclassictours6280
      @moroccoclassictours6280 Рік тому +1

      Hey Chris, I'm From Fez Medina right next to the blue gate. the reason for having food poisoning comes from the camel meat you had at the market. the butcher not selling good quality meat in my point...