today we leave blue City Chefchaouen heading to Fes through Volubilis and Meknes, today you’ll explore the old Cities of Morocco, Fes, Volubilis Meknes.
Volubilis is a partly excavated Roman city in Morocco situated near the city of Meknes and commonly considered as the ancient capital of the Roman-Berber Kingdom of Mauretania. Built in a fertile agricultural area, it developed from the 3rd century BC onward as a Berber and Phoenician-Carthaginian settlement before being the capital of the Berber Kingdom of Mauretania it grew rapidly under Roman rule from the 1st century AD onward to the end of 3rd century and, (100 acres) with a 2.6 Km (1.6mi) circuit of walls. The city gained a number of a major public building in the 2nd century, including a basilica, temple, and triumphal arch. Its prosperity, which was derived principally from Olive growing, prompted the construction of many fine town-houses with large mosaic floors.
Meknes is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the Kingdom, founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became capital of Morocco under the reign of Sultan Moulay Ismail (1672-1727) son of the founder of the Alaouite dynasty. Sultana Moulay Ismail turned Meknes into an impressive city in Spanish-Moorish style, surrounded by high walls with great doors, where the harmonious blending of the Islamic and European styles of the 17th century Maghreb are still evident today, the city recorded a population of 632.079 in the 2014 Moroccan census, it is the seat of Meknes Prefecture and an important economic role in the region of Fes-Meknes. overnight at traditional Riad in Fes
vkhxo2