Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, as a sign of urban architectural complex of the seventeenth century Maghreb. In Locuraviajes we tell you more imperial city of Meknes, Morocco.
A Berber tribe of Meknassi settled in the tenth century, the tribe gives rise to the name of Sultan Moulay Ismail town.The (1627-1727) makes his capital and built Meknes 25 kilometers of walls and monumental gates and its tremendous palace. During the rule of the Almohad Merenids and expands the Medina of Meknes and built various monuments.
Meknes is a beautiful city less known tourist Fez or Marrakech, but with much to see a great nightlife and prices a little more content than in other areas such as Marrakech. The Sultan Mulai Ismail, beautify the city with gardens, mosques, fortresses, palaces, creating one of the most beautiful cities in Morocco.
- Bab Mansour gate Bab is in Arabic. The Bab Mansour is the largest and most spectacular door of Meknes. This on the other side of the Place Haedim, the main Medina.
- The Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail, one can not enter a place of burial, but you can see the tombs of Moulay Ismail and other relatives from the entrance.
- Palace Dar El Makhzen: The Official Palace of Sultan Moulay Ismail
- Dar Jamai, the former palace now converted into a museum. It’s in the back of the Plaza Hedim. Museum exhibits art from Morocco, with examples of jewelry, books and other art objects.
- Bou Inania Medersa: A Koranic school.
- Adgal tank
- The gardens of the Sultans
- The Graeros Heri es Suani
- The Haras, a military establishment built in 1947, a center of horse breeding.
- Excursions near Meknes
- Worth visiting some 26 kilometers Moulay Idriss a city perched on a rock where the shrine of the founder of the dynasty Idris. Each year in August and September thousands of people pilgrimage to Moulay Idriss.
- The ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis. Volubilis was the administrative center of the province of Mauritania Tingitana. I get to be about 20,000. Its economy was based on oil and cereals. In the center of the city of Volubilis is the Arch of Triumph of Caracalla. The wonderful mosaics of Volubilis can still be seen in the Roman city.