This morning we visit the impressive site of Volubilis, the best preserved Roman site in Morocco. Situated on the ledge of a long plateau, the dramatic site was once one of the Roman Empire's most remote outposts. Unfortunately it’s raining and cold, but the local guide gives us a very good tour of this impressive site. We do a photo stop due to the rain at the town of Moulay Idriss it is a dramatic sight, houses and mosques piled up around two rock outcrops.
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| Volubilis |
We continue to Meknes, Morocco's youngest Imperial City first stopping at the Bab El Mansour gate dating from 1752, complete with its Corinthian columns. The city was built by a massive army of slaves, both Moroccan and Christian, and the Sultan was in particular famed for his barbaric treatment of these people, supposedly interring them in the walls. The city contained within it's walls all that was necessary for such a large population and military machine, with store houses, stables, armouries, exercise areas, gardens and ponds.
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| Bab El Mansour in Meknes |
We are all cold and wet as we return to Fes. We stop at the equivalent of Walmart and stock up for the rest of our journey. We have a nice dinner at a local restaurant before returning to our riad and collapsing.
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| Heri es-Souani granaries in Meknes |
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