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Day 7: Meknes & Volubilis
 After
breakfast at your accommodations you'll start your tour in the region
around Fez. An
hour drive from Fez is the
imperial city of Meknes.
Founded in the 11th century, the city is home to sights such as the tomb of Moulay Ismail,
Bab (gate) El Mansour, Bab Jemaâ En Nouar, Place El Hedim, Bab El
Khamiss, the Mellah, Heri es-Souani granaries, and the Agdal basin.
 Not
far from Meknes, the next stop is the Roman ruins of Volubilis.
A thriving settlement until the 4th century, its fine
mosaics and remnants of the city's architectural
splendor still survive. Oddly enough, many of the columns and
much of the marble that you saw in Meknes were looted from these ruins.
Practically across the road from Volubilis lies the holy city of Moulay Idriss,
harboring the sanctuary of the founder of the Idrissid dynasty and is
now the destination of a yearly pilgrimage.
Then a short drive back to Fez for the evening. (Breakfast
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