I-Morocco idume ngemiphakathi yayo yase-Imperial emlando: Fez, Meknes, Marrakesh noRatat. Kuzo ezine, i-Fez yimibili endala futhi iyimangalisa kakhulu. Idolobha layo elidala, noma i-medina, libhekwa njengeNdawo Yamagugu Ezwe Lwase-UNESCO futhi lihlala neyunivesithi endala kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Emigwaqweni yalo emidlalweni ephakathi, i-merland yembala enamandla, umsindo nephunga lilindele.
Umuzi Wasekudala Newusha
I-Fez yasungulwa ngo-789 ngu-Idris, umbusi wase-Arabhu obhekene nokusekela ubukhosi bama-Idrisid.
Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, kuye kwazitholela idumela njengesikhungo esibalulekile sokuhweba nokufunda. Usebenze njengenhloko-dolobha yaseMorocco ngezikhathi eziningana, futhi wahlangabezana ne-Golden Age yayo ngaphansi kokubusa kwamaMarinids - ubukhosi obusamele uFez phakathi nekhulu le-13 nele-14. Eziningi zezikhumbuzo ze-medina eziphawulekayo (kufaka phakathi amakolishi awo amaSulumane, izindlu zamakhosi kanye namasosha) kusukela kule nkathi enhle yomlando womuzi.
Namuhla, i-medina ibizwa ngokuthi uFeli el-Bali, futhi umlingo wayo uhlala undimmed ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Hasha umhlahlandlela wokukuhambisa emigwaqweni yayo ye-labyrinthine, noma ujabulele ukuzwa kokulahlekelwa wena ngokwakho. Uzothola amasheya ezimakethe kanye nezinkundla zokusebenzela zendawo yezandla, amithombo amnandi nemikhumbi yasendaweni. Ngaphandle kwe-medina yiyona ingxenye entsha kaFez, ebizwa ngokuthi i-Ville Nouvelle. Eyakhelwe amaFulentshi, ingenye izwe lonke, elinamatshe amakhulu ase-boulevards, izitolo zanamuhla nezitimela ezimatasa (ngenkathi idolobha elidala lihlala lihamba ngezinyawo).
Izindawo eziyinhloko:
I-Chaouwara Tanneries
I-Fez idume ngesikhumba sayo, futhi emathangeni amasiko afana ne-Chaouwara, izindlela zokukhiqiza isikhumba ziye zashintsha kakhulu kakhulu kusukela ezikhathini eziphakathi. Lapha, izikhumba zenziwa ukuze zome ngosuku elishisayo futhi izimbiza ezinkulu zigcwala amade avela ku-turmeric, poppy, mint kanye ne-indigo.
I-Pigeon dung isetshenziselwa ukunciphisa isikhumba ngaphambi kokuthi kudaywe, futhi ukuqubuka kwama-tanneries kuvame ukuphazamisa. Kodwa-ke, imibala ye-rainbow yedayi evuthayo ekuseni yenza izithombe ezinhle kakhulu.
Kairaouine Mosque
I-deep-heart in the medina, i-Kairaouine Mosque yi-mosque yesibili ngobukhulu kuleli zwe. Iphinde ihlotshaniswe neyunivesithi yokudala ehamba phambili emhlabeni, i-University of Al-Karaouine, okuvela kuyo kusukela phakathi nekhulu le-9. Umtapo we-Kairaouine Mosque ungenye yezokudala kakhulu futhi ebaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni. Abangewona amaSulumane kuzodingeka bazitholele ngokwabo ngokubuka i-mosque evela ngaphandle, kodwa, ngoba abavunyelwe ukungena ngaphakathi.
I-Medersa Bou Inania
I-Medersa Bou Inania yikholeji yamaSulumane emlando eyakhiwe ngesikhathi sokubusa kwamaMarinids. Ngenye yezibonelo ezinhle kunazo zonke zokwakhiwa kweMarinid eMorocco, futhi ivulekile kumalungu azo zonke izinkolo. Nakuba ukuhlelwa kwekolishi kulula, ukuhlobisa okumboza cishe yonke indawo akuyona. Umsebenzi we-stucco omangalisayo nokuqoshwa kwezinkuni eziyinkimbinkimbi kungatholakala kulo lonke, kuyilapho ama-marbles abizayo egxila egcekeni. Ama-Islamic zellij , noma ama-mosaic, ahlaba umxhwele kakhulu.
Ukufika Lapho
Kunezindlela eziningana zokufika ku-Fez. Ukuhamba ngezitimela kunokwethenjelwa futhi kuphephile eMorocco, futhi isiteshi sikaFez sinikeza uxhumano emadolobheni amakhulu kunawo wonke kuleli zwe kuhlanganise naseTangier, eMarrakesh, eCasablanca naseRatat. Izitimela zivame ukugcwalisa isikhathi, ngakho-ke ngokuvamile kuvame ukubhuka isihlalo ngosuku lwakho lokuvakasha okuhlosiwe. Ngaphandle kwalokho, izinkampani zamabhasi ezide ezinjengeCTM noma Abaqashile zinikeza indlela engabizi yokuhamba phakathi kwezindawo eziyinhloko zaseMorocco. Qaphela ukuthi kuneziteshi ezimbili zamabhasi ku-Fez. Idolobha linesiphephelo sezindiza, iFes-Saïs Airport (FEZ).
Uma usufika kuFez, indlela engcono kakhulu yokuyihlola ihamba ngezinyawo - futhi kunoma yikuphi, akukho zimoto ezivunyelwe ngaphakathi kwe-medina. Ngaphandle kwe medina, ungasebenzisa izinsizakalo ze- little-taxi ; izimoto ezincane ezibomvu ezisebenza ngendlela efanayo netekisi kwenye indawo emhlabeni.
Qinisekisa ukuthi umshayeli wakho usebenzisa imitha yakhe, noma ukuthi uyavumelana ngokuhamba ngaphambi kokuqala uhambo lwakho. Uma unesisindo esikhulu semithwalo, izikhwama zakho zizobe ziboshwe ophahleni lwemoto. Abalindi abanezinqola bayatholakala ukuze basize ngezikhwama zakho e-medina, kodwa lungele ukuthayipha izinsizakalo zabo.
Uzohlalaphi
Ukuze uhlale uqinisile kakhulu, bhala ubusuku obuthile e-riad. I-Riads yimizi yendabuko iphenduke amahotela ase-boutique enkundleni ye-airy kanye nenani elincane lamakamelo. Ama-riads anconyiwe abandakanya i-Riad Mabrouka no-Riad Damia. I-former yangomsebenzi omuhle womsebenzi we-tile kaMoroccan. Kukhona amakamelo ayisishiyagalombili, ichibi elincane lokubhukuda kanye nensimu enhle enemibukiso emihle evela emasimini amaningana. Lezi zinsuku zinezindawo eziyisikhombisa namagumbi, indawo yokuhlala ephezulu kanye nomfula ophezulu ophahleni. Zomi zombili zitholakala emidini yomlando.
Ukudla kuphi
I-Fez igcwele izindawo zokudla kanye nezindawo zokudla, futhi ukukhubeka phezu kwengcebo ekhulayo lapho ungalindele khona ukuthi yingxenye ye-adventure. Nokho, ukudla okuyizinkanyezi ezinhlanu, qala ku-L'Amandier, indawo yokudlela ewuthandekayo esesigodini sehhotela eliyigugu iPalais Faraj. Lapha, izintandokazi zaseMoroccan zihanjiswa ngokumelene nesimo sangemuva semidina esiphuthumayo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi lomncintiswano, u-Chez Rachid ukhonza amathegi azinambithekayo ngengxenyana yentengo yezindawo zokudlela eziphezulu ze-upmarket.
Lesi sihloko sibuyekezwe futhi sibhalwe phansi ngokuyingxenye nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Agasti 28, 2017.