Chouara Tannery

Fès-Meknès · Morocco

Chouara Tannery, Morocco
Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
March to May
Budget
$
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
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This medieval tannery in the Fez medina has processed leather using traditional methods for centuries. Its honeycomb of stone dye pits, viewed from surrounding terraces, is one of the city's most photographed scenes.

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