Is the rooftop terrace worth visiting?

Yes. The terrace at the top of the funduq has wide views over the Nejjarine quarter and the surrounding souks, and a small café.

What is the Nejjarine Fountain outside?

An early-19th-century saqayya (public fountain) covered in zellij, designed to match the funduq next door. Used historically for ablutions and one of the most photographed corners of the medina.

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Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts & Crafts

1711 caravanserai, restored carpenters' funduq

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Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts & Crafts — Fez

1711 caravanserai, restored carpenters' funduq

The Funduq al-Najjarin was built in 1711 by Sultan Moulay Ismail as a three-storey, fifty-one-room inn for merchants. Restored 1990–1996 with private funding from Mohammed Karim Lamrani, it reopened in 1998 as the city's museum of Moroccan woodworking.

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Cedar doors, prayer-school writing boards, Andalusi-style instruments, mashrabiya screens and ceiling panels — Moroccan woodworking from across the country, with a strong Fassi and Amazigh contrast.