Al-Attarine Madrasa

Marinid masterpiece beside the spice souk

Built 1323–1325 by Marinid sultan Abu Sa'id Uthman II next to the spice and perfume souk that gives it its name, Al-Attarine is celebrated as one of the most refined Marinid madrasas, with intensely sculpted stucco, zellij and carved cedar around a small courtyard.

Localisation

Fes

FAQs

It sits in the heart of Fes el-Bali, immediately next to Souk al-Attarine and the Al-Qarawiyyin mosque complex.