Meknès

Overnight in a ryad in Meknès, a hotel or other kind of accommodation, offers the opportunity to admire one of the beautiful city of Morocco.
Developped as a strong fortress during XI century, it has known the Almohades dynasty occupation.
Meknès was adorned and enlarged under Marinidi dynasty, especially during Abu Yussuf Ya'aqub caliph reign; but the blooming period of its history was during Mulay Ismail reign.
The city was enlarged and fortified by caliph in order to keep it as his own residence.
Meknès is considered one of the five most beautiful imperial cities of Morocco and stay in one of typical accommodation, ryad, let you to admire its beautifulness. It is surroundend by a fortified wall of 26km lenght; it gots wonderful doors, Kasbah and towers, lots of palaces, fountains, gardens and big stables.
Meknès has a strategic location and it has always had an active role in the economy of country. Meknès is not only known for tourism but also because it is an important trading and industrial centre.
Spend a stay in Meknès means also admire landscapes located on Middle Atlas mountains feet: Meknés has the lucky of being in a rich farmer reagion, where there are produced cereals, olives, wine and lemons, which are still the strategic point of the economy. In the middle of this farmer reagion there are the ruins of Roman city Volubilis and Moulay Idriss tomb, located on the top of a hill, two historical sites most important of all country.
Here you can find, selected by Riad Selection, the best ryads where relax and spend a holiday in the magic imperial world of Morocco.