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Mellah
After breakfast, begin with a visit to the Mellah, the Jewish quarter built by Jews expelled from Spain. Start at the cemetery where rabbis, judges, and saints of Fez's Jewish community are buried. There will be the opportunity to meet Mr. Edmond Gabbay, a member of the Fez Jewish community responsible for the cemetery and the preservation of Jewish heritage. You will walk through the streets of Mellah, with its beautiful Moorish architecture, which the Jews brought from Southern Spain, there will be stops to visit the recently restored 17th-century Aben Danan Synagogue and the older El Fassiyine Synagogue. Then on to the Blue Gate of Fez, one of the main entrances to the 9th-century old Medina (Fez El Bali). In 14th-century Medressa you will see the former location of the house of the Jewish philosopher, Maimonides. Lunch will be at the Jewish club of Fez, with specialties of Moroccan Jewish cuisine. Then continue the walking tour through the colorful, lively souks, handicraft centers, commercial squares, and medieval monuments of old Fez.