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Chouara Tannery
The largest of Fez's medieval tanneries, where hides are still soaked in stone vats of dye.
- Editor's score
- 4.6
- Visit
- 30 min
- Price
- Free
About
For centuries the Chouara has turned skins into the soft leather sold throughout the medina. From the terraces of the surrounding shops you look down on a honeycomb of stone vats filled with lime and natural dyes, where workers tread and rinse hides by hand. The smell is strong, and shopkeepers often hand visitors a sprig of mint to hold.
Best time to go: Go in the morning, when the dye pits are busiest, and view them from one of the leather shops' terraces.
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