Travel Reference
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Head up to this lookout for one of the best panoramas of the city. Like its counterpart on
the southern hills (Borj Sud), Borj Nord was built by Sultan Ahmed al-Mansour in the late
16th century to monitor the potentially disloyal populace of Fez.
RUIN
Merenid Tombs
Further up, these tombs are dramatic in their advanced state of ruin, although little re-
mains of their fine original decoration. The views over Fez are spectacular and well worth
the climb. It's best at dusk as the lights come on and the muezzins' prayer calls echo
around the valley, although you shouldn't go on your own; we've received more than one
account of travellers being mugged here after dark. A taxi from Bab Bou Jeloud should
cost around Dh12; it's a 10-minute walk back downhill to the medina.
