Fès-Meknès is a region of north-central Morocco that holds two of the country's four imperial cities: Fès, home to the world's largest living medieval medina and the oldest university in continuous operation, and Meknès, the 17th-century capital of Sultan Moulay Ismail. Between and around them lie the Roman ruins of Volubilis, the holy hilltop town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, the cedar forests and lakes of the Middle Atlas around Ifrane and Azrou, and the cherry-growing towns of Sefrou and Bhalil.
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Curated picks for treatments and day spas.
Hammam Mernissi
Hammam Ain Azleten
Palais Jamaï Spa
Riad Fès Spa
Sahrai Spa
Moulay Yacoub Thermal Baths
Sidi Harazem Thermal Baths
Michlifen Spa
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Moulay Yacoub Thermal Cure
A traditional spa-town stay built around daily sulphur baths reputed to ease rheumatism and skin conditions. Visitors can combine a 3-5 night stay in local hotels with treatments at the thermal establishment.
Where: Moulay Yacoub, 20 km from Fès
Michlifen Mountain Wellness Stay, Ifrane
A mountain stay combining spa treatments, indoor pool and forest walks in the cedar country around Ifrane and Azrou at about 1,650 m.
Where: Ifrane, Middle Atlas (65 km from Fès)
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Wellness travel tips
Get the most from your wellness experience.
Local neighborhood hammams have separate men's and women's hours, so visitors should check the schedule at the entrance before going.
Visitors should bring a kessa mitt (10-20 MAD / about $1-2 USD in the Fès souks), flip-flops, a towel and a change of clothes. Many hammams sell soap and rent towels.
Small tips of 10-30 MAD ($1-3 USD) are customary for the attendant who scrubs and massages.
Riad and hotel spas should be booked a day ahead; local hammams take walk-ins.
Sulphur springs at Moulay Yacoub have a strong smell; visitors with heart conditions or high blood pressure should avoid very hot baths.
Thermal sites are busier on weekends and in summer; weekday mornings are calmer.
Visitors who want a gentler first hammam can book a private hotel hammam session instead of a public one.
Drinking plenty of water after steam treatments helps, particularly in the Fès summer heat.