Things to see and do Mediterranean Coast & Rif

The remains of the wall erected by the Merinids dynasty separate the medina from the new city. You will enter the old city through one of the two monumental gates, including Bab Sidi Abdelouahab (the Head Gate), on which the Pasha used to display the heads of the beheaded rebels! You will then pass in front of the hammam El Bali, the oldest in the city and the most famous among the inhabitants. It preserves a beautiful Andalusian architecture. Near El-Attarine Square, stand the emblematic monuments of the old city: the three fountains with their colourful mosaics, the Great Mosque, built in 1298 on the orders of Sultan Yacoub Yussuf and the very beautiful medersa, built in 1335 in the tradition of Arab-Moorish architecture. To the north of the square, you can stroll through the kissaria (covered market), where cloth merchants meet carpet and clothing vendors and for some shopping for gold and silver jewelry, go to rue El-Mazouzi: rue des bijoutiers. Every Thursday, the great souk of Oujda is held in the medina near Bab Sidi Abdelouahab. In the east, Bab Al Gharbi is home to the oldest school in Morocco created by the French at the beginning of the 20th century. The former Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was born in Oujda, is said to have spent his youth there. There is also an old hammam, Hammam Ejjjarda, dating from the 19th century and decorated in the Turkish style. At the exit of the medina, do not miss the superb Dar Sebti palace.