Moulay Idriss - Travel & Tourism Guide Moulay Idriss - Maroc

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Backed by the Zerhoun massif, the holy city takes its name from its founder, Idriss I, who lived there before founding Fez. Fleeing the Abbasid power, he wanted to convert the whole Maghreb. He succeeded to a certain extent, but was then poisoned in 791. Since then, he is venerated as the greatest saint of Morocco. The village is built on a superb site, straddling two rocky peaks that almost separate Moulay Idriss into two entities. The town is home to white houses and of course the tomb of the holy man, as well as a beautiful mosque; there is also the only cylindrical minaret in Morocco, a modern curiosity in a traditional site.