Sidi Harazem Thermes

Sidi Harazem is a peaceful thermal spring village fifteen kilometres east of Fez in the Fes-Meknes region of Morocco, where bicarbonate-rich mineral waters of nationally recognised purity emerge in an oasis of olive groves and traditional Moroccan gardens that have offered rest to travellers since the medieval period, the site blessed by the saint Sidi Harazem whose shrine overlooks the spring gardens. The bottled Sidi Harazem mineral water is one of Morocco's most consumed brands, and visitors filling containers directly from the source discover a freshness and mineral delicacy that the bottled product only approximates — a quiet pleasure available free of charge in the spring garden. At fifteen kilometres from the vast medina of Fez, Sidi Harazem makes a perfect half-day excursion combining the therapeutic tranquility of the spring oasis with the full sensory and cultural intensity of what many consider the Arab world's most perfectly preserved medieval city.