Dar Pacha Tazi, Historic residence complex in Fez, Morocco
Dar Pacha Tazi is a historic residence in Fez built with traditional Moroccan architectural elements including geometric tile patterns, carved wooden ceilings, and multiple interior courtyards. The layout organizes rooms around these central courtyards in a design typical of upper-class households from that period.
The Tazi family, influential in Fez during the early 20th century, built this residence as both a home and an administrative base. The structure represents how powerful families in the medina combined domestic and business functions under one roof.
The residence reflects how wealthy families in Fez organized their daily lives around interior courtyards and decorated surfaces with meaning. Visitors can observe the placement of rooms and public versus private spaces that show what mattered in household life during that era.
You can walk through the residence at your own pace, moving between rooms and courtyards to see how the spaces connect. Comfortable shoes are helpful since floors may be uneven in places.
The residence includes a garden section with fountains and orange trees that creates a quiet green space within the busy medina streets. Such gardens served wealthy households as places to grow food and escape the crowded city around them.
Location: Fez
Website: http://visitefes.com/en/archives/2033
GPS coordinates: 34.06087,-4.97957
Latest update: December 6, 2025 19:04
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