The Medina
Curiosities & Living Memory
What's not in the guides: details, stories, and secrets of the medina
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Why the daughter of Granada?
Tetouan was rebuilt by families expelled from Granada in 1485. They brought their language, architecture, crafts, and culture.
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The Tetouani courtyard house
Traditional medina houses are organized around a central courtyard with a fountain. Family life looks inward.
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The medina's hammams
Public baths were not just about hygiene. They were spaces for socializing, body care, and communal ritual.
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Neighborhood life
Each neighborhood has its own identity: its bakery, hammam, fountain, mosque, and personality.
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Details nobody sees
There are hidden Arabic inscriptions on lintels, artisan marks on doors, tiles with unique unrepeated patterns.
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Traditions still alive
Souks are still organized by guilds, hammams stay open, neighborhood bakeries bake every morning.