Meknes, the antique Volubilis

The site of Volubilis counts among the best preserved Moroccan sites and most visited. It summarizes most of Morocco’s history since the Mauritanian era (IIIrd century B.C) Until the Early Middle Ages.


Where to sleep in Meknes?

The first core of the city dates from the IIIrd century B.C After the annexation of the Kingdom of Mauritania to the Roman Empire in 42 B.C following the assassination of King Ptolemy by the emperor Caligula, Volubilis knows a significant urban extension starting from the second half of the Ist century A.C.
Under the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (168-169 A.C) an urban enclosure is constructed which encloses a surface of forty hectares. Under the reign of the Severe dynasty ...