Photos of Chaouwara Tanneries

The "colorful" attraction in the ancient city of Fes is the leather dyeing workshop. In the labyrinth of winding alleys, you can smell a pungent smell from a distance. It is said that Fes is one of the few areas in the world that still maintains the traditional method of dyeing leather goods. The local people use donkeys to send leather. They are then placed in a grid of dyeing tanks, preserving the ancient method of traditional kneading and air-drying, allowing the natural plant colors to appear beautifully on the leather. The leather products here enjoy a high reputation in North Africa, thanks to the fact that every process is still strictly carried out in accordance with this traditional craftsmanship. Before visiting the leather dyeing workshop, everyone will be given a mint leaf, which should be placed on the nose so as not to be choked by the pungent smell. The dyeing troughs are all on the roof. Visitors can overlook the entire dyeing workshop from the height of the house, and then they are taken to the leather goods display area. Each floor has different products, the colors are brighter, and the styles are basically the local style.