Situated just outside the city walls of Rabat, Chella is a beautifully landscaped site with Roman and Moroccan remains. The Roman remains are are mostly at foundation level, Moroccan remains are a couple of stories high - and impressive. Overall, the stars of this site...More

I liked this place more than the old town. It's very quiet, which adds to the Charme. I was practically on my own. The ruins are beautiful and the dozens of storks and stork nests add to the atmosphere. Feels almost a little enchanted. Definitely...More

The old ruins of the Chellah are a fair walk from the old medina but it houses a great collection of crumbled mosques, hammams, workshops and houses, and the ancient city sits within the giant surrounding walls. The only inhabitants now being the resident storks!...More

We were fortunate to have a very knowledgable guide to take us through the Chellah. He explained to us the time line and wove interesting facts together. We thank Aziz for making our visit so informative and interesting. The comment he made about the layout...More

We visited the Chellah ruins as part of our tour. While the ruins were quite interesting, most stunning were all the storks and their associated nests. About halfway through I switched out my regular camera lens for my long zoom telephoto lens for birds. I...More

This Historic ruin is undergoing a major restoration and landscape enhancement making it one of the best attractions in town. It is also a nice peaceful getaway as well. If you are fortunate to visit April/May you will encounter more storks than you ever dreamed...More

As compared to the Mohammed V Square, this is a quiet, green space. Its fun to view the storks nesting on top of walls, columns, wherever. clack clack. the gardens at the back are pretty and the water running through "cools you" visually. the ruins...More

A visit to Chellah will allow you to see interesting ruins and gardens. Our visit in May allowed us the unique opportunity to see huge stork nests with the nesting storks. Amazing! Our guide was informative about the site and the storks as well. They...More

Not far from Fez lies the ruins of Chellah, dating to 1339 and built by Abou Yacoub Youssef as the site for a mosque and burial place for his wife. The outer wall was built sometime before 1351 by Sultan Abou Yacoub, possibly as a...More

Chellah is one of my favourite places, maybe ever. It has an amazing history, stretching from Phonecian and Roman inhabitors, through Amazigh (Berber) and Arab dynasties. There are Roman ruins, the stunning ruins of a mosque, with ancient, beautiful tiles, and a lovely garden. It...More