A walk around the Medina Walls of Taza is the best single way to understand the city's geography and history. The fortifications trace the edge of the rocky spur on which Taza-Haut is built, and the route follows a combination of intact wall sections, crumbling stretches, and paths along the outer base of the escarpment. From different points along the circuit you get views north towards the Rif, south towards the Middle Atlas, and down over the agricultural valley and the Ville Nouvelle below.
The largest sections date from the Almohade period (12th–13th century), with significant additions by the Merinid and Saadid dynasties. Parts of the wall have crumbled due to erosion and lack of maintenance funding, but enough survives to give a clear sense of the original fortification's scale. The full perimeter walk takes 1–2 hours. The section near Bab Er Rih and Tour Es-Sarragine at the western end is the most dramatic and best preserved.
address: Taza-Haut