Souk El Attarine - Copper Market

The air near Souk El Attarine carries the metallic ring of hammers against brass and copper. This narrow alleyway sits under a slatted reed roof that slices the sunlight into thin, rhythmic bars across the metal wares. It has served as the city’s center for spice and perfume traders since the fourteenth century, though the metalworkers claimed the space over time. A single apprentice often spends years here just learning to strike the pattern of a tray without denting the sheet.