The story of the Chouara Tannery
The Chouara Tannery has worked in the same way since at least the 11th century, making it one of the oldest in the world. Hides are softened in white vats of lime and pigeon droppings, then dyed in vats of natural colours like poppy, indigo, henna and saffron.
Workers stand in the vats and treat the leather by hand, as generations have done before them. The leather is then sold in the shops of the medina.
