The rooftops of the Fes medina at golden hourMorocco's oldest imperial city, still alive.
Fes is Morocco's oldest imperial city; its medina, Fes el-Bali, founded in the 9th century and listed by UNESCO in 1981, is one of the largest car-free urban areas in the world. Desert tours to Merzouga leave from Fes, 8 hours away.
Thousands of lanes, workshops and fountains.
Leather dyed in stone vats, seen from the terraces.
Carved cedar, stucco and zellige, like Bou Inania and Al-Attarine.
The blue gate into the old city.
By train from Casablanca or Tangier, by plane, or at the end of a desert tour.
A local guide saves time in the maze of lanes.
Spring and autumn.
Merzouga is about 8 hours away through the Middle Atlas.
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About 470 km, 8 to 9 hours through the Middle Atlas.
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