Fes - pearl Arabic culture, religious and cultural centre of Morocco, founded about 12 centuries ago, a great Saint Moulay Idris I. Fes became the first capital of the state.

Like other Moroccan cities, Fes also has its oldest quarter of the Medina, which consists of two parts: the old and the new. Old Medina Fes El Bali was founded in the XI century it is already more than a thousand years, and a new - FEZ El-djedid - in XIV century she is only about 700 years. The area of Fes El Bali is a little isolated from the city. Behind its strong walls are the old cemetery, which is why many city blocks were erected at some distance. The old town is very easy to get lost. There are 9400 narrow streets and alleys, gate 14, 200 mosques, hammams and 180. To our days the old Medina remained practically unchanged.

The entire old city consists of 40 blocks, whose inhabitants specialize in their craft. Inside the Medina is reminiscent of a huge maze. Some streets are so narrow that, moving between the houses, you shoulders to catch the wall. Therefore, the main mode of transport are donkeys.

Fes-El-Bali attracts huge number of tourists. In the shade of the many hidden streets of small retail shops and craftsmen's workshops. The house literally squeezed with each other, some of them are the special props, not to disperse. Facades and doors of some houses have an amazing finish, made in the form of lace carving, colorful mosaics and arabesques.

Fes-El-Bali is the mausoleum of Idriss II. But the old Medina of Fes is not only numerous religious and memorial buildings. Here is its main attraction is founded in the XII century Islamic University of al-Carwin.

To go to the Medina of FEZ is recommended through the ancient gate Boo Jeloud. Once they were used as ceremonial visits of the Sultan. Today, under the leafy arch, with rich ornamentation can be seen bustling human crowd.