Beneath technicolour cedarwood ceilings, maps show Moroccan empires that once encompassed nearly the entire Iberian peninsula ...

Founded by Moulay Idriss — a descendant of the prophet Muhammad — Fez is considered Morocco’s spiritual and cultural heartland. Unlike in Marrakech, where many souks now cater to travellers ...

Ancient Morocco endures side-by ... Walking through the Fes medina is an adventure of its own, through shoulder-wide alleyways and souks shared with donkeys, merchants and shoppers.

donkeys ferrying sacks of spices between the souks, the waft of fresh mint tea drifting from a doorway. It may seem like a vision from Arabian Nights, but this is no fantasy — Fez is a living ...

While it's hard to ignore the natural beauty of the Atlas Mountains and sections of the sprawling Sahara desert, some of the best holidays in Morocco are ... mosques of Fes and the Atlantic ...

So, his son Idris II finished Fes in 789, creating Morocco’s first Imperial city ... is tucked in the alleys of the spice and perfume souk near to the holy Zawiya of Moulay Idriss II, where ...