CityBest March – May, October – November
Fes
The oldest of the imperial cities, and the medina where a GPS pin still won't get you there.
Fes el-Bali is the largest car-free urban area left on earth, and it feels like it — tanneries, brass souks and dead-end alleys that have barely changed their layout in a thousand years. Marrakech gets the crowds; Fes gets the people who want to see what a working medina actually looks like.
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Restaurant4.6(238)
Dar Roumana
Fes, MoroccoA converted medina palace with a candlelit rooftop and modern Moroccan cooking, a step up from the standard riad dinner.
Café4.6(213)
Le Jardin des Biehn
Fes, MoroccoA riad garden café in the Fes medina, homemade lunch served under old orange trees.
Country
Morocco
Four imperial cities, and the trick is to get lost in the right one.