Fes, or Fez, was the capital of Morocco until 1925, and is now the capital of the Fès-Boulemane administrative region.
The city has two old medinas, the larger of which is Fes el Bali. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is believed to be one of the world's largest car-free urban areas. Al-Qarawiyyin, founded in AD 859, is the oldest continuously functioning madrasa in the world. The city has been called the "Mecca of the West" and the "Athens of Africa".

Of the four imperial cities, capital (Rabat), trendy tourist hub (Marrakesh) or home to a famed medina (Fez), Meknès is the most modest by far. In fact, Meknès is rather overshadowed because of its proximity to Fez. Quieter and smaller than its grand neighbour, it’s also more laid-back with less hassle, yet still has all the winding narrow medina streets and grand buildings that warrants it as a one-time home of the Moroccan sultanate.

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