Fez, the spiritual center of Morocco

Fez is the cultural and spiritual Center of Morocco. It was founded in 790 BC by Moulay Idriss II and is the oldest of the three imperial cities. The main attraction in this ancient city is the medieval Medina, the old part of the city, which has been continuously inhabited since the 10th century and still bustles with a bewildering throng of colourfully costumed tribal people, from olive-dealers and veiled women on their way to the baths, to industrious merchants and traditional bell-ringing water-sellers. The Medina of Fez is the most complete medieval city still in existence, its preservation having been instigated under French occupation, and it forms a working model of the way life was lived when the world was still young. The more modern part of the city is known as Ville Nouvelle, and has a decidedly French influence.

It seems that the city of Fez still lingers in the middle Ages.

...As you arrive in the city and begin to walk around your senses are torn between beautiful sights, intricate sounds and colourful smells. Much of the city is still holding on to its French roots.