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Morocco, from Fes to Marrakesh

Friday, June 8th, 2007

First, some background: Many cities in Morocco have two parts: a medina and a ville nouvelle. The medina is the old city where markets, shops, and food stalls are found in a maze of winding streets or, more accurately, alleyways. These medinas are surrounded by a medieval-style wall, and outside of which is the ville nouvelle, which is a more modern-style city built by the French when they occupied Morocco.
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