After a pleasant flight from Seville to Fes, we found ourselves in the oldest and largest pedestrian-only city in the world, referred to as “the Medina” in old Fes. Our place was a renovated home, named a “dar,” which we rented for our stay and had completely to ourselves. It was several levels built around an open living area/ small courtyard, and had a lovely rooftop patio. A true gem of a place, and looked after by a very kind woman who basically did everything- cooked, cleaned, painted henna, took us to the hammam, etc. and all with a smile. After settling in at our place (which I must say I was really surprised was so nice considering the conditions in the Medina that we saw on our walk there), we spent the next three days
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