Souks, Medinas, Hammam and Haggling - the Imperial cities of Fes and Meknes
April 5th 2012 Our second day waking up in Fes, and we had planned a day-trip to a nearby city called Meknes, one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco. After another delicious terrace breakfast of flaky pancake with honey, we caught a bus from the crowded and hectic bus station- literally buying our tickets from a man on the street telling us that it was going there. An hour later we arrived beside the old wal
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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more 
