Walled gardens and a long spring-fed swimming pool are the standout attractions ... background reading. Morocco (Rough Guides; £16.99) includes a detailed chapter on Fes, or see visitmorocco.com.

A UNESCO World Heritage site, Fes medina is one of Morocco’s biggest tourist attractions. The meticulously-restored Bou Inania is a haven amid the medina, which can be overcrowded with visitors ...

Like many craftspeople in Fes’s medina, the woodworkers – who ... For some hands-on craft experience, I took a tour with Plan-it Morocco. My guide led me into a far smaller, more ramshackle ...

A few miles further on is the city of Meknes, with a picturesque medina (smaller and reputedly less expensive than that in Fes); its towering walls and edifices are the legacy of Morocco’s very ...

What amazing serendipity, then, to arrive to Fes, Morocco two weeks ago to discover that my new housemate, Berlin-based musician and transdisciplinary artist Nono Gigsta, advocates and practices ...

Until recently, Fes, with its teeming alleyways that run through the medina like pulsing veins in a body, was not on the main tourist route; visitors to Morocco tended to head for Marrakech and ...