North Africa

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Aerial view of the dense rooftops and minarets of the ancient walled medina of Fes el-Bali in Morocco at dawn

Africa

The Labyrinth and the Mountain: Fes, Its Medina and the High Atlas Beyond

A twelve-hundred-year-old medina with the world's oldest university at its heart, and a mountain range that rises from cedar forest to the roof of North Africa. Morocco doesn't get more elemental than this.

Yassine El Fassi · 12 min read

A bustling market lane in the Marrakech medina with colourful goods and lanterns

Africa

Getting Lost in Marrakech: A Sensory Map of the Medina

The old city is designed to disorient — and that is exactly why you should surrender to it. A guide to the souks, the squares, and the art of the bargain.

Yasmine El Fassi · 8 min read