In recent years, Fez has become a popular tourist destination. Money was flowing from the Medina riads sold to foreigners until new landscaped parks and fountains installed in the new city. According to the luxurious advertisements Western magazines, Fez would be the new Marrakech.
Such a statement gives smile on Fassi, who know full well that this old safe city itself has nothing to prove. Cradle of great dynasties, it has gone through 1200 years of history, experienced mixed fortunes and will still be there when the current craze will be gone.
The influence of the city is such that every sovereign of the kingdom has always ensured his allegiance, or at least with its bid. The independence movement was born here and strikes and protests are increasingly followed elsewhere.
For the visitor, the medina of Fez el-Bali (Old Fes) is, not without reason, the main asset of the city. meaning of the festival, this maze of alleys and covered bazaars is crammed with stalls and small tables with tantalizing aromas, with artisan workshops, mosques and bystanders. Tradition and modernity are intertwined: a man on a donkey or mule - still the main means of transport - and can chat on his mobile phone, while the skyline is now dotted with as many satellite antennas that minarets.
Such a statement gives smile on Fassi, who know full well that this old safe city itself has nothing to prove. Cradle of great dynasties, it has gone through 1200 years of history, experienced mixed fortunes and will still be there when the current craze will be gone.
The influence of the city is such that every sovereign of the kingdom has always ensured his allegiance, or at least with its bid. The independence movement was born here and strikes and protests are increasingly followed elsewhere.
For the visitor, the medina of Fez el-Bali (Old Fes) is, not without reason, the main asset of the city. meaning of the festival, this maze of alleys and covered bazaars is crammed with stalls and small tables with tantalizing aromas, with artisan workshops, mosques and bystanders. Tradition and modernity are intertwined: a man on a donkey or mule - still the main means of transport - and can chat on his mobile phone, while the skyline is now dotted with as many satellite antennas that minarets.
Source : lonelyplanet
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