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Medinas
If you pause for a moment in the medina, stepping out of the stream of shoppers, you can watch Morocco's
very essence flash by. These ancient, crowded quarters - with winding lanes, dead ends, riad hotels, piles of
spices, traders, tea drinkers, and a sensory assault around every corner - offer a strong dose of Morocco's
famous Maghrebi mystique.
Fez
The planet's largest living Islamic medieval city and its biggest car-free urban environment, with donkeys
trekking to tanneries in the leather district. (
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Marrakesh
Exuberant Marrakshis course between souqs (markets), palaces and the Djemaa el-Fna within the
medina's 19km of ramparts. (
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Tangier
Hop off the ferry for a fitting introduction to North Africa in this gem of a medina, contained by the
walls of a 15th-century Portuguese fortress. (
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Chefchaouen
Medinas aren't always like diving from the top board; smaller, stylish examples include this
Andalucian-blue one. (
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