Capital of the Merinids, Fès Jedid (the New town), integral part of the Medina of Fez, inscribed in 1981 on the World Heritage List, is an adaptation of the earlier urban model of Marrakesh. Criterion ...

World Heritage Committee, 34th session, Document WHC-10/34.COM/8E The Medina contains over 80 listed monuments, including religious monuments, mosques such as Al-zaytouna Mosque, the Kasbah and ...

Discover a city where North African charm meets Mediterranean ease. Often overshadowed by its fashionable neighbours, it is ...

Tétouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period, from the 8th century onwards, since it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was ...

With its kasbah, ramparts, medina (with the Great Mosque), Bu Ftata Mosque and typical ribat (both a fort and a religious building), Sousse was part of a coastal defence system.

One of the most interesting parts of the city is its medina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Encircled by towering 12th-century walls, it's home to a labyrinth of opulent palaces, mosques, gardens, ...

JUST a few hours from the UK is a city full of blue buildings – and it has been named one of the most beautiful cities in the ...

Along the way, Medina never forgot his Cuban and Hispanic heritage. Decades before employee ... he needed information about Blacks serving in World War I. And Medina helped the filmmaker on ...

The heart of Marrakech lies in its historic city center – a UNESCO World Heritage site. For centuries, the medina acted as a political and economic hub whose influence radiated throughout the ...