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Fez Morocco

The port city of Casablanca in north western Morocco is the 5th biggest city in Africa and the biggest and oldest Medieval city on the continent.

This sprawling, European-style city is home to racing traffic, simmering social problems, wide boulevards alongside many public parks.

Fes is one of the four so-called "imperial cities" of Morocco. It is separated into three parts, Fes el Bali (the old, walled city), Fes-Jdid (new Fes, home of the Mellah), and the Ville Nouvelle (the French-created, newest section of Fes).

The Medina of Fes el Bali, the larger of the two Medinas of Fes, is believed to be the largest contiguous car-free urban area in the world.

Fes el Bali is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is home to the University of Al-Karaouine which was founded in 859 A.D. and is the oldest continuous operating university in the world.