Fes is the fourth largest city in Morocco, after Casablanca, Rabat, and Marrakech,and the capital of the Fès-Boulemane Region.

Fes is one of the four "imperial cities" (the others are Marrakech, Meknes and Rabat). It is separated into three parts, Fes el Bali (the old, walled city), Fes-Jdid (new Fes, home of the Mellah or Jewish district), and the Ville Nouvelle (the French-created, newest section of Fes). The Medina of Fes el Bali, the largest 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.

I was in Fes only for a weekend, but for me was enough time to have an overview of this wonderful place, and I realized that it is possible to find a completely different culture only at 1 and a half hours by plane from Barcelona.