"34° 3' 10'' N 4° 58' 58'' W" a Wilaya de Fes Travel Page by Animas

It is believed that Fes was the largest city in the world from 1170 to 1180. It became the scientific and religious center, where both Muslims and Christians from Europe came to study. Many Muslim refugees came to Fes after the reconquest of Spain in 1492.
Fes became part of the Moroccan Empire in 1548.
Fes is one of the four so-called "imperial cities" (the others are Marrakesh, Meknes and Rabat).
Fes is separated into three parts...
1.Fes-al-Bali (the old, walled city)
2.Fes-Djedid (new Fes, home of the Mellah) and
3.the Ville Nouvelle (the French-created, newest section of Fes).
The Medina of Fes-al-Bali, the larger of the two medinas of Fes, is believed to be the largest contiguous car-free zone area in the world.

We arrived Fes in the afternoon ( around 2.30pm ) then check in at Ibis hotel near the train sation ... we found 'Mohammad' before we checked-in so when we walked out the hotel Mohammad poped up suddenly... he offered us the guide! He took us to the bank --- exchanged money ( we got 10.7 Dirham for 1 euro --- on 14th March 2006 )
Uncle Ubdul was our guide ... he took us to the Medina and everywhere we wanted to see ... 100 Dirham exclude the taxi. At night Mohammad also recommand us a good restuarant near by our hotel. Yes I know he got a commision but we satisfied in what he offered so everybody was happy!