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Morocco Fez
Fez, one of the most picturesque place of Morocco, is particularly famous for its medina. It is considered the biggest, most "daidalous" and best preserved historic medina in the islamic world, a really precious architectural, archaeological and urban heritage. It constitutes an outstanding specimen of a medieval maze of tiny streets that, once lost in them, you need the help of an authorized guide to help you out in the open. The gates open at dawn and close late at night allowing thousands of people to carry out their daily business. In certain parts traffic is virtually impossible.If you add to that the noise, the shouts and of course the smell of the various items for sell, you certainly get a picture that remains unforgettable in all your life. Honestly, I've been in many medinas around the world but this is a spectacle that for the first time I came across with!..
Amazingly difficult task was also to carry an analogue mechanical camera, at the size of Mamiya 645, as digital cameras were not yet in the market.! (late 80's)
Fez is also home to the oldest university in the world founded in 859.