Meknes - one of the imperial cities of Morocco, an African country. It is located in the north of the Middle Atlas mountain plateau 60 km from Fez. Very often this city is called the Moroccan Versailles or the "city of a hundred minarets".

Meknes has preserved many historical monuments. Like most ancient cities in Morocco, it is divided into two parts - the Old and New (Medina). Even during the reign of the Great Sultan Moulay Ismail, Medina was fenced powerful 10-kilometer stone wall with an entrance gate Bab Mansour, who later became the most beautiful gateway to the country. The wall was built to protect the city from the raids of the Berbers. In 1996, due to the special combination of European and Islamic traditions in the local architecture of the old part of Meknes Morocco was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The streets of the medina are very picturesque. Today Meknes Medina - this is one of the most lively urban places, here is the area of ​​El Hedim that connects the old part of the imperial city. In the area of ​​El Hedim has lovely markets open to customers from early morning. The market offers the visitors all sorts of crafts, the work of local artists - a huge amount of wonderful carpets, tapestries and quality fabrics. In addition, the area has the opportunity to see amazing representation of acrobats, snake charmers and fire-eaters. The area of ​​El Hedim - is an unforgettable world of the Middle Ages.

Not far away, near the Great Mosque, is a real masterpiece of Hispano-Arabic architecture - madrasah Bou Inania which is quite a long time is not used as a school and is open to visitors. Special attention also deserves the palace of El Mansour, bourgeois house of the late XIX century., Converted under the covered market.