Visit the Fez medina

One of the world’s largest squares, framed by the tiled masterpieces of Safavid Isfahan.

Labyrinthine Swahili trading town of carved doors and spice bazaars.

Living Silk Road museum-city.

Medieval quarter of a thousand minarets: the Khan el-Khalili bazaar, Al-Azhar mosque and the Sultan Hassan madrasa.

Moulay Ismail's imperial city: the Bab Mansour gate, the royal granaries and the Roman ruins of Volubilis nearby.

Ancient Islamic city of 82 mosques, where hyenas are fed by hand at night.

Fortified mud-brick ksar on the old caravan route — a favourite film set for decades.

Great Mud Mosque town, UNESCO-listed.