A view over Tetouan near the medina and kasbah — the setting of its craft lanes
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Slip through one of the gates and the modern city vanishes — Tetouan's medina, listed by UNESCO and shaped by Andalusian refugees, is among the densest and least-touristed of the kingdom's old quarters. Whitewashed houses lean over narrow lanes that climb toward the hills; the souks run by craft, so the leather street, the spice street and the gold street each have their own rhythm. This is for the traveller who has already done Fes and Marrakech and wants the same tradition with fewer cameras — bring a guide or a good map, as the lanes tangle quickly. A medina this quiet and complete is rare; in Tetouan you can still feel how Morocco's cities were built to be walked, not driven.
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