The Three Faces of Fès

There are 3 different parts of Fès: Fès el-Bali, Fès el-Jdid, and the ville nouvelle. I was quite amazed at how different they were. Traveling through those different parts (in that order), you can see how the architecture gets more and more modern (and frankly, in my humble opinion, quite bland and without character). What was also very interesting to note was the women - how they dressed and how they carried themselves. In the "old city" (Fès el-Bali), the women still pretty much wear traditional outfits and very little make-up. Going into Fès el-Jdid, less women wore the jellabas and covered their heads. Many more wore make-up - full make-up and perfume. Despite the high heels and form-fitting jeans, however, many still covered their heads. In the ville nouvelle there were even less women wearing the traditional garb. In fact, it seemed more like a large city. The women were meticulously made-up and sporting the latest fashions and perfume and without their heads being covered up. Quite interesting moving through the changes!