Salé Medina

The city of Sale was founded in the tenth century, and was a strategic point on the Moroccan coast. It grew rapidly until it was more important than Rabat, built 2 kilometres away across the River Bouregreg. The medina is the historic centre of the city, inside large, renovated walls. In the seventeenth century, there was a large community of traders here, both Muslims and Jews. The medina is a great place to go for a walk, with several souks, indoor and outdoor pools, a central market, public fountains ... the people are nice, and although they'll talk to you, they're not as annoying as those in Marrakech.