The city of Fes - Morocco's third largest city – was founded in the 8th century and is now home to over one million people. The old town or the medina has hardly changed for centuries. The medina has narrow alleys where you will find the Souq; the market where craftsmen sell dates, fish, spices and carpets. . Fes is also famous for its leather products and most of it comes from the souq; home to three ancient leather tanneries, the largest and oldest being the Chouara Tannery, which is almost a thousand years old.