Currently the regional capital, Fez extends its influence over the Middle Atlas, the Saïs and the Rif, through its trade and services. Due to its religious and intellectual functions (Koranic and modern universities), it radiates well beyond its economic region. Old city of crafts, always in the first rank of Moroccan cities, it has kept its typical character. It is in the heart of the radiant city of Fez, or commonly called the medina, that the imperial city founded during the thirteenth century houses the Riad Youssef.