Driving through rolling hills, not too far from Fes are the ruins of the Roman town of Volubilis. Except for a small trading port on the Island of Essouira (also in present day Morocco), this was the most remote of Roman cities. Situated in some of the best fertile land of North Africa it provided wheat, olives and large quantities of wild animals (mostly for games) for the Roman Empire.

This site was also used for the filming of Martin Scorcese's The Last Temptation of Christ.