Essaouira is pronounced es-Sweera in Arabic. Say it long and slow and it sounds like the tangy sea breeze that whistles through the araucaria trees, narrow alleys, and historic seafront fortifications ...
There’s a special magic about Essaouira, and it isn’t just the fairy-tale ramparts or the blue-shuttered, whitewashed houses, nor even the charming little fishing port, the gaggle of art galleries or ...
This colourful port follows the old ways but attracts new visitors looking for inspiration. Beach getaways don’t usually feature stone ramparts – unless of course you happen to be a Barbary pirate in ...
Even high on the roof terrace of the Riad Al Madina, the smell of leather from the narrow streets of the souks below is heady, curling up in tendrils on the hot evening air. Peek down, and stalls ...
Essaouiraas harbor features a fleet of wooden boats, all painted in the traditional blue hues the city is known for. The blue boats also make an appearance in the TV series "Game of Thrones". (Erik ...
Baked by the North African sun and buffeted by a persistent ocean breeze, the Moroccan coastal city of Essaouira lies about three hours west of Marrakesh. But its wave-lashed walled medina, wedged ...
"Once, everyone was here. There were 13 consulates. The French, the British, the Portuguese, the Dutch, even the Brazilians, half the city was Jewish, there were synagogues as well as mosques and we ...
Afew weeks ago I found myself happily pootling around Morocco’s most infamous beach town doing nothing much of anything at all. This is where Jimi Hendrix was said to have penned Castles Made of Sand, ...
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