ESSAOUIRA

ESSAOUIRA, FORMERLY MOGADOR, IS A CHARMING FISHING PORT WHICH DATES BACK TO THE 7TH CENTURY BC. THE TOWN HAS LONG HELD AN IRRESISTIBLE APPEAL FOR TRAVELLERS SEEKING TO EXPERIENCE THE REAL MOROCCO AT A GENTLE PACE.

THE ORIGINAL FORTIFIED RAMPARTS OFFER SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. ESSAOUIRA’S SWEEPING BAY AND STUNNING SANDY BEACH APPEAl to BOTH LOCALS AND VISITORS. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE WORKING HARBOUR WHERE YOU CAN WATCH THE BOAT BUILDERS AND FISHERMEN BRINGING IN THEIR DAILY CATCH. VISIT THE TOWER OF THE SKALA DU PORT FOR A BIRDSEYE VIEW OF THE TOWN AND COAST. THE TOWN’S NARROW, TRAFFIC-FREE PASSAGEWAYS REMAIN UNCHANGED SINCE THEIR CONSTRUCTION OVER 200 YEARS AGO. THE ATMOSPHERIC MEDINA WAS GIVEN WORLD HERITAGE STATUS BY UNESCO IN 2001 AND THE TOWN'S PICTURESQUE SETTING HAS DRAWN MANY FILM MAKERS TO ITS DRAMATIC LOCATIONS.