The pretty port of Essaouira has a laidback vibe with oceanfront ramparts, a market, a calm medina, a crescent bay, and flotillas of bright blue fishing boats. It is an exceptional example of a late-18th-century fortified town.
"Browsing the stalls in the colourful, cobbled streets of the medina is a delightful experience; look out for the colourful hand-painted tagines and pots, tooled leather bags and purses, and huge wooden bowls and jewellery boxes made out of thuya wood from the nearby Atlas Mountains."
Visit Essaouira on these tours:
MoroccoSecret Morocco
From the mystique and magic of Marrakech to the High Atlas mountain village of Imlil, the walled Berber town of Taroudant, and Essaouira’s Atlantic shore, this tour reveals Morocco’s many facets, and adds absorbing character with stays in historic riads
Grand Tour of Morocco
A superb circling of Morocco, this is a journey from Marrakech to the Atlas Mountains, seashore to Sahara sands, Imperial cities to oasis towns, and souks to spectacular scenery