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Essaouira

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  • April – June, September – October
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About Essaouira

Essaouira is Morocco's most relaxed coastal city — a windswept Atlantic port whose blue and white medina walls were a UNESCO inscription and a film location for Orson Welles' Othello. The consistent Atlantic winds have made it the world's premier windsurfing and kite-surfing destination. The port's fish stalls, Gnawa music and argan oil cooperatives offer a more authentic Moroccan rhythm than Marrakech's crowds.

Highlights

  • Blue and white medina ramparts (UNESCO)
  • Wind surfing and kite surfing world capital
  • Argan oil cooperative visit
  • Gnawa music at the port
  • Camel rides on the wide Atlantic beach
  • Grilled fresh fish at port stalls

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April – June, September – October

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