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Essaouira Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Horses and Camels for hire on Essaouira Beach Horses and Camels for hire on Essaouira Beach Abdelengleze Essaouira is one of Morocco’s most enjoyable and attractive towns on the coast. It’s charm is undeniable with its white washed and blue shuttered houses, art galleries, wood workshops, fishermen and colorful boats- all enclosed by ancient red walls. The town faces a group of rocky islands and is surrounded by an expanse of empty sandy beaches and dunes. Everything in the small center is within walking distance and the beaches are quite clean. In summer many people from the big cities come for a day or two to escape the heat and tension of Casablanca and Marrakesh. Interestingly, it is also the city that contains the "castle" from Jimi Hendrix's song "Castles in the Sand" - and it is melting into the sea, on a beach, on the ourskirts of town (though he wrote the song 2 years (1967) before visting Morocco! Perhaps he'd already heard of it...) Many tourists are attracted by the constant wind, good for wind-surfing and surfing. The windy city has become internationally famous for its contests and has brought windsurfers from all over the world. http://www.essaouira-voyage.com/ ___________Sights Edit This [Add Sight] Cafè de France Edit This The oldest and best café in the Place Moulay Hassan is the Café De France. Any old pictures of the Place that you see will always show the Café. They also have the best coffee in town. At least an hour each day must be spent sipping coffee and watching the people go by. It’s an Essaouira tradition! Order a "Noose Noose," half milk and half coffee and you will not be disappointed. The best thing is if you want to bet on the horses at Vincennes, you can do that too! The Café de France is located just to the Left of the Hotel Beau Rivage and across from the snacks. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] Sultan's Palace Edit This I really love visiting this old ruin. The whole area has quite a history, but not and exact one. As with most things here, each person you ask seems to have a different story to tell about any one thing. A guy who works at the Ocean Vagabond told me it was Jimi Hendrix’s house, of all things. The guy’s at my French school told me that is was built in the 1700 by big sultan in the area. He was the ruler of Mogador and, at the time, the River Ksab actually flowed on the Diabet side of the Palace. Whatever the history, the palace has a wonderful view of Essaouira, the Isle more.. type: Palaces World66 rating: [rate it] Sand castle Edit This There is a sand castle about two kilometres to the south from the city. Jimi Hendrix was inspired by the castle to write the song "Castles made of sand". Definitely worth the walk or buy a camel ride from one of locals. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Fish Market Edit This Essaouira was the first commercial fishing port in Morocco and it was built around 1875. No trip to Essaouira would be complete with a walk around the port to look at all of the boats and busy fishermen. If you want to see the fish, the very best place is the Government Fish Weigh Station and Auction House, otherwise known as the Fish Market. All of the fish that are caught by the Essaouira fleet are brought to the market to be weighed, taxed and then sold. If you are lucky, and you go late in the afternoon when lots of boats have come in, the fish market will be packed with more.. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] Sidi Mohamed ben Abdallah Edit This Museum dedicated to local traditions, local music and arts. Tel: (212 4) 47 23 00 type: general World66 rating: [rate it] __________History Edit This photo Essaouira was founded by the Poruguese in the 18th century. Although Essaouira (then called Mogador) was home to a series of forts beginning in the 15th century, it was only in the 1760s that the town, then called Mogador, was established and the walls were constructed. The town’s blend of Moroccan and French architecture is due to the fact that a French captive architect, Theodore Cornut, designed it under the orders of the Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah. In the 19th century, Mogador was the only port (outside of Tangier) that was open to European trade. This protected trade status attracted British merchants, who settled in the Kasbah and a large Jewish community. The town went into decline during the beginning of the 20th century as the French protectorate favored Casablanca and the Jewish community left. However, thanks to tourism (Gnawas Festival) and its fishing port, it is again on an upward swing. _______Getting Around Edit This Everything you want to do or see is in the walled city, or on the beach. The main street in the old twon, is the Avenue de l'Istiqlal, that goes from Bab Doukkala to the port. At the clocktower, place Cehfchaoui, there is a street leading north to the main square, place Prince Moulay Hassan. Just behind this is the Ksabha and the Skala. South of the Medina is the beach. If you arrive by bus or taxi, they will drop you off north of the Medina. It is best to take a cab. They don't go into the old town, but will drop you off at the Clocktower. __________Getting There Edit This From Essaouira you can go south to Agadir north to Safi and on to el-Jadida, Azemmour and Casa but most people will go to Marrakech. There is no trainstation in Essaouira. There is a small aiport, but you are unlikely to fly in or out. _______Beaches Edit This i The Plage de Safi, is to the north, is good if the sea is calm. However, if the winds are blowing, the water can be dangerous. The beaches to the south are more popular and filled with soccer games. If you continue south, you will find the ruins of an old fort called the Bordj El Berod, which was the inspiration for Jimi Hendix’s song Castles in the Sand. Further south, there is a Berber town called Diabat, once a legendary hippie hangout. Nowadays, it has reverted back to a normal, Berber farming village where foreigners are no longer able to rent rooms because of a police crackdown. _________Festivals Edit This i [Add Festival] Gnawas festival Edit This Gnawas are traditional (black - most of the time) singers that used to perform on parties called "Lila" . Their performances are very spectacular. Due to their former slavery, rythmic trance like music and mystical influences are important elements of their show. Once a year there is Gnawas festival in Essaouira (generally at the end of spring ~ June 18th for 3 or 4 days). If you are around, check it out. For those who are interested in Gnawas Music, Great Gnawas M'allems/Masters have recorded CD's. We recommend : H'mida BOUSSOU, Mohammed CHAOUKI, Mahmoud L'GUINIA, more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] _________Things to do Edit This photo [Add Activity] Sidi Kaouki Edit This South of Essaouira. There is some sort of a hotel here. It is run by a windsurfer. This beach is warmer than Moulay with the wind side off with starboard jumping. The wave is a beach break and more powerfull than Moulay, better for wave riding. It is easy to break equipment here. type: Surfing World66 rating: [rate it] Watch the Waves Edit This If you can get up on the Rampart walls on the ocean side of the city, you will witness some impressive waves crashing into the rocks. The ongoing, thunderous, rolling crash is both mesmerising and soothing to take in for a while. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Essaouira-bay Edit This Just south of town is the big sandy bay. This is where you find The Wet Centre, your best bet if you want to rent equipment, The wind blows from the port in the town across the beach. Up close to the port the water is flat for slalom sailing and further to the left away from the town the wind becomes side shore and the waves pick up. There is a small island in the centre of the bay. type: Surfing World66 rating: [rate it] Horseback Riding Edit This The Club Equestre Sidi Mgdoul, on the road to Marrakesh has horses to ride for rent, even for absolute beginners. type: Horseback riding World66 rating: [rate it] Moulay Edit This This is north of Essaouira, and is a reef break and point break. The waves are big but not that powerfull when small so intermediates can go out but best left to the experts. At low tide beware of the reef, it is very shallow. Getting to Moulay is not easy as it is across barren rocky sandy terrain for about 4 miles to get to the beach from the road by car. Wind is side shore with starboard jumping. The town here is home to about 100 people with no electricity or running water (got from a well) and transport is by donkey. type: Surfing World66 rating: [rate it]