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Essaouira Fishing Port

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Fishing Boat Essaouira Photo - Essaouira, Morocco
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The Essaouira Fishing Port isn't exactly a tourist attraction, and we were rather anxious not to get in anyone's way as fisherman and traders marched backwards and forwards across the quay in the blistering sunshine. Even the cats are working hard not to miss any stray bit of small fish lobbed from a tray of catch by the men. It seems that Morocco folk appreciate the vermin catching ability of their cats and so don't begrudge them a small portion of the catch. While I love cats, the fish on the floor can make for a rather slippery moment underfoot, so as well as avoiding bumping into or disrupting the workers we also had to keep an eye out underfoot. The workers don't particula...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on October 27, 2012

Dar Dayana

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Hotel | "The perfect Dar Dayana in Essaouira"

Dar Dayana Photo - Dar Dayana, Essaouira, Morocco
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We arrived at our Essaouira Riad, the Dar Dayana in some style, being led by a porter with our luggage in a huge trolley wheeled through the narrow streets of the Medina. Down a narrow street and a right turn down a dead end we reached our destination, and the door opened into a little beautiful oasis of banana trees, tiled flooring and beautiful furnishings. Our hosts, a very friendly French couple showed us to our room on the second floor and invited us down for a mint tea so they could introduce us to the area. The woman had been a French teacher in the UK, so her English was very good and her partner was no slouch either. Over tea they gave us a few tips for the best restaurants, bars ...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on October 10, 2012

Dar Dayana
26 Rue Ibn Khaldoun
Essaouira, Morocco 44000

Medina of Essaouira

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Attraction | "Wandering around Essaouira's Medina"

Essaouira Cats Photo - Medina of Essaouira, Essaouira, Morocco
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To me the Medina is Essaouira's main attraction, although you could walk from one side to the other in perhaps 15 minutes and a three hour wander gave us the measure of the place. Still I loved exploring and losing myself in the narrow streets of the Medina knowing that actually if I carried straight on for a while then I'd hit the city wall and could then walk round to one of the historic gates and re orientate myself. It’s both slightly scary but very safe.The Medina is exactly what you might think it is, a maze of streets of varying width, full of shops and little street vendor restaurants. The locals are pretty friendly and happily shout out "closed" if you are walking down a non descr...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on October 20, 2012

Medina of Essaouira

Essaouira, Morocco

Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah Museum

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Attraction | "Essaouira's little Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah Museum"

Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah Museum Photo - Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah Museum, Essaouira, Morocco
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As we wanted something of a pit stop we decided to visit the Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah Museum in the middle of Essaouira's Medina. While as it turned out it wasn't as exciting as it appeared from the outside, at only 10 dirham (approximately $1) it hardly broke the bank. The Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah Museum is named after the founder of Essaouria, who was sultan of Morocco in the late 1700s. The museum is housed in an old palace and I thought that even if the displays weren't impressive then a wander round the old building would be good. As it turned out, the building was OK, the exhibits OK but nothing particularly "stand out" appeared. Most of the exhibits are up the grand...Read More

Member Rating 2 out of 5 on October 20, 2012

Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah Museum
Rue Laalouj
Essaouira, Morocco
(212 44) 47 23 00

Ryad Le Mechouar

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Hotel | "Dining at Le Mechouar"

Le Mechouar Photo - Ryad Le Mechouar, Essaouira, Morocco
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My beloved realised she was coming down with a tummy bug, so our first meal in Essaouira was to a fairly local Western looking hotel with a rather nice dining area outside. She gently nibbled on a Moroccan Salad (heavy on the tomato) while the wait staff looked anxiously on, while I had the stuffed Moroccan Pastilla Parcels. My meal was pleasant; a mix of seafood and chicken filled parcels. In look, they appeared more like spring rolls, rather than the chunky dish I had the evening before, but I still enjoyed that mix of savoury and sweet filo pastry with almonds. I guess the Pastilla sweet and savoury taste won’t be for everyone but it was good for me to eat a traditional Moroccan dish th...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on October 27, 2012

Ryad Le Mechouar
Avenue Oqba Ben Nafia
Essaouira, Morocco 44000
866-539-0036

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