"Soft pastel colours set the tone in this pretty Essaouiran riad of Mallorcan owners and quaint, quiet style."
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The old port town of Essaouira is one of the most charming in Morocco thanks to its laid-back hippy vibe, famous music festival and charming boutique hotels. Let us be your travel guide to this legendary blue city with its traditional architecture and distinctive cuisine.
There's a great selection of places to stay in this bohemian coastal town. Splash out in style at the Riad Lotus O Marine, a favourite amongst celebrities, or choose the more low-key charms of Villa Allun. Essaouira is a great place to stop over for a few days, or even a week, after a hectic stint in Marrakech.
"Soft pastel colours set the tone in this pretty Essaouiran riad of Mallorcan owners and quaint, quiet style."
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"This dazzling white villa is perfect for four; it has a modish, retro interior and a typically Essaouiran hippy-chic vibe."
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"A deluxe hotel for grown-ups in the heart of the medina, with stylish bedrooms, marble bathrooms an impressive rooftop pool."
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"A chic, contemporary-styled addition to the Essaouira hotel scene, extremely popular all round, with a great restaurant, Cinq."
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"Essaouira's hippest hangout, boasting surfing, swimming and a sumptuous spa, this sleek villa channels a contemporary, cool style."
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"The hippest and most luxurious riad in Essaouira, with a sumptuous hammam and a sleek, modern-Romantic interior."
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"An intimate ocean-view villa situated in the heart of the Medina, a subtle blend of traditional Moroccan decor and modern amenities."
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"Essaouria's first and best-known townhouse hotel lies just inside the old city rampards, decorated in a chic French-Maroc style."
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Letter From Essaouira | Jim Keeble | Morocco, Atlantic Coast, Essaouira
Local fisherman Miloud Mouk summed it up best: ‘Essaouira is a hospital for people who need to relax.’ I’d checked into this emergency ward after the haggling, hassling, and harassing of Marrakech
Essaouira | Anthony Sattin | Morocco, Atlantic Coast, Essaouira
A row of palm trees lines the road opposite the gallery, casting elegant shadows against the rust-red walls of the inner town. Old Souiries in jellabas rest in these shadows in the heat of the day. Later, when it is cooler, women covered by their haiks chat beneath the walls while their children play on the short-barrelled cannons, which guard the high key-hole entrance to the old town. This, it is clear, isn't just any old town
Notes from Morocco | Lucretia Stewart | Morocco, Atlantic Coast, Essaouira
In the foothills of the western High Atlas Mountains, the great mountain chain that stretches across Morocco to Algeria and the Sahara, there is place called Immouzer des Ida Outanane