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There are several banks with ATMs around Place Moulay Hassan. There are also plentiful
internet cafes, most opening from 9am to 11pm and charging Dh8 to Dh10 per hour.
Délégation du Tourisme
(
0524 783532;
www.essaouira.com
; 10 Rue du Caire;
9am-noon & 3-6.30pm Mon-
Fri)
Very helpful staff.
0524 475716; Blvd
de l'Hôpital)
For emergencies.
Main Post Office
(Ave el-Mouqawama)
Getting There & Away
CTM
( 0524 784764)
has buses daily to Casablanca (Dh135, six hours), Marrakesh (Dh75,
2½ hours) and Agadir (Dh60, three hours). Other companies run cheaper and more fre-
quent buses to the same destinations, as well as to Taroudannt (Dh70, six hours).
rakesh train station (Dh70, 2½ hours), connecting with trains to Casablanca. Book in ad-
vance.
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Agadir
POP 680,000
Levelled by an earthquake in 1960, Agadir rose from its ruins to become Morocco's main
beach resort, with a glitzy marina. Rebuilt into a neat grid of residential suburbs and wide
boulevards, the town feels strangely bereft of the sort of bustling life often associated with
Moroccan cities. Its lure, however, lies in its huge sandy bay, which is more sheltered than
many other Atlantic beaches.
Sleeping
Hôtel Tiznine
HOTEL
$
( 0528 843925; 3 Rue Drarga; s/d Dh100/150, with shower Dh120/150)
One of Agadir's best budget
places, with a dozen good-sized rooms around a green-and-white tiled flowering court-
yard. Some rooms have bathrooms, but even the communal facilities are spotless.
