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( 0528 82 16 32; Passage Aït Souss; adult/child Dh20/10; 9.30am-12.30pm & 2-5.30pm Mon-Sat)
With an excellent display of Berber artefacts, especially jewellery, the museum is a
great place to learn about the traditional life and culture of the region's Berber people.
Vallée des Oiseaux
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PARK
(Valley of the Birds; 11am-6pm) A leafy city-centre retreat in the dry riverbed run-
ning down from Blvd Hassan II to Blvd du 20 Août, with a shaded children's playground,
an aviary and a small zoo.
Kasbah
(off Ave al-Moun) The hilltop kasbah, 7km northwest of the centre and visible from much of
the city, is a rare survivor of the 1960 earthquake. The views from up here of the port,
marina and Agadir are fantastic.
Built in 1541 and restored in the 1740s, the kasbah once provided housing for nearly
300 people. All that remains is the outer wall, though traces of the dwellings can still be
made out. The inscription over the entry arch in Dutch and Arabic ('Believe in God and
respect the King') is a reminder of the beginning of trade with the Low Countries.
The walk up to the kasbah is long, hot and uncomfortable: get a taxi (about Dh25) and
walk back down.
KASBAH
Ancienne Talborjt
(off Ave al-Moun) The grassy area below the kasbah covers the remains of old Agadir town
and constitutes a mass grave for all those who died in the 1960 earthquake.
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Marina
( 0661 21 57 46; off Ave Mohammed V) The city's newest attraction is a billion-dirham pleas-
ure port between the beach and commercial port. As well as mooring for your floating
palace, the complex of faux white kasbahs has holiday apartments, shops (mostly interna-
tional brands), cafes, restaurants and boat trips for groups.
MARINA
Activities
Beaches
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