Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Displays at Galerie Damgaard
Essaouira
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HERE MARRAKECH IS A UNIFORM
pink, this sun-beaten town on the
Atlantic coast is blue and white. The prosperity of the place peaked in
the 18th and 19th centuries, when it was the most important port on the
North African coast. It faded from consciousness in the 20th century, but drew
plenty of travelling hippies in the 1960s and early 1970s. Its agreeably
languid atmosphere is stirred only in late afternoon when the fishing fleet
returns. It is known as the Wind City because of the constant winds.
Left
View of the ramparts along Skala de la Ville
Right
The entrance to the port
Sights
1
Ramparts
2
Place Moulay Hassan
3
The port
4
The medina
5
The mellah
6
The souks
7
Place Orson Welles
8
The beaches
9
Galerie Damgaard
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Supratours runs buses to Essaouira five times a day from its office
beside the old train station. For more on Supratours,
see p104
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