Bus stations and airport of Essaouira
Information about central bus station, private bus stations (CTM) and the airport of Essaouira. How to get to/from the airport etc.
Read moreInformation about central bus station, private bus stations (CTM) and the airport of Essaouira. How to get to/from the airport etc.
Read moreIt is hard to get lost in medina of Essaouira – it is not a big one and main streets tend to be wide enough and straight, as the plan of town was influenced by European geometry.
Read morePort zone of Essaouira was built by Ahmed El Inglizi – the Englishman who had joined Berber pirates in Sale and abandoned Christianity for Islam.
Read moreScala de la Kasbah is a 2-level artillery platform that defends Essaouira. Military architect Theodor Cournut had used French style designing the fortification. So the sqala de la Kasbah forms (unique for Morocco) Saint-Malo look of the town.
Read moreThe idea to build a clocktower in medina of Essaouira (next to the gate Bab Manjana) belongs to Hubert Lyautey (chief of French administration).
Read moreEssaouira is famous as a wind city due to strong north winds. Especially strong they are in the summer, that’s why summertime is perfect for kite- and windsurfing.
Read moreÉglise Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption is the only operational catholic church in Essaouira nowadays. It was erected in 1936.
Read moreSidi Mogdoul is a Muslim saint that was burried in Essaouira in 11th century AD. It is thought that his name could be transformed to the name “Mogador”.
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