Historische Kanonen auf der Stadtmauer Skala du Port in Essaouira Essaouira, Marokko Essaouira, Marokko Essaouira, Marokko
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Atlantic coast

Essaouira

Wind, white and blue

Portuguese city walls, a lively fishing harbor and lime-white houses with blue shutters give Essaouira a cooler, saltier mood than the interior. The steady trade wind — locally called the „Alizé“ — makes the town one of North Africa's best-known windsurfing spots. Gulls, not muezzins, often set the sound of the day here.

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TryGrilled fish straight from the harbor, chosen at the market stall and cooked over charcoal.

VisitThe fishing harbor right by the city wall, where the catch is auctioned off each morning.

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