Essaouira is located on Morocco’s Atlantic Coast and offers a wide range of places to stay outside its charming medina. In the Essaouira countryside, just 15 minutes from the city center are several charming, boutique and luxury garden hotels that offer a calm respite for travelers who are looking for an Essaouira vacation. The medina is easily accessible for travelers who stay at boutique and luxury hotels in the rural region of Essaouira. Essaouira’s medina can be reached by private driver, “petit taxi” or by walking along the seafront promenade. Essaouira offers both adult and family activities such as horse back riding, cooking classes, biking, camel trekking by the sea, medina historical tours and golfing. Essaouira is also the perfect coastal town to visit on a Moroccan holiday and a great way to end a private Morocco Tour.
Moroccan Festivals & Holidays
Asilah Arts Festival
Casablanca Jazzablanca Festival
Desert Music Festival
Erfoud Date Festival
Essaouira Gnaoua Festival
Fantasia Festival
Fes Festival of Sacred World Music
Fes Sufi Festival
Gnaoua Festival
Imilchil Marriage Festival
International Film Festival Marrakech
International Film Festival Tangier
M’hamid International Nomad Festival
Marrakech Music Festival
Mawazine Rabat Festival
Meknes Fantasia Festival
Merzouga International Festival of World Music
Moulay Idriss Zerhoun Mousseum
Rabat Jazz Chellah Festival
Sefrou Cherry Festival
Timitar Festival Agadir
Valley of Roses Festival
Prior to the establishment of the French Protectorate in Morocco (1912-1956), Dar al Bayda, as Casablanca was then known, was a modest port of a population of around 12,000. A few years into the Protectorate, this had increased 10-fold and has hardly stopped growing since. Today, Casablanca is Morocco’s bustling economic hub, home to many international companies and Africa’s biggest port and its largest shopping mall, Morocco Mall. For visitors to this metropolis, the big draw is the stunning Hassan II Mosque. However, the French left a significant architectural legacy. As you walk the streets, look up and around you beyond the crowds, the traffic and the hubbub of city life to discover Art Deco Architecture in Casablanca.