Essaouira Travel Guide

Essaouira (Arabic: الصويرة) is a coastal city in Morocco. It is known as the Windy City.

Three are flights fromCharleroi,London,Madrid,Marseille,Paris,Tangier,Weeze, operated by RyanAir and Transavia. Also seasonal flights fromGran Canariaby Binter Canarias and fromBordeauxby easyJet.

The walled center of town, the Medina, is supposedly restricted to non-motorized vehicles, but this rule is widely ignored in the case of mopeds which are an increasing nuisance. However, compared to e.g. Marrakech the mopeds are much less of a hazard. Other than that, there are occasional donkey carts to dodge.

Avoid the dealers selling "hash brownies" near the square, they are usually fake

If arriving by bus, locals may surround you as you exit offering discount riads or accommodation in their homes for as little as 150 dirham (can be negotiated down to 75 dirham), though you will not get a view of the ocean for this. There are many hotel options available so feel free to bypass them. You can always return to the bus station and they will still be there.