19/05/2024
Essaouria, Morocco
Our new video on ChoosePlanGo, documents our New Year short trip to Essaouria, Morocco. This is a popular one day trip from the more established tourist destination, Marrakech, however, it is a truly charming small city that deserves a visit in its own right. We spent 3 nights there in early January, but you could easily spend a week there.
The medina itself is host to all manner of traditional and modern arts and crafts, plus a range of good quality places to eat, to suit all budgets.
Many hotels have terraces overlooking the sea, where you can take a cooling drink and a bite to eat, as the opening scenes show.
Essaouira is home to over 3,000 stray cats in the walls of the medina alone…and these are generally fed and watered by the shop owners/workers.
Outside the medina walls lies a lovely large square where street performers play music. There are some nice cafes and coffee shops overlooking the square, plus several ATM machines. A block along and you hit the port and vibrant fish market, where fishmongers prepare and sell their super fresh wares all along the track and you can see the plethora of colourful vibrant blue rowing boats that Essaouria is known for. A short walk onwards and you will find the beautiful sandy beach, its promenade peppered with stalls selling fresh juice, mainly sugar cane and pomegranate.
At the end of this stretch of beach there are youngsters riding their horses and camels, sometimes racing, all along the beach. There are a couple of stylish bars with outdoor seating where you can sit and watch all the action if you don’t feel like joining in (you can enjoy a camel or horse ride on the beach at a reasonable price).
Ade has done a great job on this video especially as he is currently recuperating from hip surgery 💕💕. If you like please hit ‘subscribe’ 💕 it would be much appreciated indeed ###