EssaouiraMost of the old city and fortificat...

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📍📍Essaouira📍📍 👉Most of the old city and fortifications in Essaouira today date from the 18th century, but the town has a much older history that started with the Phoenicians. For centuries, foreigners had a firm grip over the town, and although Moroccans eventually reclaimed it, the foreign influence lingers on in the way the town looks and feels today. 👉It is the coastal wind – the beautifully named Alizee, or taros in Berber – that has allowed Essaouira ( essa-weera, or essweera in Arabic) to retain its traditional culture and character. For most of the year, the wind blows so hard here that relaxing on the beach is impossible, meaning that the town is bypassed by the hordes of beach tourists who descend on other Atlantic coast destinations in summer. Known as the “Wind City of Africa”, it attracts plenty of windsurfers between April and November, but the majority of visitors come here in spring and autumn to wander through the spice-scented lanes and palm-lined avenues of the fortified medina, browse the many art galleries and boutiques, relax in some of the country’s best hotels and watch fishing nets being mended and traditional boats being constructed in the hugely atmospheric port . 👉Essaouira lies on the crossroads between two tribes: the Arab chiadma to the north and Haha Berbers in the south. Add to that Gnawa, who came originally from further south in Africa, and Europeans, and you get a rich cultural mix. 👇👇👇 Although there aren’t many formal sights in Essaouira, it’s a wonderful place for rambling. The medina, Souqs, ramparts, port, and beach are perfect for leisurely discovery, interspersed with relaxed lunches and unhurried mint tea breaks ⬇⬇📲📲⬇⬇ 👇👇WEBSITE 👇👇 👇👇INSTAGRAM 👇👇 👉 @moroccofriendlytravel 👈 #essaouira #medina #morocco #摩洛哥 #2020travel #travelphotography #travellingthroughtheworld #doyoutravel #welltravelled #exploringtheglobe #travelholic #mytravelgram #worlderlust #wanderlust #openmyworld #iamatraveler #yourshotphotographer #earthfocus #roamtheplanet #travellingthroughtheworld #traveldeeper #visualofearth #theglobewanderer

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