Essaouira is an exceptional example of a late-18th-century fortified town, built according to the principles of contemporary European military architecture in a North African context. Since its ...

"Once, everyone was here. There were 13 consulates. The French, the British, the Portuguese, the Dutch, even the Brazilians, half the city was Jewish, there were synagogues as well as mosques and we ...

To travel to Essaouira is to travel back in time. On Morocco's Atlantic coast, this is far removed from Marrakech's rakish La Mamounia or Royal Mansour. Essaouira means "little picture" in Arabic and ...

If you’ve read our candid behind-the-scenes thoughts on traveling in Morocco, you’ll know already that we thought Essaouira was a great place to visit! There are so many awesome things to do in ...

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Tourist numbers dipped in Morocco last year, with one report suggesting unrest and attacks across North Africa were to blame, according to the AFP. If that ...

The opening scene of Orson Welles’ acclaimed 1952 production of Shakespeare’s Othello pans the length of the Skala de la Ville, the 16th-century sea ramparts running along the Atlantic facing cliffs ...

I fell in love with Essaouira after visiting it with a girlfriend six years ago. Whenever I visit this one-time Portuguese trading post on the west coast of Africa I feel as if I'm stepping back in ...

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Referring to the decision of the 28th session of the Committee (Suzhou, 2004), the State Party addressed a report to the World Heritage Centre in January 2005 on progress made in the implementation of ...