The Rough Guide to Morocco (Travel Guide eBook) by Rough Guides

Author:Rough Guides
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, Morocco
Publisher: APA
Published: 2019-03-23T16:04:34+00:00

Near the beach

Auberge Tangaro Diabat village, 4km south of Essaouira, signposted from the main road 0524 784784, aubergetangaro.com; map. An Italian-owned place opened in 1920 that provides a quiet alternative to staying in Essaouira. There’s a main house with an excellent licensed restaurant and a communal lounge flanked by two rows of rooms and suites, all simply furnished. Although electricity arrived in 2011, the candles are still lit every night. It’s peaceful, slightly rustic and full of charm. BB €80

Le Médina Essaouira Bd Mohammed V 0524 479000, accor.com; map. Large, contemporary styled rooms and suites with private balconies, plus interconnecting rooms for families, and one room adapted for wheelchair users. Facilities include a bar, a large pool and a thalassotherapy spa centre (that is, you bathe in sea water in a spa as opposed to just swimming in the sea), and there are two overpriced, underperforming restaurants. They also have a small, guests-only section of beach, with umbrellas and sun loungers. BB 1500dh

Vent des Dunes 20 Rue el Bakkay, Quartier des Dunes 0524 475391, ventdesdunes.com; map. Peaceful, well-managed villa-style hotel that offers a variety of different sized, great-value rooms, including a couple of larger ones for families. There’s an in-house restaurant that also provides picnic baskets, or it’s a 200m walk to the beach café-restaurants. BB €39

Villa Quieta 86 Bd Mohammed V, Quartier des Dunes 0524 785004, villaquietaessaouira.com; map. A luxurious mansion, some 2km south of town, built in semi-traditional style by the current owner’s father in the 1950s. The rooms are tasteful and comfortable, and the place retains the feel of an upscale guesthouse rather than a hotel. There’s a sheltered pool and garden, and it’s only 150m to the beach. BB 1124dh

Campsites

Camping le Calme Ida ou Gourd, 9km east of town, on the Marrakesh road 0661 530413, campinglecalme.populus.ch; map. Pleasant site located among the argan trees. Good ablutions, and there’s an on-site restaurant, as well as a shop selling basic provisions. Discounts for long stays. 100dh

Camping Sidi Magdoul 3km south of town on the Agadir road, across from the lighthouse 0524 472196, [email protected]; map. Clean, friendly and well managed, with hot showers, and an area with trees for pitching tents and parking vans. Due refurbishment, so check before planning a stay. 54dh

Eating and drinking

For an informal lunch, or early evening meal, you can’t do better than eat at the line of grills down at the port, an Essaouira institution, with fish as fresh as can be. You choose from the fish displayed in front of your stall, and have it grilled there and then. Prices are fixed and displayed, but unfortunately some of the stalls have been getting rather hassly of late, and also overcharging (needless to say, it’s the same ones that hustle for business who try to pull a fast one), so check prices first, and choose a stall that doesn’t try to accost you.

Medina

Les Alizes 26 Rue de la Skala 0524 476819; map. Quiet and intimate, this restaurant has built up a good reputation for

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