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Essaouira fishing harbour: blue boats and the Skala bastion at first light

Chapter V

Essaouira

The location

Far enough for quiet, close enough for town

A fifteen-minute drive from the centre of Essaouira and its UNESCO World Heritage medina. Far enough out for real quiet, close enough to reach town easily, have dinner at a restaurant facing the ocean or wander through the souks.

The Atlantic beaches and the surf break at Sidi Kaouki are within reach. Essaouira-Mogador airport is twenty minutes away.

The Skala ramparts in Essaouira at sunset, facing the Atlantic Ocean

Around the house

What a day here can hold

—The fishing harbourBlue boats coming in at dawn, the fish auction, grilled fish tables along the quay.
—The medinaUNESCO-listed. Souks, cabinetmakers, and the Skala ramparts facing the ocean.
—Sidi KaoukiThe surf break, long Atlantic beaches, and horse rides along the water.
—The argan cooperativesOn the Marrakech road, with the women who make it.
—MarrakechA full day out, arranged by the concierge, driver included.
A busy lane in the UNESCO-listed medina of Essaouira, at the foot of the minaret A lane of Berber rugs and textiles in the Essaouira souks A stall of spices, herbs and soaps in a Moroccan souk
Blue fishing boats moored below the harbour bastion in Essaouira A long Atlantic beach and cliffs south of Essaouira, towards Sidi Kaouki Palm trees and the ochre ramparts of Essaouira, a white facade with blue shutters
Palm tree, loungers and a dry-stone wall by the pool at Villa Nausikaa
Back to the house, at the end of the day

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