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Street outsideBab Doukkala
Medina seen from main square
Essaouira 2008
Taros salad
Does anyone know of a place we can setup a sandboarding experience near Essaouira?
LOL themepark and nasty! I don't know why that makes me laugh. :) I had read that the dunes ran from Essaouira onward south and since we were thinking of taking a day trip to Essaouira, I was hoping to incorporate sandboarding b/c we've never done it. ;)
Small boats are also built. This one is nearly completed, as there is only one last board to fix. Later, it will have to be treated with tar both to make it water tight and to improve the way the wood will keep with moisture and salt.
There are a few usually small squares in the medina. That one, on my picture, was the largest of them and the most white. In Essaouira, most buildings and walls are painted in white whereas gates, doors, windows are often painted in other colors, usually in blue and/or yellow.
Green is a royal color. It's reserved for royal buildings. Roofs of numerous royal palaces, I was lucky to see, were always green in Morocco.
I found myself being enticed into one of these fish grill restaurants. The days catch is on display, so select your choice, then sit at one of the benches, where your meal is spread out on the plastic table covering.
The fish grills face onto a gardened area, and it's a good place for people watching!
During my meal, a few Berber musicians entertained us with a couple of songs, before another group took their place.
A nice relaxing lunchtime experience!
You can purchase freshly caught fish from the nearby boats/ fish market, and the stall holders will cook your fish for you! I had 8 sardines, with lemon quarters, salad (tomatoes, lettuce, peppers and onion), fresh bread and a fanta for 16dh! bargain!
The sardines were delicious!
This is an impressive portal into the city from the harbour.
Built in 1764 on the orders of Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, It forms part of Essaouiras old walled defence . This is another of the French man Theodore Cornuts' masterpieces.
Its design is of a Grecco- Roman style, with stone columns, an arched gateway and a triangular shaped top stone. Either side of the arch are defence/ look out turrets, similar to those on the nearby Skala du Port.
Please Click onto my 2nd pic for a view of the gate and Skala du Port
It is really easy to notice remnants of Essaouira's days as a prominent port along the Moroccan coastline. The town had enough traffic that it was fortified against seizure. Notice the historical cannons that line the walls to protect the town from invasion.
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