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	Blue little corners Tip Rating:

By matcrazy1 on June 27, 2005

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BLUE LITTLE CORNER

by matcrazy1

Natives through the years developed a pretty art in Essaouira adding more and more colors to predominating white. The most common colour after the white is blue. There are numerous blue doors and gates all around the old town (medina).

I was lucky to discover really amazing little corners, streets, houses, gates, covered passages, doors and wells not so easy to find anywhere else in Morocco.

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	From gate to gate Tip Rating:

Updated By matcrazy1 on June 27, 2005

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GATES OF ESSAOUIRA

by matcrazy1

Although I visited many old towns in Tunisia and Turkey before, Essaouira looked different, magic and exotic for me. I had a great fun walking and getting lost among its narrow streets, discovering its numerous gates, lovely corners, blue doors and arabic wells. And I always ended down at the ramparts that protect most of the town. Essaouira was quiet, friendly and safe destination.

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	The white square Tip Rating:

Updated By matcrazy1 on June 27, 2005

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WHITE CITY

by matcrazy1

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.

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	Mixed architectural styles Tip Rating:

By matcrazy1 on June 27, 2005

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WHAT STYLE IS IT?

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Essaouira is a good destination to see and learn differences between various architectural styles which reflect city past. Just keep your eyes open when you walk around. It's sometimes difficult to name an architectural style of an edifice as it's mixed and contain some elements of both european (Portuguese) and Arabic (Muslim) architecture.

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	Ile de Mogador Tip Rating:

By barryg23 on March 13, 2005

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Ile de Mogador from Essaouira
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by barryg23

Essaouira's Ile de Mogador lie southwest of the port. Also known as the Iles Purpuraires, these two uninhabited islands contain fortifications, a mosque and a disused prison. From April to October the island is a breeding ground for the Eleanora's falcons, who come all the way from Madagascar. There is no scheduled ferry to the islands - which is probably a good thing as the falcons are close to extinction - but in calm weather you can hire a boat from the port to cross to the island.

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	Lively old streets Tip Rating:

Updated By matcrazy1 on February 20, 2007

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MAIN STREET OF MEDINA,
ESSAOUIRA

by matcrazy1

The lively streets of Essaouira had a touch of not changing for years, at least in my opinion. It was absolutely interesting!

Essaouira seemed to be quite conservative city. Women were more veiled than in other cities like Tangier, Rabat or Casablanca. Be careful whenever you want to take pictures of women's faces. It's a sin for traditional Muslim females or they just don't like it.

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	Place Orson Welles Tip Rating:

Updated By barryg23 on March 13, 2005

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At Place Orson Welles

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Orson Welles filmed parts of Othello in Essaouira. In return, the local authorities put up a monument to the director and at a special open-air screening in Essaouira, following its re-release in 1992, a square near the port was renamed in his honour.

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	Diabat Tip Rating:

Updated By iwys on December 27, 2008

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In the late 60s Diabat was a hippy commune, reputedly visited by Timothy Leary, Jimi Hendrix, Cat Stevens and other celebrities of the time. Now, it is just a Berber village, somewhat cut off from the rest of the world, although its past fame still attracts visitors to stay at such places as Riad Kaleido. You can reach it by walking south along the beach from Essaouira, then fording a stream, by a broken bridge. It takes about half an hour.

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	Orson Welles Square Tip Rating:

Updated By iwys on April 3, 2007

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Orson Welles Square was opened in 1992 by the current King of Morocco to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Welles's "Othello", which was filmed here. To be honest, it's not a very attractive patch of ground and the Orson Welles memorial plaque has already been vandalised.

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	"Have you seen the TREE" Tip Rating:

By windcity on August 26, 2007

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If you are a lover of trees or just have 15 minutes to kill this hidden treasure will not only take you by surprise but will also offer you a peaceful retreat from the hustle and bustle of the street.
At Bab Marrakech is the Complexe Artisanal, it faces the hotel Heure Bleue. Walk through the gate and keep to the right, before you get to the end you will see a dark tunnel, .....I really feel at this point you should put a blindfold on.
Often a polite young boy is hanging around to give you some information about the tree, You will be able to tell him that it is a 500 year old Ficus and comes from Brazil, and like Essaouira once belonging to Portugal.

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