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maykal Says: Aside from the main buildings described in other tips, Sidi Ifni has several other beautiful buildings in various states of dilapidation, and it is worth just having a wander through some of the less touristy streets. You'll come across the occasional little square or...
maykal Says: A tarmac road winds its way down the cliffs some distance south of the town, but you can reach the port by clambering through the ruins of the old Spanish port as described in the tip above. However, once there, you need a reason to enter the actual harbour and look at the...
maykal Says: On my first night, as the sun was setting, I headed down to the beach for some "red sky at night" shots, and in the distance, caught sight of a strange tower marooned out to sea to the south, and wondered what on earth it could be. It turned out to be the remains of the...
maykal Says: At low tide, it is hardly the best beach in the world, just a very narrow strip of sand with rocks and pebbles at the back, a long line of caravans and campervans wedged between this and the cliffs. But once the tide goes out, you're left with a wide, wild and for the most...
maykal Says: Probably my favourite building in Sidi Ifni was this little mosque, whitewashed with blue patterns on its minaret. Mosques are off-limits to non-Muslims, so I have no idea if the inside is as special as the outside, but it must have been wash day when I took my photos, as...
maykal Says: It seems odd to include a hotel that I didn't even stay at as one of my tips, but the Suerte Loca is a local institution in such a distinctive blue and white building, it would be even odder not to include it. Not just a hotel, this place has a very good cafe and restaurant,...
maykal Says: I thought this was a mosque at first, as it looks just like a minaret. But no...it is a lighthouse, and a very photogenic one at that! Two guys had clambered up the tower and were in the process of painting the lighthouse white, but as the sun began to set, what they'd...
maykal Says: At the bottom of the clifftop walk, there's a very odd building in the shape of a ship, its stern pointing out to sea with portholes for windows. Under Spanish rule, this used to be the naval secretariat, but is now derelict...the only signs of life were some wetsuits...
maykal Says: Nightlife in Sidi Ifni is very laid back, and the most popular thing to do seems to be walk up and down the walkway from the Spanish Consulate to the building shaped like a ship. During the day, it's a quiet and windblown walk, with a couple of cafes spilling out onto the...
maykal Says: This is now the town's courthouse, so you can't go inside, which is a shame, as it used to be a church...easily spotted by its square belltower. I'm not sure if I was supposed to photograph this building or not, but nobody came out and told me off, so I assume its fine...
maykal Says: It might be Spanish, which isn't unusual in Sidi Ifni, but the Spanish Consulate does seem a little out of place here, built in a style completely different to the rest of the town. Once upon a time, it must have been a white mansion, but the paint has yellowed over time,...
maykal Says: As its name suggests, this was the centre of the old Spanish enclave, a circular plaza with palm trees and a broken fountain as its centrepiece. It is crying out for a bit of attention, as the benches and fountain are decorated with colourful Spanish tiles. Officially, it...
maykal Says: I don't like dining alone, especially in formal restaurants, so a cheap cafe with quick service is ideal for me. Around the market area are several outdoor grill stalls, where you can get bits of meat and seafood grilled to order...it helps if you know the Arabic or French...
Biz Art: Good meal, good price.
geoveo Says: We stayed at Suerte Loca but thought the food mediocre and at the top end of budget pricing. At Biz Art, down a side street of Avenue Mohamed V, about 4 or 5 streets down from the post office, we had a tasty beautifully presented full meal for 45 dms. As with most places in...
mafi_moya Says: Bars and restaurants mentioned in other sections are good places to hang out in the evenings. The restaurants at Cafe Nomad and Hotel Suerte Loca are often at their best later in the evenings (after 8pm) - candlelight, good music, good company, good food. The bar at the...
mafi_moya Says: Sidi Ifni is not a very lively town. However at night-time people do come alive a bit and parts of the town become a bit more vibrant, particularly around the southern end of Avenue Mohammed V and the old airstrip. Food stalls are set up, football matches are turned on the...
Shared taxis and the occasional bus leave from a small depot hidden in the backstreets some distance from the seafront. I arrived from Inezgane (a large market town between Agadir and it's airport, with good transport connections) in about 4 hours, which took the scenic route through Massa, Plage d'Aglou and Mirhleft, all on a coastal route, spectacular in parts. Sidi Ifni wasn't the most popular route, and my fellow passengers had all been waiting a while for a sixth person (i.e. me) to turn up. Likewise, heading south from Sidi Ifni was time consuming. I was heading to Smara, so that meant changing at Goulimime and again at Tan Tan...but wait long enough and something will happen, either another passenger will roll up or you'll come to an agreement with the driver over how much the empty seats will cost.
Written Jan 3, 2011
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Sidi Ifni is very popular with elderly French tourists who drive their camper vans down from Europe. You'll often see them playing boules on the old airstrip to the south of the main town, much to the fascination of the local kids. A few locals also join in sometimes and it can get quite lively at times as they all take it extremely seriously, especially the women!
Did I really just say 'bowls' and 'lively' in the same sentence? I told you this town was laid back!
Updated Jul 14, 2004
VT and a good guidebook to choose where to stay
angiebabe Says: I wouldnt travel independently to or around Morocco without at least one good guide book - Id recommend the latest edition of the Footprints guide or the Lonely Planet - and Id have thought youd be reading it by now - but there is 2 months yet - if you get one of these and...
WARCS Says: Sidi Ifni Shooters Headquarters As in other places of the former Western Spanish Africa the most important buildings were militar ones. In the former territory of Ifni as in the Western Sahara you can find a lot of fortresses, headquarters and other militar buildings.
If only I could have stayed longer in Ifni. This is without shadow of doubt, far and away my favourite town in Morocco. For natural beauty, Merzouga or the Atlas Mountains are far superior but as my...
A fantastic landscape all along the road between Guelmim and Sidi Ifni, two completely different cities although not far from each other.
#### WORK IN PROGRESS #### Like a lot of places on my trip, Sidi Ifni had intrigued me for a while, ever since it turned up on a postage stamp back when I collected them as a child. It's one of those...
Sidi Ifni - Former Provincia de Ifni - A.O.E.
The former spanish territory of Ifni is a little place situated in the Moroccan west coast in the province of Tiznit, 300 kms away from Lanzarote Island (Spanish Canary Islands). Is a desert region of...
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