In Spanish Ruins

I am standing in what remains of a Spanish fortress along the coast, just south of Essoauira.

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January 20th 2008
What an amazing and enlightening week I have just experienced. To say only those words does not give the necessary justice to the last seven days. Last Saturday I, along with my friend Frank, flew from Dublin to Agadir, a city on the west coast of Morocco. Though we told our families and friends otherwise, we had no itinerary, hotel reservations, or booked tours. We simply bought our plane tic ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Souss-Massa-Draâ » Agadir

In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more

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