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Coastline between Safi and Essaouira  
   

Coastline between Safi and Essaouira

Another "Big Sur moment" as we looked down the coast from the top of the first hill just south of Safi.
Cruising South from Casablanca

January 17th 2008
After a few days of "taking care of business" in Casablanca, we were looking forward to heading south along what we anticipated would be the really scenic portion of Morocco's Atlantic coastline. The only big cities we expected to encounter along the way were Safi and Agadir, although we weren't sure just how far we would go past Agadir; the desert outposts along the coast seemed to diminish in a ... read more
Africa » Morocco » Doukkala-Abda » El Jadida

Moroccan Flag 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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