Essaouira

Essaouira & El Jadida

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May 9th 2014
Essaouira & El Jadida We arrived in Essaouira from Marrakech. The bus ride we took was a bit hectic, where the bus stopped and picked up locals going from one town to the next as we thought it was a direct bus without any stops. None the less at each stop "beggers" would climb onto the bus and ask for change. We made it safe and sound and walked to our Riad through the souk. The souk we fo ... read more

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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