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Escape to Essaouira, a Stunning Coastal City on Morocco's Atlantic Coast with Anji Connell
Escape to Essaouira, a Stunning Coastal City on Morocco's Atlantic Coast with Anji Connell
Essaouira (pronounced essa-weera, or es-sweera in Arabic) is a hidden gem - a charming 18th-century windswept fortified port town daubed in blue that feels unlike anywhere else in Morocco. Known as a "Mecca for Hippies" in the 1970s, it attracts creative artists, painters, designers, writers, filmmakers, and musicians, for its arty, laid-back atmosphere and a magical quality that transports you to another time, with biblical scenes