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OUT ON THE TOWN: ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO.(Brief Article)
; ...around the enchanting Atlantic town of Essaouira and finds exotic old quarters, a busy...robust bastions of the Atlantic port of Essaouira give the impression of a Moorish, medieval...squatting on wooden trestles, a testament to Essaouira's ongoing boat-building industry, I pick...
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Travel Long Haul: Where castles made of sand slip into the sea The Moroccan port of Essaouira has been a Portuguese colony, hippy hangout and inspiration for Jimi Hendrix.
; ESSAOUIRA, NESTLING on Morocco's Atlantic coast between Casablanca...famous songs: "Castles Made Of Sand". If you walk along Essaouira's magnificent beach, past a mass of informal football...prompted Hendrix's song, recorded in October 1967. Like Goa, Essaouira was formerly a Portuguese trading port. The ...
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'Essaouira was everything we had been promised'
; ...front, my sister and I were on our way to Essaouira. A small fishing town on the west coast...roof terrace, it was time to explore. Essaouira proved to be everything our guidebook...away at fragrant thuya wood {a famed Essaouiran product}". Our meander through the old...
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Room Service: RIAD AL MADINA, ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO
; ...the distinctive powder blue that sets Essaouira apart from the rest of Morocco. Tables...no one should dine alone in convivial Essaouira. The courtyard has an open fire for those...LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION 9 Rue Attarine, Essaouira, Morocco (00 212 44 47 59 07, www.riadalmadina...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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TRAVEL: MOOR THE MERRIER.. Romancing in Marrakesh and Essaouira.(Features)
; ...rollers crash on to pristine beaches backed by rugged sandstone cliffs, and we come across the former Portuguese fishing town of Essaouira. A fine old town, its lime-washed walls and medieval battlements are cooled by Atlantic trade winds. In the 15th century the...
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Tired of Marrakesh? Try the easygoing port of Essaouira
; ...expatriates of Marrakesh drive two hours to Essaouira, a tiny white-walled port city on Morocco...weekend to escape the crowds. ''I think of Essaouira as the beach of Marrakesh,'' said an...designer from Los Angeles, arrived in Essaouira five years ago, searching for a new life...
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NIGHTS ON THE TILES Bright and breezy Essaouira and sophisticated Fez both have stylish riads to rival those in Marrakesh. Teresa Levonian Cole selects her favourites in two very different Moroccan towns
; Essaouira, the Mogador of old, with its famous battlements and...double room. The telephone code for Morocco is 00 212. Essaouira VILLA MAROC One of the landmark names in Moroccan hospitality...trailing bougainvilleas, 19th-century photographs of Essaouira and an array of interesting objects give a sense of ...
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How Essaouira came to the rescue of a Hollywood legend
; ...location scout to spot the appeal of Essaouira, on Morocco's Atlantic coast, for photographers...that crowd the harbour. And the souks of Essaouira's Medina ("old town") and its Jewish...bundles of ostrich feathers. In June 1948, Essaouira was known as Mogador. It was then that...
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My kind of town Essaouira Ian Wilson is a writer and the chairman and founder of the travel company Wexas. He has been visiting Essaouira for more than 30 years
; Why Essaouira? A mixture of Arabic and European colonial...fortified sea walls (above, right) and to Essaouira Island, a short boat trip away, which...moneybelt? Safety is a minor issue but as Essaouira grows in popularity, the risk of minor...
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 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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The star turn in Essaouira; Alexander the Great's film crew is set to chill at a stylish new Moroccan villa.
; Byline: STEPHEN LUCAS ASTONE'S throw from Essaouira's ramparts is a cavernous whitewashed...Great, who move from Marrakech to film in Essaouira later this month. The hell-raising antics...log fire dominate. Objets trouves from Essaouira's vast beach - skulls, driftwood, even...
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