I spent 48 hours exploring Marrakech and Essaouira in Morocco — two of the most famous and fascinating destinations in the ...

"Once, everyone was here. There were 13 consulates. The French, the British, the Portuguese, the Dutch, even the Brazilians, half the city was Jewish, there were synagogues as well as mosques and we ...

Essaouira is an exceptional example of a late-18th-century fortified town, built according to the principles of contemporary European military architecture in a North African context. Since its ...

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Tourist numbers dipped in Morocco last year, with one report suggesting unrest and attacks across North Africa were to blame, according to the AFP. If that ...

To travel to Essaouira is to travel back in time. On Morocco's Atlantic coast, this is far removed from Marrakech's rakish La Mamounia or Royal Mansour. Essaouira means "little picture" in Arabic and ...

This colourful port follows the old ways but attracts new visitors looking for inspiration. Beach getaways don’t usually feature stone ramparts – unless of course you happen to be a Barbary pirate in ...

There are two types of people who go on holiday. Those who go straight for the local cats, and the misguided few who don’t. And while Istanbul, Rome and places further afield jostle for status as ...

A three-hour drive from Marrakech, Essaouira is the ideal contrast to the bustling pink city. Here, you’ll find fishermen, ancient ramparts and windswept beaches that take you back in time. Essaouira, ...

Afew weeks ago I found myself happily pootling around Morocco’s most infamous beach town doing nothing much of anything at all. This is where Jimi Hendrix was said to have penned Castles Made of Sand, ...