The first thing I want to mention is a wind! Unpredictable, finding you everywhere, messing your hair and stealing your hat wind!
I was not really prepared for this type of a weather as I was coming to this town from Marrakesh where you do not need many clothes or anything, just cover yourself to be protected from the sun and make sure you're drinking enough water! In Essaouira, you need a jacket or a sweat shirt, as the wind becomes too strong sometimes. But it gives you a good reason to hide from it in the labyrinths of Ancient Medina.
Medina of Essaouira is a nest for Moroccan artists, musicians, and painters.
The homeland of Gnaoua festival will welcome you with famous Moroccan tea and one of the most beautiful streets you've ever seen! Everything we're imagining or reading about Morocco is here- unbelievable architecture of an ancient city, which walls are painted in different colors ( mostly white and blue ), tiny cozy restaurants, where you are kindly welcomed, with a smell of tajine and couscous, music shops and silver boutiques, where each item is hand made and is much cheaper than in other Moroccan touristic places. The number of art galleries is unbelievable for Morocco! Almost if not every street has its own gallery where you can enjoy the works of local painters!
There is a famous bakery shop which might be called an art gallery itself as there are hundreds of paintings on the high walls, a famous place among tourists and locals, so nice and beautiful that you keep drinking your coffee/tea/juice and eating these wonderful cakes again and again just not to leave. The name of the place is ""Patisserie Chez Driss" and you can easy find it in Medina, just ask any one of locals how to get there and enjoy your time!
Another thing to do in Essaouira is to go to the port, buy super fresh and cheap, five-minutes-ago-caught fish ( we paid 30 MAD which is 3 EUROS for a big I have no idea how it's called fish) and fry it right there for another 10 mad ( 1 EURO). It will be served with bread! Something so tasty and simple! And while eating you can enjoy watching seagulls. Essaouira is heaven for them- so much food, so much life!
Kite surfing is another attraction of Essaouira! And if you have no idea what is that and how to do it, just choose one of the schools which are right on the beach and let them help you! The price for a one hour class is about 300 MAD (30 EUROS), equipment is included.
Essaouira is a great weekend destination, if you are not a professional sportsman or a musician, you might be bored if you're staying longer. The wind is strong and the climate is a bit unstable- so if you like to stay at the beach, take a look at Agadir - a few hours by bus from Essaouira and you'll have the mildest sand under your feet and one of the best beaches in the world right next to you.
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Which is the famous bakery?
It is called "Patisserie Chez Driss" and here is the address- 10, Rue El Hajjali, Essaouira, Morocco. Everyone knows it there so just ask and people will guide you!
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