Essaouira once again will host the iconic Gnaoua and World Music Festival, from 19 to 21, 2025. This 26th edition offers lovers of Gnaoua music a strong ground to celebrate fusion, emotion, and ...

Marrakech – The second day of Essaouira’s Gnaoua Festival was an orchestral whirlwind of sound, culture, and communion. From ...

Read our guide to the best attractions in Essaouira, as recommended by Telegraph Travel. Plan your trip with our expert reviews of the best things to see and do.

Place Moulay El Hassan Essaouira Festival Essaouira, Morocco June 14, 2014 On Saturday a rebirth was being prepared at Essaouira Festival. The most awaited artist of the festival, bassist/composer ...

The Borj El Barmil fort at the Squala Port offers the best views of Essaouira’s picturesque town and bustling fish market — a great spot for photographers. Blue wooden fishing boats in the harbor.

Essaouira, known as a destination for surfers of all denominations, whether kite, wind or wave, is branching out and branding itself as a place for the wider adrenaline junkie community.

Essaouira's lively souks, clustered around where Avenue Mohamed Zerktouni and Avenue Mohammed El Qouri meet, are just as colourful as the labyrinths of Marrakech but more manageable, less manic.

Globe-trotting Englishman Simon Cooke now calls Essaouira home thanks to an extended stay there in 2005. Along with meeting the woman who would become his wife, this passionate traveler began a ...