Essaouira’s sprawling, chaotic Sunday morning joutiya (flea market) sprouts treasures galore from wrought iron windows and supersize cedar wood doors, to antique tableware and carpets ...

The rhythm of the city is calm and casual compared to the frenetic market squares of Istanbul or Fes. And the Medina is linked by the central spine, running down Essaouira directly from Bar ...

Morocco has officially announced its first offshore wind farm project with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts to be built near ...

The city of Essaouira is also known by its Portuguese ... elsewhere in Morocco — particularly inland. The best outdoor market in my city is the main ‘souk’ in heart of the medina.

Largely thanks to its mix of locals and foreigners, Essaouira is a lot more laid-back ... chilled-out restaurants and little market towns such as Had Dra – known for its Sunday souk selling ...

Essaouira has retained the colour ... into the specialist markets that pack the adjacent alleyways. In the spice market, Berber women gather shyly to sell siwark (walnut-tree bark), used to ...

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.