{"id":18966,"date":"2026-04-09T22:29:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/?p=18966"},"modified":"2026-04-09T23:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:12:10","slug":"essaouira-what-to-see-practical-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/en\/africa\/essaouira-what-to-see-practical-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Essaouira &#8211; what to see by the Atlantic? 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After intense Marrakesh, we wanted to slow down for a bit, see a stretch of the Atlantic coast, and check whether this city really has something more to offer than just nice photos of the port and medina. And it does \u2014 but we should say honestly right away that this isn&#8217;t a place where you&#8217;ll be ticking off attractions nonstop from morning to night.<\/p><p>We had a more ambitious plan, but the weather wasn&#8217;t cooperating, and Essaouira itself quickly showed us that it&#8217;s more of a city for a walk and a calm breather than for intensive sightseeing. Essaouira is also strongly associated with wind and water sports \u2014 surfing, kitesurfing, and windsurfing \u2014 so people coming here with a board in the trunk will get a lot more out of it than we did. We&#8217;re not surfers, so we looked at this city differently: as a calm break on the route that&#8217;s worth seeing, but without inflated expectations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-272fe5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry\" data-id=\"272fe5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-image-gallery-masonry qodef-qi-fslightbox-popup qodef-popup-gallery qodef-image--hover-zoom qodef-qi-grid qodef-layout--qi-masonry qodef-items--fixed qodef-col-num--1 qodef-responsive--predefined\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-qi-grid-masonry-sizer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--landscape\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-school.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-school-1300x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape\" alt=\"Morocco Essaouira: szkolny budynek z niebieskimi drzwiami i flag\u0105 na tle zielonych krzew\u00f3w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399cd17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"399cd17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Where is Essaouira?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb299f elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"2cb299f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=essaouira%2C%20morocco&#038;t=m&#038;z=13&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"essaouira, morocco\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"essaouira, morocco\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d3fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88d3fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Essaouira lies on the western coast of Morocco, right on the Atlantic. After Marrakesh, that change hits immediately \u2014 instead of a crowded inland city, you get a port, the ocean, and a clearly calmer rhythm. From Marrakesh it&#8217;s about 180 km, so a lot of people add Essaouira to their route as a short trip to the water or a 1\u20132 day stop.<\/p><p>You don&#8217;t come here for a long list of attractions. It&#8217;s more about a walk through the medina, the ocean view, and that calmer breathing you feel from your first minutes in the city. The medina of Essaouira is on the UNESCO list as an example of a fortified city from the late 18th century \u2014 built according to the principles of European military architecture, but set in a North African context. Interestingly, the city was designed from scratch by a French architect commissioned by Sultan Sidi Mohammad \u2014 that&#8217;s why the street layout feels a bit different, more open, than in typical Moroccan medinas.<\/p><p>The wind also does its part \u2014 Essaouira is simply known for it. That&#8217;s exactly why it attracts surfers, kitesurfers, and windsurfers, and for many people it&#8217;s mainly a base for water sports, not a city for classic sightseeing. If, like us, you&#8217;re coming without a board \u2014 it&#8217;s good to know that upfront. This is a good place for the port, the medina, the beach, and a bit of breathing room, but not the kind of place that will keep serving up new must-see spots every day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434dd31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry\" data-id=\"434dd31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-image-gallery-masonry qodef-qi-fslightbox-popup qodef-popup-gallery qodef-image--hover-zoom qodef-qi-grid qodef-layout--qi-masonry qodef-items--fixed qodef-col-num--1 qodef-responsive--predefined\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-qi-grid-masonry-sizer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--landscape\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-beach-view-from-hotel.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-beach-view-from-hotel-1300x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape\" alt=\"Widok z hotelu na pla\u017c\u0119 w Essaouirze: ocean, promenada i bia\u0142e minaretowe wie\u017cyczki w tle miasta\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5855be3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5855be3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How do you get to Essaouira?<\/h2><p>\ud83d\ude97 <strong>By car:<\/strong> We drove to Essaouira from Marrakesh, and for us this was by far the most convenient option. The route isn&#8217;t demanding \u2014 at first you drive on a faster, better stretch, and then the road through smaller towns and more provincial parts of Morocco does the rest. That&#8217;s where the atmosphere starts, and it&#8217;s hard to describe it any other way than as going back a good dozen or so years. From Marrakesh to Essaouira it&#8217;s around 177\u2013182 km, and the route via <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Route_8_(Morocco)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">N8<\/a> and R207 usually takes 2.5\u20133 hours.<\/p><p>One thing to keep in mind: there really is a lot of police on Moroccan roads, and we had the feeling that cars with tourists get special attention. There&#8217;s no point risking even a few kilometers over the limit. Waze has helped us on trips like this for years \u2014 beyond standard navigation, the app shows reports from other drivers: checks, traffic jams, accidents. It came in handy here too.<\/p><p>\ud83d\ude90 <strong>Bus: <\/strong>You can easily get here without a car too. On the Marrakesh\u2013Essaouira route, <a href=\"https:\/\/ctmtickets.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CTM<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supratours.ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supratours<\/a> run regularly \u2014 both carriers are proven options and are regularly used by tourists. The trip takes about 3 hours, so time-wise it doesn&#8217;t come out worse than driving.<\/p><p>\ud83d\ude84 <strong>Train:<\/strong> Essaouira isn&#8217;t on the Moroccan rail network, so the train is out. The nearest major rail hub is Marrakesh \u2014 after that you need to switch to a bus or road transfer. That&#8217;s good to know because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oncf-voyages.ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ONCF network in Morocco<\/a> is quite convenient, but this is where it ends.<\/p><p>\u2708\ufe0f <strong>Plane: <\/strong>Essaouira has its own airport \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/aeroport-essaouira.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Essaouira-Mogador Airport<\/a> (ESU). Until recently this was more of a theoretical option, but from 2025 something changed here: Ryanair launched a direct route from Paris, and EasyJet resumed routes from Lyon and Bordeaux. For many people traveling from Europe, this may be an alternative worth checking, although for those flying into Marrakesh, getting here from there will still be more convenient.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16240b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16240b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Where did we stay?<\/h2><p>We stayed for two nights at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agoda.com\/partners\/partnersearch.aspx?pcs=1&amp;cid=1933139&amp;hid=75102253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cruiser Mogador Essaouira<\/a>, and it was a good choice for this kind of stay. We paid 547 PLN for two people with breakfast, and for that price we got a comfortable, clean, hassle-free place with no surprises.<\/p><p>The hotel is about 2.4 km from the center of the medina, which may look like a downside at first, but in practice it isn&#8217;t a problem at all \u2014 Essaouira is a small city, a taxi to the medina costs next to nothing, and in return you get free parking at the hotel and a quieter area than in the middle of town. For us, arriving by car, that was an extra advantage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ce469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry\" data-id=\"c2ce469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-image-gallery-masonry qodef-qi-fslightbox-popup qodef-popup-gallery qodef-image--hover-zoom qodef-qi-grid qodef-layout--qi-masonry qodef-items--fixed qodef-col-num--3 qodef-responsive--predefined\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-qi-grid-masonry-sizer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--landscape\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-hotel-004-650x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square\" alt=\"Essaouira, Maroko: Hotel, nasz nocleg \u2014 dwa \u015bpi\u0105ce koty na wycieraczce przy drewnianych drzwiach i metalowych s\u0142upach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-hotel-004-650x650.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-hotel-004-148x148.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-hotel-004-296x296.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-hotel-004-1300x1300.jpeg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--square\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-hotel-003-scaled.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-hotel-003-650x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square\" alt=\"Essaouira hotel, nasz nocleg: nowoczesna \u0142azienka z umywalk\u0105, toalet\u0105 i prysznicem, ciep\u0142e \u017c\u00f3\u0142te \u015bwiat\u0142o\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-hotel-003-650x650.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-hotel-003-148x148.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-hotel-003-296x296.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-hotel-003-1300x1300.jpeg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--landscape\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-hotel-002.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-hotel-002-1300x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape\" alt=\"Maroko, Essaouira: hotelowy pok\u00f3j z be\u017cowymi fotelami i dekoracyjnymi lustrami z rafii\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-055b08c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"055b08c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What should you see?<\/h2><p data-start=\"36\" data-end=\"470\">Essaouira doesn&#8217;t work like Marrakesh, where you can plan a full day point by point and still feel you haven&#8217;t seen enough. Here it&#8217;s more about the walk, the port, the medina, the walls, and the ocean \u2014 a city you feel best while moving through it, turning into side streets wherever something catches your eye. Still, a few specific places are worth keeping in mind, especially since most of them are close to each other and don&#8217;t require any planning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235f799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"235f799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Beach in Essaouira<\/h3><p>\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/HMGK2gFvk1pDTtkk9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find this place on Google Maps<\/a><\/p><p>The beach stretches in a wide strip along the whole city \u2014 with the medina walls on one side and the ocean and open space on the other. It&#8217;s a natural extension of a walk through town and one of those places where it&#8217;s worth stopping, even if you&#8217;re not planning a full day by the water. The wind here is constant and strong, which has been attracting surfers, kitesurfers, and windsurfers for years \u2014 for many of them, Essaouira is mainly about this, and the medina and port are just the backdrop.<\/p><p>For us, a walk along the promenade and the view of the ocean were enough \u2014 even the way the wind literally sets the rhythm of this place leaves an impression.<\/p><p>One small practical note: you won&#8217;t get into the medina by car. You need to look for parking by the city gates \u2014 including near Bab Sb\u00e2a and Bab Marrakech \u2014 or closer to the beach, on the port side. It&#8217;s good to know that in advance so you don&#8217;t end up circling the area for no reason.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2d80d elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry\" data-id=\"8e2d80d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-image-gallery-masonry qodef-qi-fslightbox-popup qodef-popup-gallery qodef-image--hover-zoom qodef-qi-grid qodef-layout--qi-masonry qodef-items--fixed qodef-col-num--3 qodef-responsive--predefined\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-qi-grid-masonry-sizer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--landscape\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-beach-001.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-beach-001-1300x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape\" alt=\"Pla\u017ca w Essaouirze w Maroku: wielb\u0142\u0105dy z przewodnikiem id\u0105 brzegiem przy falach i zabudowaniach w tle\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--landscape\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-beach-003.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-beach-003-1300x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape\" alt=\"Pla\u017ca w mie\u015bcie Essaouira w Maroku, ludzie spaceruj\u0105 przy brzegu i przyboju pod chmurami\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--portrait\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-beach-002-scaled.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-beach-002-650x1300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_portrait size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_portrait\" alt=\"Essaouira, Maroko: Pla\u017ca w mie\u015bcie, kobieta u\u015bmiechni\u0119ta z roz\u0142o\u017conymi r\u0119kami na piasku\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a133b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5a133b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"DUwDvf lfPIob\">Medina in Essaouira<\/h3><p>\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/9LR4pdoVfzZyRyGf6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find this place on Google Maps<\/a><\/p><p>The medina is the heart of Essaouira and the place where we spent by far the most time. There&#8217;s none of Marrakesh&#8217;s chaos here, where you can lose your bearings after a few minutes \u2014 here the street layout is clearer, wider, and noticeably more open. That isn&#8217;t accidental: the medina was created in the 18th century as a planned port city, designed from scratch with trade with Europe and caravan routes leading toward the Sahara in mind. That&#8217;s where the wide streets and seaside character come from, and they set it apart from typical Moroccan medinas that feel like a tight labyrinth.<\/p><p>For a long time the city operated under the name Mogador \u2014 that name still shows up on old maps and in older sources, and the airport still carries it today. You can feel that historical weight here, but without any pomp. You see it in the walls, the street layout, and the proportions of the space, not in some \u201cwow\u201d effect served up at every turn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3c476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry\" data-id=\"ed3c476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-image-gallery-masonry qodef-qi-fslightbox-popup qodef-popup-gallery qodef-image--hover-zoom qodef-qi-grid qodef-layout--qi-masonry qodef-items--fixed qodef-col-num--3 qodef-responsive--predefined\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-qi-grid-masonry-sizer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--landscape\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-002.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-002-1300x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape\" alt=\"Essaouira, Medyna w Maroku: dziedziniec z bia\u0142ymi murami i niebieskimi okiennicami, ludzie i samoch\u00f3d przy bruku\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--square\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-005-scaled.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-005-650x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square\" alt=\"Uliczka w medynie Essaouira, Maroko, mi\u0119dzy kamienicami z niebieskimi drzwiami i oknami, z ka\u0142u\u017c\u0105 na bruku\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-005-650x650.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-005-148x148.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-005-296x296.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-005-1300x1300.jpeg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--square\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-003-scaled.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-003-650x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square\" alt=\"Brama w medynie Essaouira w Maroku z ozdobnym \u0142ukiem i ozdobami na tle w\u0105skiej uliczki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-003-650x650.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-003-148x148.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-003-296x296.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-003-1300x1300.jpeg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--landscape\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-004.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-medina-004-1300x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape\" alt=\"Essaouira, medina: zabytkowa fasada budynku hotelowego z oknami i szyldem Sahara Hotel Essaouira\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ecbd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62ecbd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"DUwDvf lfPIob\">Plac Orsona Wellesa<\/h3><p>\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/2iiiQNJnVD8RRBY48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find this place on Google Maps<\/a><\/p><p data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"341\">Plac Orsona Wellesa is a short stop rather than a destination in itself \u2014 it&#8217;s right by the walls and close to the ocean, so you naturally end up here while walking through this part of the city. The name comes from Orson Welles, who shot his Othello in Essaouira in the 1950s. The city still refers back to that episode, and the square is its most visible trace.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471df5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry\" data-id=\"471df5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-image-gallery-masonry qodef-qi-fslightbox-popup qodef-popup-gallery qodef-image--hover-zoom qodef-qi-grid qodef-layout--qi-masonry qodef-items--fixed qodef-col-num--1 qodef-responsive--predefined\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-qi-grid-masonry-sizer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--landscape\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-orson-welles.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-orson-welles-1300x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape\" alt=\"Park w Essaouirze w Maroku, alejka z drzewami i kamiennym postumentem na tle mur\u00f3w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b06ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2b06ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"DUwDvf lfPIob\">Port in Essaouira<\/h3><p>\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/s1BBgwHHbpoiKsAdA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find this place on Google Maps<\/a><\/p><p>The port is one of those places where it&#8217;s really worth stopping. This is where you feel best that Essaouira lived off trade and the sea for centuries \u2014 in the late 18th century and throughout the 19th century, it was one of Morocco&#8217;s more important Atlantic ports, known as the \u201cport of Timbuktu\u201d thanks to the trade routes linking Africa with Europe.<\/p><p>Today it still works as a fishing port, so there isn&#8217;t any polished setup here made for tourists. There are real boats, fishermen, and a raw, slightly salty atmosphere. The most recognizable view \u2014 those blue boats \u2014 shows up in pretty much every photo from Essaouira, and in real life it looks exactly the way it does in the pictures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562aade elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry\" data-id=\"562aade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-image-gallery-masonry qodef-qi-fslightbox-popup qodef-popup-gallery qodef-image--hover-zoom qodef-qi-grid qodef-layout--qi-masonry qodef-items--fixed qodef-col-num--3 qodef-responsive--predefined\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-qi-grid-masonry-sizer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--portrait\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-port-003-scaled.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-port-003-650x1300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_portrait size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_portrait\" alt=\"Port w Essaouirze w Maroku: stoisko z owocami morza, kraby i ryby na zielonym blacie\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--landscape\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-port-002.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-port-002-1300x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape\" alt=\"Essaouira, Maroko: Port z niebieskim kutrem i latarniami morskimi na nabrze\u017cu w s\u0142oneczny dzie\u0144\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--landscape\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-port-001.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-port-001-1300x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_landscape\" alt=\"Maroko, Essaouira: Port \u2014 kamienne mury i zabytkowe dzia\u0142a artyleryjskie przy nabrze\u017cu.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5d82ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5d82ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"DUwDvf lfPIob\">Plac Moulay Hassan<\/h3><p>\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/1Y6ga8ePEfypaM1V6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find this place on Google Maps<\/a><\/p><p>Plac Moulay Hassan is the central square of Essaouira \u2014 a wide, open space between the medina and the port where, naturally, most walks through the city begin and end. Around it you&#8217;ll find caf\u00e9 and restaurant tables, seagulls overhead, the entrance to the medina&#8217;s narrow streets on one side, and the smell of fish from the port on the other. This isn&#8217;t a place with one specific attraction to tick off, but it&#8217;s exactly here that you can best see how Essaouira simply works day to day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6d4d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry\" data-id=\"b6d4d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-image-gallery-masonry qodef-qi-fslightbox-popup qodef-popup-gallery qodef-image--hover-zoom qodef-qi-grid qodef-layout--qi-masonry qodef-items--fixed qodef-col-num--2 qodef-responsive--predefined\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-qi-grid-masonry-sizer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--square\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-place-moulay-hassan-001.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-place-moulay-hassan-001-650x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square\" alt=\"Plac Moulay Hassana w Essaouirze w Maroku, bia\u0142e murale i stragany z pami\u0105tkami na brukowanym placu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-place-moulay-hassan-001-650x650.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-place-moulay-hassan-001-148x148.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-place-moulay-hassan-001-296x296.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-place-moulay-hassan-001-1300x1300.jpeg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--square\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-place-moulay-hassan-002.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-place-moulay-hassan-002-650x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square\" alt=\"Essaouira, plac Moulay Hassana: bia\u0142a kamienica z niebieskimi oknami i restauracjami oraz ogr\u00f3dkami z parasolami\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-place-moulay-hassan-002-650x650.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-place-moulay-hassan-002-148x148.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-place-moulay-hassan-002-296x296.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-place-moulay-hassan-002-1300x1300.jpeg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cc7a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cc7a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"DUwDvf lfPIob\">Mellah<\/h3><p>\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/G7hViPsBRJ8REUCYA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find this place on Google Maps<\/a><\/p><p>The Mellah is the former Jewish quarter of Essaouira \u2014 and one of those places that leaves an impression not because of what remains, but because you can see what used to be here. For centuries the Jewish merchant community was part of the city&#8217;s commercial fabric; today that history survives mainly in the distinctive balconies, the Stars of David above some gates, and the streets that are clearly quieter than the rest of the medina. There are no souvenir stalls or crowds here \u2014 this is more a part of the city for people who prefer to step off the main route and look at Essaouira from a slightly different angle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5061ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry\" data-id=\"5061ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_image_gallery_masonry.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-image-gallery-masonry qodef-qi-fslightbox-popup qodef-popup-gallery qodef-image--hover-zoom qodef-qi-grid qodef-layout--qi-masonry qodef-items--fixed qodef-col-num--2 qodef-responsive--predefined\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-qi-grid-masonry-sizer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--square\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-mellah-002-scaled.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-mellah-002-650x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square\" alt=\"Maroko, Essaouira: Mellah, ulica pe\u0142na ludzi i stragany pod b\u0142\u0119kitnymi banerami hoteli\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-mellah-002-650x650.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-mellah-002-148x148.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-mellah-002-296x296.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-mellah-002-1300x1300.jpeg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-image-wrapper qodef-grid-item qodef-item--square\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-popup-item\" itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-mellah-001-scaled.jpeg\" data-type=\"image\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-mellah-001-650x650.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square size-qi_addons_for_elementor_image_size_square\" alt=\"Essaoira Mellah w Maroku, targ uliczny z przechodniami mi\u0119dzy bia\u0142ymi kamienicami i niebieskimi okiennicami\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-mellah-001-650x650.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-mellah-001-148x148.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-mellah-001-296x296.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morocco-essaouira-mellah-001-1300x1300.jpeg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab64d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ab64d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Maybe you&#8217;ll stop by Marrakesh too?<\/h2><p>If Essaouira was your first stop and you&#8217;re only now planning Marrakesh \u2014 or the other way around, you started with Marrakesh and you&#8217;re wondering whether Essaouira is a good next step \u2014 then this contrast between the two cities is something we describe in more detail in separate posts.<\/p><ul><li>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/en\/africa\/marrakesh-impressions-our-impressions\/\">Marrakesh \u2014 our impressions<\/a><\/li><li>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/warsawtravelers.pl\/en\/africa\/what-to-see-in-marrakesh-first-trip\/\">What should you see in Marrakesh \u2014 our top picks<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Essaouira in one or two days \u2014 is that enough? The port, the medina, the walls, and the beach. 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