You can
reserve rooms in any of the Hotels below,
Located on Boulevard Med V facing the
sea, Sofitel Thalassa Mogador Hotel in Essaouira is one of the most beautifully
positioned Hotels in Essaouira in Morocco. The city airport, Essaouira Mogador
Airport, is 15 minutes drive from the hotel. The bus station is only 5 minutes
walk from Sofitel Thalassa Mogador. Taxis are also available from the location
of the hotel. You will be happy to know that most of the tourist attractions in Essaouira are within easy reach from the hotel................
at the sea side; hence you
can enjoy the views of the sea from your rooms itself. Amongst the 3 star Hotels
in Essaouira this one is worth mentioning. The facilities provided by the inn
also make it one of the sought after Hotels in Morocco too.Des Iles Hotel in Essaouira is
located at a distance of 12 kms from Essen Airport................
Mogador Hotel in Essaouira
is one of the most prestigious hotels that are located at Route De Marrakech in
Essaouira of Morocco. The hotel is the first preference of all those who want to
enjoy the true charm of nature. The favorable position of the Ryad Mogador Hotel
in Essaouira can be very easily reached. While the Marrakech Menara Airport is 180 kilometers away from the hotel the
Essaouira airport is only 20 kilometers from the hotel................
discover the real pleasure of a rest. Situated at the entry of Essaouira in the residential quarter, the most calm and beautiful, 150 meters
from the beach, and 15 minutes by feet from the medina, your transport « hotel
medina » is included in our services................Protected by the tradewinds and surrounded by flowers, Essaouira “la Blanche” is the centre of the cabinet makers’ craft. Master craftsmen produce delicate marquetery in lemon, cedar and sandalwood, preserving the character and aroma of these fine woods.
THE HARBOR
Essentially dedicated to fishing,
it is one of the liveliest area of the town, especially
during the return of the boats. Fish are sold by auction. Do
not miss this spectacle. Enter the harbor by the customs
post located at the top of the beach or by the ‘Madne’ door.
Wharfs are
transformed from old naval yards. You will see there wooden
boats under construction as you will never see anywhere
else. Their shapes evoke ancient times.
THE DOOR OF THE MARINE
Built in the year 1184 in order to join the town to the harbor, it was constructed by an English renegade. It is decorated with two columns of a classical triangular pediment. A staircase allows you to get to the top of the harbor Skala defensive wall. Very lovely view on the beach and on the ‘purpuraires’ islands. Cannons are decorated of Portuguese, Spanish and Flemish armories. It is in this astonishing scenery that Orson Welles filmed some scenes of its Othello movie which won the Palme d’Or at the 1952 Cannes festival.
THE SKALA
Enter through the door of the Marine, walk toward Moulay El-Hassan square and turn left on the Casbah street which borders the ramparts. You must go under the arch in order to discover, in the former warehouses of munitions, craftmens’ workshops. Their works are in thuja wood, inlaid of citrus wood, ebony and sometimes of copper wire. Try to go up by the rail which conducts to the 200 meter platform, protected from the ocean by a crenellated wall constructed with blocks of sawn rocks. From the top, you can see the saw traces and the hole, vestige of the maneuver which was used to move these rocks. Lovely collection of bronze cannons pointed at the ocean.