



Essaouira (Arabic: الصويرة, eṣ-ṣauīrah; formerly known as Mogador, its older name) is an isolated city / wilaya in the western Moroccan economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz (#11), on the Atlantic coast.
Some pictures of our visit to Essaouira in march 2009
from marrakech you can travel to Essaouira by bus.
We travelled with supratours buses.
tickets get sold out quickly especially the 8.30 bus.
It takes about 2 hours 40 minutes. from marrakech to Essaouira.
make sure you buy your return ticket as soon as you arrive at Essaouira.
from the bus station its just a 5 minute walk to the medina main gate.