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Essaouira

Region: Atlantic Coast

Essaouira has seduced everyone from Portuguese traders to Jimi Hendrix. Its 18th-century medina — a UNESCO site — hides behind ocean ramparts where cannons still point at a sea full of blue fishing boats.

It is Morocco at its most laid-back: gnawa music drifting from doorways, thuya-wood workshops, the freshest grilled sardines in the country, and a beach that hosts windsurfers, camels and football matches all at once.

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