With its windswept coastline, historic medina, and vibrant artisanal culture, Essaouira captures the hearts of travellers ...

"Once, everyone was here. There were 13 consulates. The French, the British, the Portuguese, the Dutch, even the Brazilians, half the city was Jewish, there were synagogues as well as mosques and we ...

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Tourist numbers dipped in Morocco last year, with one report suggesting unrest and attacks across North Africa were to blame, according to the AFP. If that ...

Essaouira is an exceptional example of a late-18th-century fortified town, built according to the principles of contemporary European military architecture in a North African context. Since its ...

Marrakech sure is a different place than it was 10 years ago. Of course it's still beautiful, and full of sights and sounds and smells that nourish the senses, but it has become ever more touristy of ...

There are two types of people who go on holiday. Those who go straight for the local cats, and the misguided few who don’t. And while Istanbul, Rome and places further afield jostle for status as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bridget Arsenault is a London-based journalist who covers travel. To travel to Essaouira is to travel back in time. On Morocco's ...

Located on the western slopes of the Grand Atlas, 350 km south of Casablanca and 170 km west of Marrakech, the medina of Essaouira - a crossroads city and multicultural melting pot - was listed as a ...

In an antique shop in the seaside Moroccan town of Essaouira sits Joseph Sebag, a charming old man with a shy smile. He is all that remains of the city's once thriving Jewish community. But he ...