Essaouira

Articles

• Hungarian Tourist Considers Leaving Morocco Early Due to Harassment and Scams
  5 June 2019, by Amine

  A Hungarian globetrotter tourist had decided to spend 3 months in Morocco. After 3 weeks, she already thinks about leaving the place. The reason: The men!
  Harassed wherever she goes, scammed everywhere, this is how one can summarize what this Hungarian says she has experienced. And she has several times considered leaving the country because of the behavior of men towards her.
  In an article she wrote on theglobetrottingdetective.com, this one, named Diana Lesko, writes a whole paragraph (…)

• Cyclist Embarks on 2,000-Mile Journey from France to Morocco for Children’s Charity
  10 January 2023, by Sylvanus

  At 26, Camille, a former physical education and sports teacher, has decided to connect Brest to Essaouira (Morocco) by bike, with the main objective of raising funds for the association "a dream, a smile", which allows children with disabilities or chronic illnesses to realize their dream by surprise.
  Camille wants to keep her promise, that of returning to Morocco, the first African country she reached on her first solo trip. "Morocco was the site of my first solo trip in 2019. I was able (…)

• Royal Air Maroc Expands Domestic Routes with Flights Starting at 360 Dirhams
  20 February 2019, by Said

  The airline Royal Air Maroc has just announced the strengthening of its domestic flights, particularly through Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca, with prices starting at 360 dirhams one-way.
  From April 4th onwards, 230 flights will be launched between Casablanca and 12 regions, including 4 daily flights to Agadir and Marrakech, one flight to Ouarzazate, Laâyoune and Dakhla, 4 flights per week to Nador, two to Al Hoceima, Errachidia and Essaouira.
  Other flights have also been announced, (…)

• Land Dispute in Morocco Turns Deadly as Man Killed in Stone Attack
  21 December 2019, by Bladi.net

  It all started with an altercation that turned tragic between two neighbors over a land issue. During the argument, the accused struck his victim several times with stones until he died, witnesses cited by Barlamane testify.
  Alerted, the gendarmes of the territorial brigade of Smimou arrived on the scene. As for the body of the deceased, it was evacuated to the morgue for an autopsy.
  The accused was taken into custody for the purposes of the investigation conducted under the supervision (…)

• Morocco’s Tourism Industry Faces $5 Billion Loss as COVID-19 Closes Borders
  24 August 2020, by Sylvanus

  The coronavirus has severely impacted Moroccan tourism due to the closure of the kingdom’s borders. As a result, heavy losses have been recorded.
  Since the implementation of the state of health emergency in March, Morocco’s borders have remained closed. This measure taken by the authorities to counter the spread of the coronavirus in the kingdom has had a lasting impact on the tourism sector. The losses recorded are estimated at more than five billion euros, reports TF1. A team from this (…)

• EasyJet Expands Morocco Service from Bordeaux, Adds Year-Round Flights
  3 April, by Said

  The airline EasyJet will add eight new routes to its offer from Bordeaux-Mérignac airport in 2025. At the same time, two lines to Morocco that were previously seasonal will become operational year-round.
  Thus, two flights to Morocco that operated on a seasonal basis will now be operated without annual interruption. These are the flights to Rabat (service on Wednesdays and Sundays) and Essaouira (Tuesdays an

• Ryanair Expands Morocco Routes: New Twice-Weekly Flights to Essaouira from London Stansted
  30 April 2019, by Said

  The low-cost airline Ryanair continues to expand its offerings to Morocco with a new route that has just been announced for the city of Essaouira.
  The new flight will be launched between London-Stansted and Essaouira-Mogador starting October 29, in partnership, among others, with the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT).
  "The result of a long effort and several partners, including the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT), this new air link will undoubtedly have a positive impact (…)

• Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Essaouira, Morocco
  23 April 2021, by Sylvanus

  This tremor, which occurred early in the morning at 1:59 a.m. (local time), was located at an intermediate depth of 80 km, the EMSC specifies. According to the center, the cities near the epicenter where the earthquake could have been felt as very slight tremors include Essaouira (70,600 inhabitants) located 51 km from the epicenter.
  However, the exact magnitude, epicenter and depth of the earthquake could be revised in the next few hours or minutes, as seismologists examine the data and (…)

• British Buddhists Arrested in Morocco for Alleged Proselytizing
  3 November 2020, by Kamal

  After a visit to Marrakech, foreign tourists arrived last Friday in Essaouira where they were arrested. Suspected of proselytism, the 7 British, of Buddhist faith, were trying to recruit among the population.
  According to the daily Assabah, an auxiliary forces agent was intrigued by the suspicious movements of 4 foreign tourists, who were trying to approach young people and teenagers in the street. The group moved to many places in the city.
  Arrived in the city center of Essaouira, the (…)

• Wild Boar Invasion Sparks Fear in Moroccan Tourist Hotspot Essaouira
  4 March 2024, by Sylvanus

  The inhabitants of Essaouira, a city recently named the best tourist destination in Morocco for the year 2023, live in fear and anguish due to the invasion of wild boars. Concerned about the issue, the parliamentary group of the Party of Progress and Socialism in the House of Representatives calls on the Ministry of the Interior to act in order to put an end once and for all to this phenomenon.
  The inhabitants of Essaouira are once again counting on the wild boars. These animals roam the (…)