Essaouira celebrates birth of princess lalla khadija on wednesday, february 28 the wife of moroccan king mohamed vi gave birth to a girl. the baby, named princess lalla khadija, is the couple's second child. crown prince moulay hassan was born in may 2003. a salute of 21 cannon shots boomed across central rabat shortly after 8 p.m. to announce the

Photo - anas cherkaoui (oud) and pascal ducourtioux (guitar) of duo amal jet4you.com windsurf challenge 2007 this week the jet4you windsurf challenge caravan will stop at nearby moulay bouzerktoune, a little fishing village located at 15 miles in the north of essaouira. the event runs from may 8th to the 15th and will feature 12 international compe

(photo - the sirba octet, bernard cazauran on bass) essaouira's alizes classical music festival big success what a great weekend of classical music in essaouira. all the events i attended were full and everyone enjoyed the great performances. the bab el menzeh, recently upgraded for the event, proved to be just spot the festival needed to accommoda

(photo – the roof of my terrace room has been taken over by these wily gulls who have a nest, an egg, and are protecting their rights as squatters by extreme agitation when i hang my laundry.) essaouira atlas hotel announces luxury apartments this week two billboards were posted in front of the atlas resorts construction sight on essaouira beach.

Guide to essaouira nightlife march 2007 essaouira is not well known for things to do after the sun goes down. if you want big discotechs and nightclubs marrakesh is only a couple hours away. if you want to see good live music in a more intimate setting, then essaouira is the place to be. each year there are more cool places to go and more cool peop

(photo - the bold house bunting) essaouira is a wonderful place to bird watch and spring is the best time of year. there are many great places for bird watching in and round the city. you can see lots of birds from essaouira beach, safi beach and in the trees near the bab sba, but the best place, by far, is around the ksab river in the early mornin

Dear all, i am leaving essaouira for the summer. the blog will start again when i return in the fall. take care, have fun and see you then. the best of essaouira here is my list of bests in essaouira. we have a wonderful city with so many cool things to see and do so come and enjoy. best cafe - cafe de france there is no better way to start you day

Festival ha'griggy visits essaouira first of all i want to apologize for not being able to find the correct spelling of 'ha'griggy.' i find no reference to it online so i am just guessing based on how the moroccans pronounce it. the ha griggy are a group of holy men who travel once a year around the local countyside to tell stories, spread news and

(full moon rising from terrace at dar suki) full moon over essaouira this friday night, june 1st, will be a very special evening in essaouira where will have the sunset and the full moon rising at exactly the same time, just around 7:40pm. this moon name is the "strawberry" moon and will rise from the mountains just as the sun sets. because of the

Essaouira mogador golf update this is a very exciting project due to be complete in 2012. the entire resort will measure in the region of 5,700.000 m2 and feature a gary player golf course and three luxury hotels. hotel du palais will be located at the north end of the complex near the sultan's palace. this seems to be the fanciest of the three. th