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An extremely detailed tourist map and a real travel guide combined in a single medium, ideal for exploring Essaouira, its hinterland and the surrounding historical sites.
Card contents:
More than 150 tourist sites listed, including more than 100 with detailed descriptions and GPS coordinates
Historical information, recommendations for visits, cultural and natural attractions
Map of the medina of Essaouira (UNESCO listed) at 1:15,000 with highlighting of museums, historic buildings and monuments
Highlights:
Focus on the Jbel El Hadid region: between ancient history and energy transition (Bizmoune cave, ancient millstone extraction, modern wind farm)
Essaouira (formerly Mogador): historical information, museums, fortifications
Excursions to Cap Sim, Safi (Portuguese fort, traditional salt marshes), and Diabat, famous refuge of artists like Jimi Hendrix
Spectacular kasbahs and contrasting landscapes between ocean, plains and mountains
Calendar of weekly markets (souks)
Quotes and testimonies from great explorers and orientalists of the 19th and 20th centuries (Fischer, de Foucauld, Rohlfs, etc.)
Representation of cultural coexistence between Muslims, Jews and Christians
Famous surfing areas: Essaouira, Sidi Kaouki, Cap Sim
ISBN/EAN : 9783943752717
Publication date: 2025
Scale: 1/120,000 (1cm=1.2km)
Printed sides: both sides
Folded dimensions: 10.5 x 20 cm
Unfolded dimensions: 84 x 59cm
Language(s): English, French, German
Weight:
60 g
