Even high on the roof terrace of the Riad Al Madina, the smell of leather from the narrow streets of the souks below is heady, curling up in tendrils on the hot evening air. Peek down, and stalls ...

Our driver wove his vehicle around an immense plaza that fronts Essaouira, giving us our first full view of this Moroccan city that sits on Africa’s northwest coastline. But before I begin describing ...

Essaouira is pronounced es-Sweera in Arabic. Say it long and slow and it sounds like the tangy sea breeze that whistles through the araucaria trees, narrow alleys, and historic seafront fortifications ...

In France, where I have lived for the past 10 years, there are strong historical links to Morocco, and many French travelers know the country well. Everyone goes for different reasonsto laze by a pool ...

"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 ...

Maybe it was the kebabs smoking on sidewalk grills, or the layer of fog that colored the afternoon sky a pale gray, but when I walked through a stone archway into the walled city of Essaouira, being ...

Baked by the North African sun and buffeted by a persistent ocean breeze, the Moroccan coastal city of Essaouira lies about three hours west of Marrakesh. But its wave-lashed walled medina, wedged ...

The first thing you’ll notice when you land into the port city of Essaouira on Morocco’s Atlantic coast is the wind. The alizee, or taros in Berber, lashes dramatically around the city’s Unesco-listed ...

Mumbai: Katrina Kaif, who is currently in Morocco filming 'Tiger Zinda Hai' with Salman Khan, is enjoying every moment at the Morocco's hip town - Essaouira! The star who has earlier shot at the port ...