Agadir
Morocco's premier resort. | |
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With its golden sandy beach sweeping for miles along the coast and lapped by the Atlantic, Agadir is the perfect holiday resort. An expanded and improved selection of luxury, first class hotels has taken place along the southern, previously undeveloped, shoreline. There is also a dazzling array of boutiques, international cuisine and excellent Moroccan restaurants which makes Agadir a very cosmopolitan place. Agadir's miraculous climate, providing a minimum of 300 days of sunshine a year, and its 10km-long beach, has all you need for great seaside holidays. Agadir is one of the World's most beautiful bays, it also has a marina which can receive several hundred pleasure boats. The coastal road allows you to stroll along more of the sea front, a popular place for a walk at any time of day, and offers a complete panorama of the whole bay.
Destroyed by the earthquake of 1960, the kasbah no longer has its crenellated ramparts; nevertheless, this elevated site has a complete view of the bay, the port and the new town - it is enchanting at sundown, when the light is flecked with gold. Slightly to the south of the city centreb the new medina was reconstructed from the 1990s onwards by Italian architect Coco Polizzi. Careful urban development, craftsmen and restaurants. It is an original and bold success, where the Moroccan soul still survives. The jewelry souk and the Moorish café are more than worth the detour.
In our opinion, Agadir has a modern feel; however, the traditional Moroccan atmosphere is not far away in the souk and in the surrounding villages where you can find a shopping bargain and a delicious home-cooked tagine for lunch. We consider Agadir a great base for families wishing to enjoy the beach and the opportunity to explore Morocco's wonderful southern region. The Anti Atlas and High Atlas are close by as are Essaouira, Taroudant and Marrakech.
