A botanical oasis near Morocco’s laidback seaside city of Essaouira. Twenty minutes from the sea, in the dry hills outside Essaouira, surrounded by forests of argan trees, you’ll find Le Jardin des ...

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Now luxury riads are so synonymous with Morocco—a sort of warm, familial hospitality that’s woven into the travel experience—that it can be difficult to imagine that there was a first. But there was a ...

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A three-hour drive from Marrakech, Essaouira is the ideal contrast to the bustling pink city. Here, you’ll find fishermen, ancient ramparts and windswept beaches that take you back in time. Essaouira, ...

CAMELS are grazing on wild grass that borders mile-long sands, then a fortress comes into view, bathed in the golden rays of a fast-sinking sun. “That’s where they filmed scenes from Game Of Thrones,” ...