I’m just back in Switzerland, I have already begun to miss the good weather in Morocco. Miss the strong sunshine and warm temperatures, and I also miss sitting on the roof and looking at the clouds, enjoy the simple happiness. Today I’ll share with you an amazing beach city—Essaouira.
I paid a one-day tour in the hostel of Marrakech where I stayed, which means that I can share a big car with others few people and go from the hostel directly to Essaouira. Because local bus took about 4 hours to Essaouira, and I also had to take a taxi to Marrakech bus station. And I didn’t have much time left in Morocco, so I can just go to Essaouira for a day.
But in fact, I so regret that I paid this one day tour. At eight o 'clock we left from our hostel, but the driver also stopped in some shopping spots, so it also took us four hours to get to Essaouira. When we arrived, it was already 12:00am. And at 4:00pm we had to rush back, so in the end we just could stay in Essaouira for four hours.
Essaouira is located on the Atlantic coast of southwest Morocco. In Arabic, “Essaouira” means "picturesque". It has a long and nice texture beach. Due to the Atlantic ocean always it has huge waves, so many tourists come here for surfing.
It has a temperate climate, charming scenery, and is called the most pleasant tourist city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco.
Old city(Medina)of Essaouira is very different from other old cities in Morocco. The houses are all in blue and white color, and it still as gorgeous as in its golden era. Many white houses with the blue wooden doors, noisy bazaar and quite winding alleys. For historical reasons, there are always many immigrants move in, so it preserves a diverse culture that made it does not look like traditional Africa.
刚回到了瑞士，已经开始怀念摩洛哥好天气了，摩洛哥的阳光很热烈，天空很低，大片大片的云朵，坐在天台上看着云晒着太阳真的很幸福。
我是在马拉喀什住的民宿里跟人拼车一起去的索维拉，当天往返的。因为当时在摩洛哥的时间已经所剩不多了，只能当天往返，当地大巴要四个小时抵达，但自己开车的话两个多小时就可以到了，所以决定跟民宿的一日游包车。我们八点从住的地方出发，但途中停车让我们去几个购物点，到了索维拉已经12点多了，所以即使包车也用了四个小时，我们四点就要回住的地方，所以最后在索维拉只呆了四个小时。
索维拉位于摩洛哥西南部大西洋沿岸，是一座长年被海风吹佛的港口小城。阿拉伯语中，索维拉意为“优美如画”。索维拉有绵长的沙滩，沙质细腻干净，因为大西洋风浪巨大，又有很多人选择在这冲浪玩帆板。
这里常年气候温和，风景迷人，被称为摩洛哥大西洋沿岸最宜人的旅游城市。
索维拉古城麦地那与其他的摩洛哥古城不同，这里主题颜色是蓝白相间的，麦地那较完善地保留了索维拉黄金时代的模样，白色房屋与蓝色木门，穿插着蜿蜒小巷与闹哄哄的集市。由于历史原因，索维拉一直有不断的移民融入，这里保留了多元文化，看起来并不像是传统的非洲。