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Essaouira (Mogador) (Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains & Essaouira) Travel Guide 2026
Essaouira (Mogador) is a city / province in Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains & Essaouira (Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains & Essaouira), Morocco, with a population of 450,000 and regional transit links via Essaouira (Mogador) Central Station and Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK — Bus 19 Express 30 DH) & Marrakech ONCF Station.
Province / StateMarrakech, High Atlas Mountains & Essaouira
Population450,000
Rail HubEssaouira (Mogador) Central Station
Airport GatewayMarrakech Menara Airport (RAK — Bus 19 Express 30 DH) & Marrakech ONCF Station
Highlights & What to See in Essaouira (Mogador)
- Skala de la Kasbah & Skala du Port — 18th-century sea bastions designed by Theodore Cornut, lined with Spanish bronze cannons and crashing Atlantic spray (60 DH).
- Fishing Port & Open-Air Blue Boat Seafood Grills — Watch blue wooden trawlers unload the morning catch and choose fresh sardines, prawns, and sea bream grilled to order on the quay.
- UNESCO Medina of Essaouira & Thuya Wood Inlay Workshops — Wide, breezy, grid-planned pedestrian streets with zero motorbike chaos and relaxed, low-key artisan shopping.
- Women's Argan Oil Cooperatives & Beach Camel/Horse Rides — Visit fair-trade Argan groves along the Marrakech–Essaouira road and walk 6 km of windswept beach toward Diabat.
Transit & Getting There
Connect to Essaouira (Mogador) via Essaouira (Mogador) Central Station (ONCF Al Boraq High-Speed Train (Tangier–Kenitra–Rabat–Casablanca, 320 km/h) & Al Atlas Intercity Rail (to Marrakech & Fes)) and local transit using ONCF Al Boraq High-Speed Rail, Petit Taxi Meter.