Sofitel Essaouira Mogador Golf & Spa

Northern Atlantic Coast


If you're out Diabet way, it's worth popping in to this swanky-looking resort for a drink poolside at the aptly named Le Pool Bar, or sundowners on the terrace of the indoor-outdoor Le Tiki So Bar, which shuts up shop at 1am. If you still have the energy, the two-floor So Lounge Mogador is jumping til 4am.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Northern Atlantic Coast attractions

1. Île de Mogador

1.55 MILES

Just off the coast lies the Île de Mogador, which is actually two islands and several tiny islets. They are also known as the famed Îles Purpuraires …

2. Essaouira Beach

1.7 MILES

Essaouira’s wide, sandy beach is great for walking and kitesurfing, but sunbathing and swimming can be difficult when the winds are strong. For swimming,…

3. Port

2.02 MILES

Essaouira's large working port is noisy, pungent and hugely atmospheric. Along with the flurry of sea-blue wooden boats arriving and departing, nets being…

4. Skala du Port

2.04 MILES

This honey-coloured bastion looms over the picturesque harbour and its sea-blue fishing boats. Look back at the walled medina from here, through a curtain…

5. Fish Auction

2.08 MILES

Head to the port in the afternoon when the sea-blue boats come in for the day and the fishermen auction off their catch. There's always some heated…

6. Simon Attias Synagogue

2.25 MILES

Behind the imposing wooden door (there's no sign) lies a beautifully restored 19th-century synagogue, filled with the scent of fragrant cedar wood. In the…

7. Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah Museum

2.28 MILES

Housed in an old riad, this somewhat fusty museum has a small collection of jewellery, costumes, embroidery, woodcarving and weapons from the region. Its…

8. Medina

2.3 MILES

Surrounded by dramatic, wave-lashed ramparts, the narrow streets, hassle-free souqs, street vendors and vibrant galleries of Essaouira's walled medina…