Essaouira / 10 photo spots
10 Instagram spots around Essaouira
Essaouira offers fortified walls, a working port and an Atlantic beach. These ten ideas include the nearby coast for a change of scenery.
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- Bayt DakiraSourced place
- MellahApproximate area
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Sqala of the Kasbah
The Sqala of the Kasbah is one of the fortified sections of Essaouira’s medina. Frame the ramparts against the Atlantic, or choose a closer view of the stonework to bring out the texture of the fortification.
Search Google MapsSqala of the Port
The Sqala of the Port is a separate citadel beside Essaouira’s harbour. Look for a view that includes both the stone fortification and water, placing the harbour setting around the structure rather than cropping it away.
Search Google MapsFishing Port
Essaouira’s fishing port offers boats, working quays and a fish market. Look for a composition that puts a boat in the foreground, while leaving room for the activity or buildings along the waterfront behind it.
Search Google MapsBab Doukkala
Bab Doukkala is a gate in the historic fortifications of Essaouira. Frame the entrance together with the adjoining city wall, then move closer for a photograph that concentrates on the shape of the opening.
Search Google MapsMoulay Hassan Square
Moulay Hassan Square lies in the medina near the ramparts and port. Photograph it as an open space within the city, using the surrounding buildings to give the square a sense of place and scale.
Search Google MapsEssaouira Beach
Essaouira’s Atlantic beach provides a broad coastal subject beside the city. Give sand and water space in a wide composition, or include a passing surfer when conditions allow to add a sense of scale.
Search Google MapsBayt Dakira
Bayt Dakira, the House of Memory, is a museum in Essaouira’s Jewish quarter. Photograph the exterior in its street setting, or focus on a visible entrance detail without assuming access to the rooms inside.
Search Google MapsSidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah Museum
The Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah Museum occupies a historic house in Essaouira’s medina. Keep this photo idea to the exterior, framing the façade with part of the surrounding street to show the building in its setting.
Search Google MapsMellah
The Mellah is Essaouira’s historic Jewish quarter. Look along its streets for a view of the neighbourhood itself, using the lines of the buildings and the route through the quarter to create depth in the frame.
Search Google MapsSidi Kaouki Beach
Sidi Kaouki is a coastal excursion from Essaouira, with a long beach and Atlantic waves. Frame the shoreline as a broad landscape, or use the meeting point of sand and water as the subject of a simpler photograph.
Search Google MapsSources for these photo spots
- Medina of Essaouira, Moroccan National Tourist Office
- Essaouira, Moroccan National Tourist Office
- Cultural experiences in Essaouira, Moroccan National Tourist Office
- Morocco visitor guide, Moroccan National Tourist Office
- Medina of Essaouira conservation report, UNESCO
- Medinas of Morocco, Moroccan National Tourist Office
- Moroccan Government: Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah Museum renewal agreement
- Essaouira and Sidi Kaouki beaches, Moroccan National Tourist Office