Morocco Travel Guide

HAMMAM

HAMMAM, SPA

COOKERY

LANGUAGE

SAILING

LIVE    MUSIC

LIVE    MUSIC

Hammam Riad el-Madina

Offline map Google  map (    0524   47  59  07; 9   Rue el-Attarine;    admission   Dh70,   massage from

Dh300; women 9-10am & 3-4pm, mixed 10am-12.30pm & 4-7pm) Another good place to
break a first sweat.

Sofitel Mogador

Offline map Google map ( 0524 47 90 00; Blvd Mohammed V; from Dh200; mixed 8.30am-
2pm & 6.30-10.30pm, women 2.30-6pm) A traditional hammam, also offering hydrotherapy,
aquagym and massages. Excellent service.

Courses

L’Atelier Madada

Offline map Google  map (    0524   47  55  12; 5   bis Rue Youssef el-Fassi;

http://www.lateliermadada.com; 10.30am-2.30pm & 3-5pm) A former warehouse is the setting for
this beautifully presented cookery school with places for eight people per session. Learn the
secrets of tajines and couscous in the morning (Dh450, including lunch), or Moroccan patisserie
in the afternoons (Dh200). The courses are presented in English and French.

Alliance Franco-Marocaine

Offline map Google  map (    0524   47  61  97; www.ambafrance-ma.org/institut/afm-

essaouira/index.cfm; Derb Lâalaouj, 9 Rue Mohammed Diouri; 9am-12.30pm & 2.30-
6.30pm Mon-Fri) Offers semester-long French classes and eight-week Arabic classes as well
as regular films, exhibitions and cultural events.

Tours

Essaouira Sailing Tour

Offline map Google map ( 0661 62 63 13; www.essaouira-resort.com; port ) This company
offers two-hour sailboat trips (per adult/child Dh250/125, 10am and 2.30pm) out into the bay
and around the Mogador islands. In the summer they also have a sunset sailing trip (adult/child
Dh300/150, 1½ hours).

Festivals

Essaouira has two major festivals that draw hoards of performers and spectators to town.

Gnaoua and World Music Festival

(www.festival-gnaoua.net) A four-day musical extravaganza in the third weekend in June
featuring international, national and local performers as well as a series of art exhibitions.

Festival des Andalousies Atlantiques

(www.festivaldesandalousiesatlantiques.com) An eclectic mix of Andalusian music, art and
dance by local and international performers held in late October.