Essaouira is an ancient city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast. Get bearings of the city at Medina, a popular tourist attraction dotted with shops, restaurants, galleries surrounded by fortified ramparts. Relax at Essaouira beach, a sandy beach ideal for walking and kitesurfing. Soak in the rich culture of the city at Le Souk selling a wide variety of things from ceramics, spices, to carpets, and jewelry. See traditional wooden boats being made at Essaouira’s large working port. Take part in the fish auction that takes place in the market hall outside the port gates. Visit Skala de la Ville, ramparts of an 18th-century fort that protect the medina from the Atlantic waves.