Morocco - Atlantic Coast Guides
The Atlantic Coast of Morocco runs for over 1500 km from the Straits of Gibraltar to the Mauritanian boarder. A region of Morocco with dramatic variations of culture and architecture that is always in flux with the winds of time.
Every city, town and village has its own unique
story to tell each visitor, the differences will be depend on how you walk the walk and talk the talk...
Agadir is one of Morocco's main western seaports on the Atlantic Ocean. The name is a shortened
version of Agadir n Irir, a Berber word which means a fortified granary.
(see extended agadir guide)
Banana Village or Aourir is situated 7 km north of Agadir. The Atlantic
Ocean coast location with a mountainous back drop give this village a special appeal
(extended aourir guide)
Casablanca is found on the Atlantic Coast of Morocco to the south of the capital Rabat and is the
city famous for its cross over style of Moroccan and European culture.
(extended casablanca guide)
With her first throws in the 8th century as a Phoenician Trade post to the 21st century as
a leading musical and cultural meeting point, this Imperial City has had a long and colourful history
(extended essaouria guide)
The village of Lagsera is hidden at the base of the cliff. Here you will find an Auberge, a cafe and one
shop where you can buy fresh fish and bread.
(extended lagsera guide)
Driving from Agadir south to Sidi Ifini on the International
Road you will pass through the village of Mir Left. A great place to camp is 200m before the river
(extended mir left guide)
The long history of Rabat dates easly back to the seventh century, when as Mauritanian
trading post on the river Bou Regreg it was the centre of commerce
(extended rabat guide)
Razwa is an old Rural Berber Village deep in the argan zone, 3 km inland from the beach of Sidi Kaouki
8km from Essouiria on the Agadir road
(extended razwa guide)
On the International Road of Morocco 160 km south of Agadir, on
the edge of the Sahara, boarding onto the Atlantic Ocean, you
will find the old Spanish colonial trading post of Sidi Ifni
(extended sidi ifni guide)
Driving out of Essouria on the Agadir road, after the village
of Razwa you take the second turning to your left, here you will find the sign for Sidi Kaouki (12 km)
(extended sidi kaouki guide)
Taghazout is a fishing and surfing village
situated on the West Coast of Morocco 17km north of Agadir
on the International Road. On this coast the weather is sun
blessed all year round
(extended taghazout guide)
Tarfaya, situated on the Cape Juby (27° 56' 31" N- 12° 57' 20" W) on the Atlantic Coast
has seen the passage of time and a bit of history.
The Saharan town first developed in the 1880
(extended tarfaya guide)
