Essaouira's fortifications date back from the late 1700s
The town's walls and bastions were used in Orson Welles' Othello
The town today is very much a fishing village
With an impressive harbor
And dry docks for ship-building
Fishermen bringing in their catch
Fishermen cleaning their catch...
...which goes directly on sale very fresh
Sometimes direct to the public
And other times in the fish market
Where auctioneers mediate the frenzied negotiations
The fish stalls in the main square near the fish market
Moroccans in djellabas (traditional hooded robes)
A Moroccan couple enjoying the view of the seaside
The ramparts, which were the opening scene in Orson Welles' Othello
The view from the North Bastion
A young couple courting on the Bastion
The Skala de la Ville, with its woodworkers artisan shops
The streets of the Mellah, the old Jewish quarter
In the mellah
Stars of David mark the doorways of the houses
The Hammam Pabst, where part of Othello was filmed
At the Skala du Port
The fish at the top shows the way the wind is blowing
A view down onto the ramparts
Doug and Maureen, two of our travel-mates -- who completely reminded us of Dan's parents!
Enjoying a pigeon pastilla at Les Alizes
In the souk
Dan negotiating prices on spices
...he refrained from purchasing some of the more exotic products for sale
Fishmongers cleaning fresh catches in the market
Kimberly's henna tattoo
Kite surfers at the Essaouira beach
Wandering the narrow streets in the kasbah
Along Avenue De L'Istiqlal
Along the south walls to the old city
Moroccans packed into the back of a pickup truck on the road between Essaouira and Marrakech
