BEST WESTERN Bab al Bahar Dakhla
Av Mohammed V Dakhla, 40000, Morocco
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Agadir
... worldwide. From a cliff-road flanking the
hill, the Old Kasbah, dating from the 16th century, overlooks the azure
spread of the ocean, the verdant valleys of the Great Souss and the
majestic slopes of the Anti-Atlas. Agadir is not only the kingdom's main
fishing-port, it is also its first holiday haven, and the city is very
much organized around seeing to the comfort of itcarte6.gif (38070
octets)s visitors.Bathed in sunshine the whole year round, the ...
Agadir
... the beach. I opted for the Tom Bodett version of sun bathing - 'when your on the beach with yer eyes closed, it looks just like one of them purty beaches somewhere else.". Actually, the place probably is the EU's version of Mexico except the rich Saudies have driven up the prices. Nobody seems willing to build a decent, modern resort or invest in the infrastructure.
We opted for the only Moroccan style hotel in town. It ...
Estuaries , bananas and scrabble
... br> The town itself is a friendly place packed with the smells of grilled meat, stalls of brightly coloured fruit and dirty overalled mechanics patiently, and somewhat pointlessly, patching together aged cars and buses. Traffic rushes through for busier destinations but happily does little to disturb the pace of life. It's a pleasant village in which to drink tea and tie up goats. Peculiarly they do this a lot here. The air resonates with their plaintive cries.
In the ...
Camels and Candy floss
Agadir is the sort of place that makes the heart of the independent traveler bleed a little. It has big hotels, cheesy bars and a large sandy beach surrounded by acres of tat. There didn`t need to be any 2p pushers. I could imagine them covered in dhirams well enough.
It reminded me of a Moroccan Bournemouth. To complete this effect someone had thoughtfully gone to the trouble of assisting ...
Heading south fast
... taken from the boats.
I could have spent days, weeks, in this town as the beach was ok too, Just love the narrow streets and alleyways and talking to the vendors,
Then south along the coast to Agadir, Stunning coastline but much more of that to come.
Sped through Agadir so no comment except to say its the surfy town of Morocco and whilst Agadir didnt do much for me there looked to be some nice places just north of the city - surfy ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Bab al Bahar



