Travel Destination: Essaouira

ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - JANUARY 05: Streets of the Essaouira walled medina on January 05, 2018 in Essaouira, Morocco. Essaouira is a port city and resort on Morocco’s Atlantic coast. Its medina old town is protected by 18th century seafront ramparts. The town's name means little picture in Arabic. The majority of visitors come here in spring and autumn to browse medina with the many small arts and crafts businesses the many art galleries and boutiques and relax in some of the country's best hotels. Essaouira attracts plenty of windsurfers between April and November. The Medina of Essaouira is a UNESCO World Heritage listed city, an example of a late 18th century fortified town, as transferred to North Africa by European colonists. Essaouira is also a center of argan oil production and remains one of the major fishing harbours of Morocco. (Photo by Athanasios Gioumpasis/Getty Images)