Ahmed al-Inglizi

Essaouira · 10 stops · 3.6 km

about 38 min walking, 43 min listening at the stops — going inside is extra · Tap a stop on the map for a preview.

Best time to walk: Morning, before ten, for the fish market and cool ramparts; the port and bastions are windy and fully exposed all day.

1. 1

   Essaouira port

   “The Harbour He Was Ordered to Build”

   The working fishing port that was the whole reason the city exists.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside
   • Always open

   Start here
2. 110 m · 2 min walk
3. 2

   Sqala of the Port

   “Skala Du Port”

   The 18th-century artillery platform guarding the harbour mouth.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Closed now · opens 09:00 · Tue–Sun 9:00–17:00 · closed Mon

   Start here
4. 290 m · 4 min walk
5. 3

   Bab El Minzah

   The main square lined with cafés, the social heart of the town.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside
   • Closed now · opens 10:30

   Start here
6. 270 m · 4 min walk
7. 4

   Bab Sbaa

   One of the medina's gates, a seam between the planned town and the old quarters.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside

   Start here
8. 410 m · 6 min walk
9. 5

   Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah Museum

   “The House on Rue Laâlouj”

   A 19th-century mansion on Rue Laâlouj, now the city's history museum.

   • 5 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside

   Start here
10. 140 m · 2 min walk
11. 6

    Cooperative artisanale des marqueteurs du bois de thuya

    “The Thuya Marqueters”

    The woodworkers' cooperative where thuya root is cut and inlaid.

    • 5 min with the guide here
    • Closed now · opens 09:00 · Mon 9:00–18:00 · Tue–Thu 9:00–19:30 · Fri–Sat 9:00–18:00 · Sun 9:00–19:30

    Start here
12. 140 m · 2 min walk
13. 7

    Skala De La Ville

    The seafront rampart walk, with its old cannons and ocean view.

    • 4 min with the guide here

    Start here
14. 90 m · 1 min walk
15. 8

    City Walls

    “The Walls and the Captives”

    The long fortified wall enclosing the medina, the city's defining structure.

    • 5 min with the guide here
    • Seen from outside
    • Closed now · opens 09:00

    Start here
16. 730 m · 11 min walk
17. 9

    Chaim Pinto Synagogue

    The home and synagogue of Rabbi Chaim Pinto, in the old Jewish quarter.

    • 4 min with the guide here
    • Entry restricted · told from the door
    • Closed now · opens 09:00 · Mon–Fri 9:00–18:00 · Sun 9:00–18:00 · closed Sat

    Start here
18. 310 m · 5 min walk
19. 10

    Fish Market

    “The Fish Market”

    The market hall where the day's catch is sold and grilled on the spot.

    • 4 min with the guide here · add about 15 min if you go in
    • Closed now · opens 08:00 · Daily 8:00–20:00

    Start here