Essaouira medina en haven tour met bezoek aan een Argan coöperatie
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Essaouira medina en haven tour met bezoek aan een Argan coöperatie

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Taal: Engels, Frans
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Duur: van 4 uur tot 8 uur
Highlights
  • Op deze tour bezoek je Essaouira, de “Parel van de Atlantische Oceaan” die op de Werelderfgoedlijst van UNESCO staat
  • Je bezoekt een coöperatie voor arganolie die door lokale vrouwen is opgericht om geld te verdienen
  • In een restaurant in de medina smul je van een lunch met traditionele lokale gerechten
  • Je komt meer te weten over de kunstscene van Essaouira en ziet de beroemde geweven tapijten
  • De tour wordt geleid door een deskundige lokale gids met een ongeëvenaarde kennis van Essaouira en de medina
Dit kun je verwachten

Essaouira wordt niet voor niets de "Parel van de Atlantische Oceaan" genoemd. De stad is beroemd om zijn Medina met een doolhof aan witte huizen en hele hordes kitesurfers. Je verkent de haven, slentert door de medina die op de Werelderfgoedlijst van UNESCO staat en maakt kennis met de bohemien kunstscènes. Ibrahim, een van onze deskundige lokale gidsen, zegt: "Ik ben een geboren en getogen Berber uit Essaouira, maar mijn familie verhuisde toen ik 14 was. Als ik nu door de smalle stegen loop waar ik als kind met mijn Arabische en Joodse vrienden voetbalde, ben ik vervuld van nostalgie. Essaouira was altijd al een multiculturele smeltkroes“.

Je gids laat je alle ins en outs van de stad zien: de haven, de lokale markt, de juwelierswijk en de ambachtelijke centra. De gemoedelijke sfeer, de smalle kronkelende straten vol felgekleurde tapijten, de huizen die wel een likje verf kunnen gebruiken en de zware houten deuren zorgen ervoor dat het een heerlijke plaats is om te slenteren. Ook bezoek je de haven, bekend als de Skala, waar helderblauwe boten in het water dobberen. En je ziet de collectie oude Europese koperen kanonnen.

Na de lunch in een lokaal restaurant in de medina snuffel je rond bij de ambachtelijke winkels en galeries. Handgemaakte producten van thuyahout behoren tot de lokale specialiteiten. De kunstruimte Othello - genoemd naar de film van het toneelstuk van Shakespeare, die gedeeltelijk in Essaouira werd opgenomen - is zeker een bezoek waard. En je neemt een kijkje bij een coöperatie die arganolie produceert. Deze coop is opgericht door lokale vrouwen en je kunt er producten van het huis proeven, zoals muntthee, brood en amlou - een spread gemaakt van arganolie, honing en amandelen.

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