We have friends coming to visit on St Davids Day. They are taking a cruise round the canaries and calling at Agadir, so yesterday we went to scope out the cruise port so we would know where to meet them. We were given the runaround, caused I think by our lack of french for "cruise ship" and "un grand bateau avec beaucoup des touristes" had us sent to the marina. This is only for small yachts. It has been open some years but was under construction the first few years we came and we had never visited it before.
Agadir was totally destroyed in an earthquake in 1960. The town was rebuilt to the south of the old town. The remnants of the medina on the headland are marked by the "God, King and Country" boulder relief on the site of what is partly a mass grave.
The fishing port remains in its original site at the base of the old medina and the commercial port was developed to the north. The southern end of the fishing port is developed into the marina running into the northern end of the promenade of the new town.It is a very smart development with lots of apartments over shops and restaurants. Very much a southern european feel to it.
Views of both the marina and over to the main beach. Parking at 5Dh (40p) per hour is a deterrent in Moroccans terms which are usually 2DH a visit, 5Dh overnight so it was not too congested despite being a sunny Sunday in school holidays.
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