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Agadir
City in Souss-Massa, Morocco

Agadir

Agadir is a major city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Souss River flows into the ocean, and 509 kilometres (316 mi) south of Casablanca.

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Agadir is the capital of the Agadir Ida-U-Tanan Prefecture and of the Souss-Massa economic region.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Museum Municipal du Patrimoine Amazigh

    The museum which exhibits a small collection of Berber objects from 18th and 19th century the likes of old Berber music instruments, Berber jewelry, traditional clothing and old manuscripts.

  2. 02
    Memory of Agadir Museum

    The sign is missing: you go through iron gates on the corner.

  3. 03
    Coco Polizzi's Medina

    Coco Polizzi has been recreating a traditional Moroccan Medina on route N1 in Bensergao.

  4. 04
    Fortress

    There's part of the original fortress which is at the top of the hill beside the city, over the huge painting.

Do

Things to do

Agadir is primarily a resort and as such has a limited number of attractions

  1. 01
    Beach

    The main attraction is the beach, which is very big and not very crowded.

  2. 02
    Zoo

    This is a small zoo, called "Vallée des Oiseaux" ('Birds Valley').

  3. 03
    Souk El Had

    With over 3000 stalls the souk is a must see.

  4. 04
    Adrar Stadium

    This is multi-use but mostly for soccer, with a capacity of 45,480.

Eat

Where to eat

There are four main zones in which to eat in Agadir: New Talbourjt: The cheapest restaurants are here. There are menus for 35 dirham. It's one of the cheapest zones in Morocco for tourists. The beach: Next to the beach, there are many restaurants. You can find from international fast food to Indian food, good fish restaurants, etc. It's the most expensive and tourist zone.

How locals move

Getting around Agadir the local way

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