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Agadir to Essaouira by car: route, driving time, stops
There are 173 kilometres between Agadir and Essaouira, and one road, the N1. Route planners say two and a half hours. On the ground, allow three…
Practical Guides
Agadir to Marrakech: the Chichaoua road or the motorway
There are two ways to drive from Agadir to Marrakech, and they have almost nothing in common. The A7 motorway covers the 250 kilometres in two…
Atlantic Coast
Taghazout and Tamraght by car from Agadir: the surf breaks
Taghazout is twenty kilometres from Agadir. Twenty-five minutes on the N1, less if you leave before eight. It is the shortest trip in the Souss…
Atlas & Mountains
Paradise Valley and Immouzzer des Ida Outanane
Paradise Valley is not a valley, it is a gorge. The Oued Tamraght has cut into the limestone over several kilometres, leaving a chain of pools…
Atlantic Coast
Agadir to Legzira and Sidi Ifni: the wild coast
South of Tiznit the coast changes character. The long sandy beaches of the Souss give way to red sandstone cliffs dropping straight into the…
Atlas & Mountains
Agadir to Taroudant and the Anti-Atlas by car
Eighty kilometres separate Agadir from Taroudant, and in an hour and ten minutes you move from a 1960s seaside town to a city ringed by seven…
Practical Guides
Driving in Agadir: roundabouts, parking, checks, fuel
Agadir is easy to drive. The city was rebuilt from scratch after the 1960 earthquake on a grid plan, with wide avenues and roundabouts everywhere.…
Practical Guides
Renting a car at Agadir Al Massira airport: how it works
Agadir Al Massira airport sits about 25 kilometres south east of the city, on the road running towards Aït Melloul and Taroudant. Between the…
Atlantic Coast
Agadir to Tiznit and Mirleft in a day
Tiznit is 91 kilometres from Agadir, Mirleft 135. Ninety minutes for the first, two hours for the second. It is the southern trip that fits…
Practical Guides
Which car to choose in the Souss: small car, saloon or 4x4
The question comes up with every booking: do you need a small car, a saloon or a 4x4 to drive around Agadir? The answer depends on a single…
Practical Guides
Agadir in winter and summer: what changes on the road
Agadir has a reputation for the same weather all year round. That is true for the beach: the city is among the sunniest in the country and the…
Morocco is not crossed — it is lived. Every road is a story, every city a memory.— Journal Auto 22