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Agadir is very different from any other city in Morocco. Built next to a tragedy - the earthquake of 1961 that killed 15,000 - it exhibits a totally different city culture and architecture from the rest of the country.
Agadir today is a bustling commercial resort city, economically important for its agriculture, sardine fishing and tourist industry. Stretching along the coast for some two mls, Agadir's popularity as a holiday resort rest mainly on its climate (year-round sunshine with just the occasional unpredictable rainy day), its wide sandy bay and a backdrop of snow-capped Atlas Mountains. The tourist area of the town comprises a variety of international hotels discreetly blending into the environment of dunes and eucalyptus forests. The centrally situated Festival Square is home to a variety of medium-standard hotels, basic international restaurants and bars. The hospitable Berber people make hard salespeople but are less insistent than their counterparts in other North African destinations. Agadir offers an out-of-Europe environment with luxury, tranquillity and mysticism. Locality: Agadir is situated on the coast, facing west onto the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Atlas Mountains. The characterisitc sloping streets and paths towards the north end of resort, gradually level out towards sand dunes in the south. |
